Info about what's different with using a Chromebook vs other devices, and what teachers (and students) need to know to use them.
Note: 9th-10th students will use Chromebooks as their 1-to-1 device;
Title will get some carts at CCJH: and each elementary school will get 6 carts at each of their schools
global collab
The Project
Launched at the 2013 Global Education conference, "Out My Window" was born from a quest to have students gain global perspective. "Out My Window" classrooms share their world. Inspired by the five themes of geography, students reveal cultural awareness and understanding through original poetry and photography.
The Process
1. Take a photo "out your window".
2. Write a poem incorporating the 5 themes of geography - place, location, human environment interaction, region, and movement. Look below for poetry and 5 themes resources
3. Edit your photo to your liking. Look below for editing tips.
-We suggest overlaying the text onto the image like the example shown, but you can also add it separately if you'd like.
4. Share!
Sharing
1. Create a Flickr account if you don't already have one.
The Flickr #outmywindow group is public and by submitting you agree to the group norms
2. Once you have logged into Flickr and been added to the #outmywindow group, you can start uploading your finished product!
3. Be sure to use our Twitter hashtag - #omw1415 to continue sharing your work!
On Monday I hosted a webinar for the University of Kentucky’s Next Generation Leadership Academy. Tracy Watanabe led the one hour session which was titled Using Technology to Transform Learning.
Here at ISB we do a couple of different things. We first have a mandatory meeting that at least one parent has to attend we run the same training three to four times at different time periods for parents. Of course the kids make them go as they want their laptops.
As for teachers, it is imperative that educators share curriculum, effective instructional strategies, and assessment, in order for the school community to accomplish the goals of the common core.
Collaboration Coaching is the human infrastructure for accomplishing the goals of the Common Core (or really any initiative that focuses on improving student learning)
Perhaps with the help of their growing and helpful new learning community they spend less time doing all the work themselves! They now have time to discover the thought of making it all a reality in the classroom.
The ThingLink Interactive Image Contest invites students to connect audio, video, images, and text in one cohesive presentation. Students will dig deeper into content through research to present knowledge and ideas as they learn, practice and demonstrate digital literacy skills in image creation, selection, content curation, creativity, tagging and sharing.
Submit your best images to the ThingLink Interactive Image Contest to win an iPad Mini and a Rosen Database subscription for a year.
Images must be submitted by May 1, 2013. Enter your images at ThingLinkContest.com!
Guideline 1:! Relate grades to the achievement of the district's course/grade level standards.
Guideline 2:! Use agreed-on performance standards as the reference points when determining grades.
Guideline 3:! Separate achievement from all other dispositions and behaviors.
Guideline 4:! Sample student performance.
! Don't score everything & don't include all scores in grades.
Guideline 5:! Grade in pencil and maintain records so they can be easily updated.
Guideline 6:! To determine grades at the end of the grading period, use professional judgment when considering the body of evidence. Grading must involve more than just crunching numbers.
Guideline 7:! Use quality assessments and properly record evidence of achievement.
Guideline 8:! Involve students in the assessment and grading processes throughout the learning cycle.
No zeros for missing or incomplete work
At Middle school: "Student work in the Lesson Practice & Progress Checks portion will be recorded as Missing (M) in the grade book if a student does not turn in an assignment. Middle school students will have until the end of the quarter to complete these practice activities or the Missing (M) will remain. The Missing (M) will factor into the overall average as a zero. However, leaving the Missing (M) in the grade book will communicate that the work has not been turned in. And, because the Lesson Practice & Progress Checks portion of the grade book is weighted just 20% of the overall grade, the Missing (M) for the practice work will not have significant impact on the student's grade."
At High School: "A score of zero will not be entered in the grade book. Instead, M or I will be entered to indicate that work is not yet complete.
In grades 9-12, students will have five days beyond the assignment due date to complete Lesson Practice and Progress Checks, unless there are extenuating circumstances. An M (Missing) will be entered in the grade book until the work is turned in or until the end of the nine-w
The report advocates that a culture shift to a learner centered classroom environment is needed to prepare students to meet the challenges and demands of a global economy, that:
1) Learning needs to be rigorous and based on college and career-ready expectations.
2) Learning is personalized.
3) Learning is collaborative, relevant, and applied.
4) Learning is flexible, taking place anytime, anywhere
1) Effective teachers have always created a learner centered environment.
2) We need meaningful publisher and teacher collaboration
3) Learner centered environments will require technology
4) New roles are needed for the teacher profession.
The Alliance for Excellent Education report highlighted new professional responsibilities and roles for teachers:
a) Teachers as Facilitator of Learning
b) User of Data and Assessments
c) Collaborator, Contributor, and Coach with Peers
d) Curriculum Adapter and Designer
5) Transparency in classrooms will drive the change.
Peer-Ed Video Contest, March 1 - April 15. Join the Peer Coaching Video contest! Share YOUR 60 second video that focuses on coaching roles and responsibilities, the value of administrative support, making time for coaching, or coaching impact on student learning or school culture.
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I am so excited about this! I had to share!
Algebra II Students in High School
"The student council has asked the principal to add one more minute between classes, to cut down on the number of students tardy for class. The principal has asked your class to study the matter and make a recommendation. Here are guidelines provided by the principal:
1 - Bus schedules cannot be changed.
2 - Classes must meet at minimum of 210 minutes a week
3 - Homeroom time is required."
Benefits:
Strong student buy-in! Students are always complaining about time between classes.
Teaches data collection, statistics, time management, and poll taking techniques.
Pitfalls:
Students will come up with illogical arguments.
Time!
1. Team meetings: Meet with each team for at least 10 -15 minutes at key points during the project. This will take a couple of days if you have 6 - 8 teams in a class, but the time investment is worth it.
2. Team Rep meetings: This is almost the opposite of the Team meeting, where you meet with only 1 person from each team. If the class has 7 teams then you meet with the 7 team reps all at the same time.
3. Make your class space as self-service as possible: Take time at the beginning of the year to set the culture that the students can take care of themselves and get what they need for their learning. As students get better (trained) at knowing how to act appropriately in the class space, your teaching is more powerful. You can pay attention to the important things like responding to questions, having deep conversations with individuals or teams, or even giving a short lecture because the students have asked for that information in the Need to Know list.