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Jill Bergeron

What Reflects a Great School? Not Test Scores - Education Week - 0 views

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Leadership education reform character PD

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  • Enduring achievement gains require not only applying content and concepts worth knowing, but also ensuring that learning is occurring in a healthy, thriving culture as well
  • Is the principal visible in classrooms and noticing and commenting on teachers' and students' strengths?
  • Joy in learning is essential to a healthy and productive school culture; fear and joy cannot coexist.
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  • And—not to be minimized—are teachers and students enjoying instruction and learning?
  • People who are anxious with worry, concerned for their safety, or treated disrespectfully do not take risks or work well with others, nor do they perform their best work.
  • Successful principals and other education leaders deliberately model and take trust-building steps with and for their school communities every day.
  • They listen without judgment, are open to divergent viewpoints, communicate clearly and respectfully, and are humble in their actions and demeanor.
  • They celebrate teachers' strengths before evaluating them. They give feedback that is useful and actionable.
  • A caring, well-organized, and well-managed environment helps promote a sense of well-being and optimism
  • Research has clearly shown that teachers become more effective, efficient, and joyful when they have time to plan, observe, problem-solve, coach, and learn together.
  • Successful principals foster a collaborative atmosphere by creating time for classroom teachers and specialists to
  • The most effective principals and education leaders also take their own professional learning seriously and become highly knowledgeable so they can ably guide and coach teachers.
Jill Bergeron

Free Educational Accounts for K-12 | Lucidchart - 0 views

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graphicorganizers mindmapping flowchart web2.0 lucidchart technology

shared by Jill Bergeron on 24 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Jill Bergeron on 24 Oct 14
     
    Create flowcharts, mind maps and graphic organizers that can be worked on in real time simultaneously.
Jill Bergeron

Parenting With Dignity - Reasons why punishment doesn't work - 0 views

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parenting punishment consequences

shared by Jill Bergeron on 26 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Punishment will be considered to be any artificially created consequence for a given behavior.
  • Any time that one attempts to change a child's behavior the child will resist.
  • Add punishment and you will insure more resistance to change.)
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  • When a parent resorts to punishment both the parent and the child begin to pay attention to the punishment
  • the child is not engaged in creating a new thought process that will bring about better decisions and outcomes next time.
  • A child sent to his/her room will seldom or never think about how to behave properly but rather will think about how unfair his/her parents are or some equally negative idea.
  • It becomes a game of not getting caught.
  • Punishment traps the "punisher" into maintaining the punishment schedule. "You made the rules, now you must enforce them."
  • Punishment does not teach accountability.
  • As parents we need to point out the negative consequences inherent in their negative behavior, we do not need to create new ones.
  • We can serve as a big help to our children if we help them foresee potential problems and the natural consequences of some of their possible decisions.
  • The error comes when we think that the punishment has taught the child what to do in the next situation.
  • It has taught the kid NOT to do something… but it has not taught them what to do! That is our job as parents… teach them what to do and how to decide to do it!
  • Jill Bergeron on 26 Mar 15
     
    Another take on parenting and punishment
Jill Bergeron

How to Incubate Creativity in School Through Making and Discovery | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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MakerSpace makered making maker MindShift innovation STEAM STEM

shared by Jill Bergeron on 03 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • The Turtle Art project, and the concept of “doing” or “making” before any explicit instruction has been given, is part of the school’s attempt to shake up its teaching. Lighthouse Community Charter has to cover the same standard curriculum as district schools, so teachers have to choose carefully the times when they’ll spend a little more time and creativity on a difficult subject.
  • “The concept of the coaching is that if we help someone with one or two projects, they may do more on their own.”
  • “I would much rather push for this kind of curriculum in schools serving low-income communities than in other schools because I think it will help students to gain their own voice, and a lot of the kind of character-building aspects that are intrinsic in this, but also to be exposed to new possibilities for the future,” Vanderwerff said.
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  • In Lighthouse robotics and making classes, students work on the same project for six months. They naturally encounter obstacles, develop solutions and keep working. The class also gives students some hands-on experience with concepts they’d otherwise only learn about more traditionally.
  • Student should stumble around a little bit noticing patterns and eventually walk away with some basics
  • Jill Bergeron on 03 Nov 15
     
    The benefits of maker ed in schools.
Jill Bergeron

Edtech Conferences You Need To Know | EdSurge News - 0 views

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conferences edtech

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  • Jill Bergeron on 12 Jan 16
     
    Edtech conferences organized by time of year.
Jill Bergeron

How To Make The Most Of Your 10 Minutes With The Teacher : NPR Ed : NPR - 0 views

