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Bret Biornstad

Catching Readers Before They Fall an interview with the authors - 0 views

Franki: Pat and Katie, you've both done so much work in learning how best to support struggling readers. Can you share any new learning or thinking you have about this topic? Pat: Sure. I'll go ah...

reading interventions

started by Bret Biornstad on 06 Aug 11 no follow-up yet
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Differentiating Learning for Teachers - 0 views

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principals leadership PD differentiated learning reflection

shared by Bret Biornstad on 20 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Differentiating Learning for Teachers Posted by jjohnson on 8/15/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices 36Share A few weeks ago I “attended” Principal Lyn Hilt’s session: “Differentiating Learning: It’s Not Just for Students!” at the  Reform Symposium Worldwide E-Conference. A common comment/complaint I’ve heard from other administrators is that their teachers have become complacent, lost their spark or are stuck in their old (teaching) habits.  After attending Lyn’s session, I started to wonder: Why have they become complacent? Why are they not continuing their own professional learning?  Have we given teachers an environment in which they have had an opportunity to continue to grow as professionals? Have we given them the autonomy to expand their knowledge/skills and take risk in the classroom? We are all too familiar with professional development being something that is done to you.  It may have been an outside speaker that came in for what I call a “drive by” in-service or top-down professional development that teachers had no input on.  Maybe you attended a conference and then didn’t take the time to reflect and implement what you learned. What I am learning about professional development is: 1. It must include differentiation for staff 2. It must include deep reflection When an educator is learning something new this is the concrete experience part of the experiential cycle. This could be while reading about
  • When an educator is learning something new this is the concrete experience part of the experiential cycle. This could be while reading about a new strategy, observing another classroom, or learning at a conference. Next they need to try to implement this in their classroom with students.  Then, the teacher needs to have an opportunity for reflection. I’m sure we’ve all been in a conference/training in which we were asked to jot down a thought on an exit slip or a post-it note at the end as a method of reflection (I’ve asked my teachers to do this). While this is better than nothing, it is not enough.  Reflection needs to be deep and involve analysis.  You need to dig deep: this could be blogging, discussing with others. Reflection needs to be systemic and is an expected part of the process in order to be powerful.  Then you will be ready to make conclusions and generate conclusions on the effectiveness of your strategy and its impact on student learning.
Bret Biornstad

Questions for Discussing Writing - 0 views

Questions for directing discussion General More than just paper, pencil, & words on a page... what constitutes "writing"? What is the value of writing? What evidence is there that writing needs imp...

writing

started by Bret Biornstad on 31 Dec 11 no follow-up yet
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MasteryConnect - Home - 0 views

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common core standards grading

shared by Bret Biornstad on 12 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Bret Biornstad on 12 Jul 11
     
    Another must see Mastery Connect is both an online standards tracking tool (parts of it are free) and a free iPhone/iPod/iPad app. Because the app is truly free, I'll start with it. The Mastery Connect app is a handy way to keep the Common Core standards accessible while you teach. The app sorts the common core standards by grade level, subject and strand. This is REALLY nice for quickly locating and referencing standards. Mastery Connect the website is the real gem. The site is brilliantly designed, easy to navigate, aesthetically pleasing and best of all, it works the way you think it should. With the Mastery Connect Master Tracker, teachers can assess core standards, monitor student performance and report student progress to parents and administrators. Master Tracker makes formative assessment that is standards based manageable to keep track of. Rearrange standards in the Master Tracker based on the order that you teach them in. View only the standards you are currently assessing, and view the entire standard as a pop-up. Within Mastery Connect, teachers can create and share common assessments. Similar in feel to other social networks, Mastery Connect lets you connect with other educators to share assessments, interact and offer each other support. It is easy to expand your PLN into the space, just find teachers with similar interests and goals and start sharing! And now for my VERY favorite part- bubble sheet scoring. Mastery Connect uses GradeCam technology to make assessment about as quick as it could be. Just hold up bubble sheets to your webcam or a document cam and it is instantly scored and entered into the Master Tracker associated with the student it belongs to and the standard it is addressing. Seriously cool. I am not a big fan of multiple choice testing (mostly because I think it is a lazy way to find out what a student knows and doesn't give a true picture of what a student knows or can do) but I think I have figured out ho
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The 6 Best Online Writing Resources - 0 views

The 6 Best Online Writing Resources for Teachers Teaching writing can be a fun and creative experience, but it can also be difficult to keep up with 30 different students who are each working on t...

writing

started by Bret Biornstad on 20 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
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TED: Ideas worth spreading - 0 views

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technology ideas education innovation inspiration design conference

shared by Bret Biornstad on 07 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Bret Biornstad on 07 Aug 11
     
    TED is a remarkable Website sharing ideas from the world's most innovative thinkers and experts related to technology, entertainment, design, business, science, and global issues. Watch, listen to, learn, discuss and spread TED.
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First Weeks- Picture Books About Books: Young Learners and Reading Identity - 0 views

Katie DiCesare In the first few weeks of school, I am attempting to understand a whole new class as individual readers (yikes!). I am trying to discover where, when, why, and what they like to rea...

beginning of the year primary

started by Bret Biornstad on 06 Aug 11 no follow-up yet
Bret Biornstad

Perr Review-Peer Pressure-Peer Power - 0 views

Peer review is more than just having students read and comment on each other's papers. The idea of peer review extends into what academics do-to the idea of disciplinarity. We research and write. T...

started by Bret Biornstad on 04 Aug 11 no follow-up yet
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