It is now late October. Have any of your students already missed more than a month of school? Are any on track to? Can you even know?
Educators understand the importance of school attendance -- as we often say, "You can't teach an empty desk." And schools have mechanisms in place to track it, including average daily attendance (ADA) and truancy. But neither of those measures addresses chronic absenteeism.
Chronic absenteeism is typically defined as missing 10 percent or more of a school year -- approximately 18 days a year, or just two days every month. And across the nation, 5 to 7.5 million students are chronically absent.
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Teaching Grit: How to Help Students Overcome Inner Obstacles | Edutopia - 1 views
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Emotion researcher Richard Davidson says that cognition and emotion work together in a seamless, integrated way to help us persevere in a task. Thus, to teach grit effectively, educators need to help students cultivate both cognitive and emotional skills. Here are some research-based ideas for doing both.
Le commissaire Maigret (créé par Georges Simenon) - 0 views
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ret est un personnage de fiction, protagoniste et héros de 75 romans policiers et 28 nouvelles de Georges Simenon. C'est un homme imposant, large d'épaules, à l'allure bourrue parfois inquiétante , qui prend son temps pour résoudre une enquête. Amateur de blanquette de veau et fumeur de pipe invétéré, il aime humer l'atmosphère, s'imprégner des événements, pour « prendre le train » d'une enquête. Sa technique d'investigation est fondée sur la compréhension de la personnalité des différents protagonistes d'une affaire et de leurs interactions, tout en se laissant guider par son instinct.
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ret est un personnage de fiction, protagoniste et héros de 75 romans policiers et 28 nouvelles de Georges Simenon. C'est un homme imposant, large d'épaules, à l'allure bourrue parfois inquiétante , qui prend son temps pour résoudre une enquête. Amateur de blanquette de veau et fumeur de pipe invétéré, il aime humer l'atmosphère, s'imprégner des événements, pour « prendre le train » d'une enquête. Sa technique d'investigation est fondée sur la compréhension de la personnalité des différents protagonistes d'une affaire et de leurs interactions, tout en se laissant guider par son instinct.
A Hero's Journey for the 21st Century | Edutopia - 0 views
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"A New Hero's Journey in the Classroom Kids need to know the basics of story creation -- character, conflicts, resolutions etc. -- before they can write their own. Have them read, watch, and play video games with a critical eye towards identifying these basic story elements. Then you can use life timelines as way of uncovering their personal narratives. Have them identify heroes of their own from real life or fiction as inspiration. You can go as deep as you have time for here! There are myriad tools available for actual story creation (see Resources below). "
The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Over the course of two years, I, along with the Burlington Public Schools tech team, had the opportunity to meet and connect with over one hundred schools. These discussions would usually involve what device works best in the classroom and how the iPad is affecting teaching and learning outcomes. Frequently this conversation focuses on the most effective hardware for teaching and learning. While this is an important decision to make, it should not be the focus. In fact, the best devices a school can employ are great teachers."
Restorative Justice: Resources for Schools | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Restorative justice empowers students to resolve conflicts on their own, and it's growing in practice at schools around the country. Essentially, the idea is to bring students together in peer-mediated small groups to talk, ask questions and air their grievances. (This overview from Fix School Discipline is a wonderful primer.)"
The Great "Respect" Deception | Edutopia - 0 views
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I define a rule as what you enforce every time it's broken. Platitudes cannot be enforced because there is no line to cross, there's nothing predictable for students to understand, and they're too vague to be useful. In essence, these clumps allow teachers to enforce anything whenever they want under any conditions they chose. It's a get into jail free card. Rules aren't reduced by clumping them -- they are only hidden from students. Often, the only way students can find the real lines is by crossing them. This encourages rule breaking rather than stopping it.
Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator | Edutopia - 0 views
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Great new post by +Elana Leoni via +Edutopia !
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism | Edutopia - 0 views
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It is now late October. Have any of your students already missed more than a month of school? Are any on track to? Can you even know? Educators understand the importance of school attendance -- as we often say, "You can't teach an empty desk." And schools have mechanisms in place to track it, including average daily attendance (ADA) and truancy. But neither of those measures addresses chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is typically defined as missing 10 percent or more of a school year -- approximately 18 days a year, or just two days every month. And across the nation, 5 to 7.5 million students are chronically absent.
The Difference Between Learners and Students | Edutopia - 0 views
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As both a planning and a learning tool, PBL challenges teachers to make new decisions about how they plan student learning experiences, while simultaneously empowering students to take a more active role in the learning process.
Creating More Compassionate Classrooms | Edutopia - 0 views
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Good tips for building a positive classroom culture.
Teachers: How Slowing Down Can Lead to Great Change | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Sometimes, in order to gain perspective on a situation, I imagine myself zooming into outer space and looking down on whatever is going on. From a distance of thousands of feet above whatever craziness is happening I can see more clearly and determine the actions that are available for me to take. "
5 Ways to Make Class Discussions More Exciting | Edutopia - 0 views
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Some good ideas for student engagement
Building Technology Fluency: Preparing Students to be Digital Learners | Edutopia - 0 views
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"On a given day, how much time do your students spend working on their fluency? At the elementary level, hours are devoted to reading and speaking fluency. In middle and high school, students read aloud, deliver oral presentations, and write in a variety of formats to improve upon their language fluency. And yet, while we devote a significant portion of every school day to a student's reading, writing and language fluency, how much time is devoted to the development of their technology fluency? "
5 Powerful Questions Teachers Can Ask Students | Edutopia - 0 views
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Great ideas for questioning strategies.
Summer Planning for Successful PBL | Edutopia - 0 views
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"It is often said that leading and teaching in project-based learning schools are like building an airplane while flying it. During the summer, we land the plane and we have a chance to just build. In the spirit of summer, this post is brief and concrete so we have more time for the beach and planning! Here are three ways you can plan for student success this summer"
Twenty Ideas for Engaging Projects | Edutopia - 0 views
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Another great article by Suzie Boss
We Don't Like Projects - 0 views
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Reflections on student engagement in his/her own learning and inquiry.
Deeper Project Based Learning - 0 views
Creativity on the Run: 18 Apps that Support the Creative Process | Edutopia - 0 views
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We do not need to teach creativity, but rather inspire its daily practice. Somewhere along the way, we simply forgot to honor this innate gift and how to access its power. Our role as educators is to encourage learning experiences that increase the ability to recognize and listen to our inner voice.
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