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parenting parent CATIE parent-teacher conferences

shared by Jill Bergeron on 03 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • Spin the conversation forward and ask what you can do to help.Parent-teacher conferences are no longer a once-a-year check-in; they can provide useful insight for immediate and clear next steps."Conferences are now a progress report timed so parents can actually do something about what they learn from teachers,"
  • If teachers bring up areas for improvement, don't get defensive, says Holmes, the elementary school assistant principal.
  • Don't be shy to ask your child's teacher to explain what a certain educational word means.
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  • By talking to your child in advance, you can ask more specific questions about grades or behaviors, says Graden.
  • Ask about what's happening in the classroom — both academically and socially.
  • Most experts suggest telling the teacher about your child. Describe what they're like at home, what interests and excites them, and explain any issues at home that may be affecting your child at school.
  • "It's important for everyone to understand what the goal is at the end of the year," says Graden, the school superintendent. "That way you all have a stake in that success."
  • "Go in looking for an opportunity to get involved with supporting your child,"
  • The Harvard Family Research Project's Tip Sheet for Parents suggests reviewing your child's work, grades and past teacher feedback. Ask your child about his experience at school and make a list of questions ahead of time to ask during the conference.
  • Jill Bergeron on 03 Nov 15
     
    What parents should do to prep for parent-teacher conferences.
Jill Bergeron

Using Neuroscience to Launch a Research-Informed School Schedule | EdSurge News - 1 views

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neuroscience schedule scheduling SEL

shared by Jill Bergeron on 28 Feb 19 - No Cached
  • Though we had changed many of our pedagogical practices, our schedule was still outdated. We wondered whether we could leverage research in educational neuroscience to transform it.
  • students saw the value of about 90-minutes of quality homework that was assigned for one of three reasons: retrieval practice, to connect or extend prior learning or to be prepared for the next class period.
  • Launching something imperfect when you already have something that is comfortable can be challenging, but it gave us an opportunity to model what we were already messaging to our students about “failing forward.”
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  • community including students, teachers and families. For our teachers, it was an especially emotional transition.
  • Any change in a school’s daily schedule impacts the entire school
  • One of the most enjoyable parts of our journey was when we piloted the new schedule for a week in February 2018, seven months before our permanent launch date. While this pilot highlighted some of the schedule’s flaws, it also assured those who were not yet on board that this was a good move.
  • Teachers have reported that longer class periods are elevating the use of multiple modality instruction and allow now students time to go deeper into discussions and projects, or even begin homework during class time.
  • ence of learning to rethink their daily schedule is truly the next frontier.
  • I never heard anyone of them say “we love our daily schedule.” For many school leaders, leveraging research in the sc
  • It has been emotional, and it is a process that makes school systems, administrators, teachers, students and parents think deeply about their priorities and what student-centered truly means. But it is worth it because we now know more about how the brain learns, works, thrives and changes, and we can use that understanding to create a daily schedule that allows each student to be more challenged, creative, healthy and engaged.
  • Jill Bergeron on 28 Feb 19
     
    "Though we had changed many of our pedagogical practices, our schedule was still outdated. We wondered whether we could leverage research in educational neuroscience to transform it."
Jill Bergeron

Beyond Parent-Teacher Conferences - 1 views

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parent-teacher conferences

shared by Jill Bergeron on 05 Oct 16 - No Cached
  • 1. Value Parent Voice During the Conference: Start conferences by having parents share their impressions of how school is going for their child. Ask them to share what is working well for their child, what they see their child struggling with, and whether they have any specific questions they’d like answered during the conference. To save time, you can have parents answer these questions in writing before the conference. Showing parents that you value their expertise sets the stage for true collaboration. Hearing parents talk about their observations and concerns allows you an opportunity to assess the most productive direction for the conference. Beyond: Draw upon parents’ expertise throughout the year. If you’re struggling with a student, talk to his parents and don’t be afraid to ask for advice by asking questions such as, “Does this ever happen at home? What helps the situation?” True collaboration means learning from each other; building relationships with parents can help students receive better support at home and school. 2. Set Goals During the Conference: After having parents share their impressions of how school is going for their student, I shared my observations, student work, and assessment data. After looking at the information gathered from both home and school, I found success using this sheet to assess students’ progress and set goals. Sometimes I didn’t have enough time to fill in the sheet as I talked with families, so I jotted down quick notes during the conference and added more details later. Sharing the written record of the conference with parents helped to summarize our discussion and held us accountable for following through with action steps. Beyond: Revisit the action steps that were mutually agreed upon at the conference. Before winter break, consider sending home a copy of the action steps and having students work with their families to self-assess their progress towards their goals.
Scott Nancarrow

Classcraft - Coronavirus - Motivate your students, no matter where they are - 0 views

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shared by Scott Nancarrow on 16 Apr 20 - No Cached
  • Scott Nancarrow on 16 Apr 20
     
    On the off chance that schools cannot meet in person in the fall, this might be a really great time to dig into a full-on, gamification-theory-guided curricular overhaul! Several consortium science teachers nearby have been using Classcraft recently as a way to gamify their chem/bio/anatomy curricula, and kids I've spoken with say that it's pretty well done. Definitely an upfront labor-intensive project, but could be a great way to structure long-term remote learning...
Jill Bergeron

NAIS - Building More Inclusive Communities with Grading for Equity - 1 views

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diversity inclusion DEI grading bts

shared by Jill Bergeron on 14 Jun 19 - No Cached
  • Yet, grading—how teachers evaluate, describe, and report student achievement—is rarely considered part of DEI work.
  • Perhaps most profoundly, grades shape how our students think about themselves—who they are, what they’re good at, and whether school is a place they can succeed.
  • Averaging his performance doesn’t accurately describe his skills, and it hides all his growth and improvement.
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  • Neither school leaders nor teachers have had a framework or vocabulary to examine grading and understand its inequities, to recognize the harms of century-old grading practices, and to identify and implement more inclusive and accurate grading.
  • Our current grading practices were created during the Industrial Revolution, shaped by our country’s early 20th-century cultural dynamics and demographics, and founded on beliefs about teaching, learning, and human potential that have since been thoroughly debunked and disproven.
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      Jill Bergeron on 14 Jun 19
       
      Grading is in contradiction with growth mindset
  • we believed that humans were effectively motivated by extrinsic rewards and punishments—think rats taught to pull a lever by offering pellets or electrifying the cage floor—a belief that underlies teachers’ constant use of “points” to incentivize (and some might say control) student behaviors, such as coming on time to class or completing homework.
  • intrinsic motivation—the kind of motivation that generates creative thinking and fuels effective learning—is undermined by extrinsic rewards and punishments. In other words, our continued use of points to motivate students is demotivating them from learning.
  • Teachers also frequently use mathematical calculations that hide student growth and handicap students who struggle.
  • Teachers often use grades not just to indicate how well students master course content but also to evaluate student behaviors. Categories such as “effort” or “participation” are highly subjective and heavily influenced by a teacher’s own experiences and habits. The student who is penalized for not asking questions or contributing to discussions may be learning just as much as other students, and the student who is taking copious notes may not be learning at all. Similarly, teachers judge student behaviors through culturally specific lenses and assumptions that they might not even be aware of, which can result in student actions being misinterpreted and misjudged.
  • She then sent an open invitation to any teacher who wanted to dig deeper into grading—to research, examine, and imagine ways to align grading to the school’s vision for progressive and equitable education.
  • Homework can be an important element of learning, but when teachers include students’ performance on that homework in the grade, they incorporate an institutional bias that rewards students with resources and impedes students without resources, effectively replicating intergenerational disparities of race and income.
  • Teachers use points to evaluate every action or assignment in a class, which creates pressure-cooker classrooms where no accomplishment goes unrewarded and no mistake goes unpenalized.
  • Effective teacher-student relationships require the opposite: a space to take risks without penalty, to disclose weaknesses without being judged, to feel safe simply knowing that you don’t have to perform perfectly every moment.
  • Our traditional practice of grading everything students do inadvertently sows distrust, shame, and deceit—which leads to students copying homework to earn points, not suggesting an answer if it might be wrong, rote note-taking only for the notebook check—thereby weakening the teacher-student relationship qualities that support learning.
  • For example, if homework is indeed an opportunity for students to practice and to make mistakes, then we can’t include their performance on that homework in their grade.
  • I expect you to take risks and make mistakes and to share with me your academic confusion and weaknesses without fear that your grade will be lowered because of those mistakes.
  • tracking each earned or forfeited point for every activity or behavior reduces teachers to point-tabulators and accountants rather than supportive mentors and guides for students’ paths to success.
  • the way teachers graded often contradicted the school’s commitment to academic excellence as well as equity.
  • But, as many parents, teachers, and school administrators are frequently stunned to learn, many common grading practices are outdated, inaccurate, and undermine student success. In fact, many grading policies—which appear to be an objective, fair, and accurate method to describe a student’s academic performance—often increase achievement gaps by infusing grades with teachers’ implicit biases or by rewarding or punishing students based on their families’ resources.
  • grades must be accurate, validly reflecting a student’s academic performance; bias-resistant, preventing our implicit biases and subjectivity from infecting grades; and motivational, helping students strive for academic success, persevere, accept struggles and setbacks, and gain critical life skills.
  • This pilot group was also trained to use more equitable grading practices, which include employing a 0–4 point scale rather than a 0–100 percentage, incorporating retakes and redos, and ensuring that grades indicate how well students actually master subject matter than whether students’ behavior or work habits gain their subjective approval.
  • Students were less anxious and classroom environments felt more relaxed and supportive of learning, and grade inflation decreased because teachers no longer padded grades with points for participation or homework completion.
  • The teachers continue to track students’ participation and homework, but have expanded how they give feedback on those nonacademic skills: for example, with student conferences or separate reports and calls to parents. The school’s grades give more accurate information about where students are in their learning, and Previna and some teachers are beginning to imagine how their report card could communicate student achievement more accurately and equitably as well.
  • If we can improve how we grade, we will leverage significant improvements in every aspect of teaching and learning as well as our school cultures.
  • The rate of students receiving As decreases, and it decreases more dramatically for students from more resourced families. Grades are no longer rewarding students for just “doing school,” which disproportionately benefits students with more privilege, but grades instead reflect students’ actual academic performance. At the same time, the rate of students receiving Ds and Fs decreases, and does so more dramatically for vulnerable and historically underserved students (African–Americans, Hispanics, and students from low-income families). Grades are less susceptible to teachers’ biases and no longer filter students for privilege. There is a statistically significant increase in the correlation between students’ teacher-assigned grades and standardized assessment scores, suggesting that teachers’ grades more accurately describe their students’ performance. This correlation is particularly strengthened for students from lower-income families, suggesting that those students were more likely to have their performance misrepresented by traditional grading practices. Teachers and students report less stressful classrooms and stronger student-teacher relationships. Teachers find that learning and implementing these grading practices improves their work as educators and has led to improved student learning.
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      Jill Bergeron on 14 Jun 19
       
      The results of a more equitable grading system
  • By not correcting grading practices, schools risk undermining other initiatives aimed at improving equity and make our schools less inclusive and supportive of every student.
  • Jill Bergeron on 14 Jun 19
     
    Questions about grading practices that we can incorporate in to BTS.
Jill Bergeron

White Teachers Need to See Color. Here's Why. - WeAreTeachers - 1 views

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diversity inclusion DEI whiteness white privilege

shared by Jill Bergeron on 30 Aug 19 - No Cached
  • Every person of color has a similar story where an elder takes time to talk about the way their physical appearance is interpreted by white people. Do white people talk about how to make themselves appear more culturally aware in interviews?
  • Every time a white teacher says, “I don’t see color,” you abandon a child in an educational void by refusing to recognize them for who they are. Additionally you fail to prepare them to enter a world who will see their color as a factor to their success and abilities.
Jill Bergeron

The first time I realized I was black - CNN.com - 0 views

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DEI social justice diversity

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  • Jill Bergeron on 17 Feb 21
     
    VIdeo series by CNN. Each video is about two minutes.
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Effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a syste... - 0 views

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screen time distance learning health

shared by Jill Bergeron on 16 Aug 20 - No Cached
  • Only Hoare et al  20 reported on associations with anxiety, and found moderate evidence for a positive association between screentime duration and severity of anxiety symptoms.
  • adolescents using screens in a moderate way showed the lowest prevalence of depressive symptoms.
  • HRQOL as a formal measured construct was examined by Wu et al, 22 who reported consistent evidence that greater screentime was associated with lower measured HRQOL in 11/13 cross-sectional and 4/4 longitudinal studies. A meta-analysis of 2 studies found that ≥2–2.5 hours/day of screentime was associated with significantly lower HRQOL (pooled mean difference in HRQOL score 2.71 (95% CI 1.59 to 3.38) points) than those with <2–2.5 hours/day.
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  • There is moderately strong evidence for an association between screentime and depressive symptoms. This association is for overall screentime but there is very limited evidence from only one review for an association with social media screentime. There is moderate evidence for a dose-response effect, with weak evidence for a threshold of ≥2 hours daily screentime for the association with depressive symptoms.There is moderate evidence for an association of screentime with lower HRQOL, with weak evidence for a threshold of ≥2 hours daily screentime.
  • There is weak evidence that screentime is associated with poor sleep outcomes including delay in sleep onset, reduced total sleep time and daytime tiredness.
  • There was moderately strong evidence for an association between screentime and depressive symptoms, although evidence for social media screentime and depression was weak.
  • Evidence that screentime was associated with poorer quality of life was moderate,
  • We found no convincing evidence of health benefits from screentime. Yet some argue strongly that digital media have potential significant health, social and cognitive benefits and that harms are overstated.
Scott Nancarrow

Homework Frustration? After-School Help for Kids with ADHD - 0 views

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adhd homework strategies

shared by Scott Nancarrow on 08 Nov 23 - No Cached
  • Scott Nancarrow on 08 Nov 23
     
    Decent overview of common homework support strategies for parents. Good timing in advance of conferences!
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