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Katy Vance

Essential Standards - 6th Grade Social Studies - 0 views

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SocialStudies sixth curriculum standards

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    Mongol Invasion, The Crusades, the Peopling of the Americas and Alexander the Great agricultural technology, weaponry, transportation and communication Mansa Musa, Confucius, Charlemagne and Qin Shi Huangdi migration patterns and population and resource distribution patterns invention of tools, domestication of plants and animals, farming techniques and creation of dwellings physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up scarcity of resources, conquests, desire for wealth, disease and trade location near rivers and natural barriers, trading practices and spread of culture competition for scarce resources, unequal distribution of wealth and the emergence of powerful trading networks democracy, absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy divine right, equality, liberty, citizen participation and integration of religious principles need for and changing nature of codified system of laws and punishment principles beliefs, practices and spread of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism Roman class structure, Indian caste system and feudal, matrilineal and patrilineal societies
carissa june

How to Make Better Teachers Part 2 | Ideas and Thoughts - 1 views

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professional_development

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  • Katy Vance on 26 Apr 12
     
    I would love to see regular recording and reflection built into teacher's professional development plans and/or a Critical Friends structure. Josh is a big champion for recording as a part of being a reflective practicioner.
carissa june

'Talking pineapple' question on standardized test baffles students - The Answer Sheet -... - 0 views

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professional_development research test

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  • carissa june on 25 Apr 12
     
    "The whole push for test-based school reform makes about as much sense as a talking pineapple."  Take everything with a "grain of salt"-what can we surmise as the "good" stuff and the overkill?
  • Katy Vance on 26 Apr 12
     
    My favorite reflection on this text was Ken Jenning's breakdown on the essay... hilarious!
carissa june

Education Week: Math Teaching Often Doesn't Fit With New Standards - 0 views

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math instruction Common Core shifts

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  • 28.8 percent), along with students’ difficulty learning the material (20 percent) and a “lack of needed mathematics knowledge among teachers” (15 percent).
  • 28.8 percent), along with students’ difficulty learning the material (20 percent) and a “lack of needed mathematics knowledge among teachers” (15 percent).
  • Katy Vance on 26 Apr 12
     
    Hello! This may be a dumb question, but could come up with a list of the specific skills teachers will need to know in depth for their math instruction next year, give 'em a pre-test similar to something we might give to students (modeling) and then help them identify the content they want to study over the summer?
Katy Vance

Albany High School educators win AASL Collaborative School Library Award | American Lib... - 1 views

www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/...aborative-school-library-award

collaboration project_based_learning pbl technology environmental_science inquiry librarian_teacher_collaboration

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  • Katy Vance on 26 Apr 12
     
    While I would have liked more detail, this is a great example of a inquiry based project designed collaboratively by the librarian, history teacher, english teacher and environmental science teacher.
sheldon reynolds

Education Week: Advocates Worry Implementation Could Derail Common Core - 2 views

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professional_development Common Core teaching instruction implementation

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  • standards face what experts say is their biggest challenge yet: faithful translation from expectations on paper to instruction in classrooms.
  • Whether opponents' nightmares come true, or advocates' hopes are borne out, will depend largely on how the standards are put into practice.
  • "It's a huge, heavy lift if we are serious about teachers teaching it, kids learning it, curricula reflecting it, tests aligned with it, and kids passing those tests."
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  • U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, have repeatedly said that states are free to choose whether to embrace or reject common standards and tests.
  • Math teachers face having to teach skills to which they're unaccustomed, since some concepts have been moved to lower grades in the new standards
  • ocus longer and more deeply on fewer concepts and to emphasize conceptual understanding and practical applications of math
  • demand better analysis and argumentation skills, and they involve teachers from all subjects in teaching the literacy skills of their disciplines
  • More than most states' own standards, they insist on students building content knowledge and reading skill from independently tackling informational texts. They
  • Professional development remains a central area of concern as the standards are implemented, and many in the field say the success of the initiative rests on it.
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      sheldon reynolds on 24 Apr 12
       
      Perhaps the most important piece to get this off the ground. Feeling reassured about focusing on this
  • Most current teachers have read the standards for their grade level, think highly of them, and are willing to teach them, but few understand the profound changes in teaching that they will require
  • A majority of the teachers indicate that they think the new common-core standards are pretty much the same as what they have been doing," Mr. Schmidt said in an email. "The difficulty I foresee is that, in spite of this openness toward their implementation, the data suggests that most teachers do not recognize how difficult that process will be.
  • Educators' judgments about whether the tests truly reflect the standards will be crucial to sustaining the standards over the long term, said Mr. Jennings of the Center on Education Policy.
  • "Because of their experience with NCLB, teachers want to know, what are the tests going to require? Will the tests back up what they are supposed to do with the new standards? If they don't, then the entire effort is lost."
    • sheldon reynolds
      sheldon reynolds on 24 Apr 12
       
      I agree, especially dangerous for us, since we teach different already because of Montessori
Katy Vance

lmmsplc - 1 views

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professional_development lmms plc

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  • Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
     
    Our future gift to Sheldon!
carissa june

Education Week: Studies Question Value of Early-Algebra Lessons - 0 views

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research math

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  • carissa june on 23 Apr 12
     
    Algebra in 8th or not?
Katy Vance

Inquiry, Formative Assessment, and Student Learning Communities: Research Reflections R... - 0 views

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unquiet_librarian assessment student_involvement learning research inquiry formative_assesment

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  • Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
     
    I like this blog post because Buffy Hamilton and Susan Lester work together as a team to incorporate student voice into their assignments as well as identify where students are successful and where students need help.  I especially like how the students are hearing what everyone else is succeeding/struggling with, making it a collective experience. 
Katy Vance

Instructional Shifts - EngageNY - 0 views

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common math common_core innovation

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      Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
       
      Is there any recommended list of Academic Vocabulary?  How do we really determine what is pivotal and what is esoteric?
  • Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
     
    This depth of understanding Shift would be a great opportunity to engage students in math by writing and speaking about solving math problems using Voicethread and other technology tools.
Katy Vance

Common Core: Six Fundamental Shifts « Critical Thinking « Critical Thinking W... - 0 views

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  • Within these Common Core standards are six fundamental shifts that all educators (not just English teachers!) need to understand
  • build students’ background knowledge and vocabulary
  • build school-level curriculum that reinforces big ideas across content areas.
    • sheldon reynolds
      sheldon reynolds on 23 Apr 12
       
      What is a school wide curriculum?   How would it be structured for us?
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    • carissa june
      carissa june on 23 Apr 12
       
      Informational Text and Build Academic Vocab for teachers-we need to find informational texts for ourselves and students.  We also need to build our Academic Vocabulary to build our own content knowledge. 
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
       
      This is really important that we move beyond packaged informational texts from Edhelper and other "easy reader" versions.  We need to pull from the great resources  we have in our collection, news articles, magazines etctera. 
sheldon reynolds

Common Core Instructional Shifts | EngageNY - 0 views

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shifts Common Core professional_development

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  • sheldon reynolds on 23 Apr 12
     
    Go to the Common Core Shifts PDF
carissa june

Teacher Experience Exchange - Designing project-based learning units - 0 views

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instruction teaching

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  • carissa june on 23 Apr 12
     
    Through Hewlitt Packard, an online course for PBL
Katy Vance

Welcome to the Institute for Habits of Mind | Institute For Habits of Mind - 0 views

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mind habits_of_mind Education 21stcenturyskills teaching instruction student_centered

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      Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
       
      The volunteers from UNC (Amanda & caitlin) focused on habits of Mind as they helped to develop our Radio LMMS club and podcasts.
  • Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
     
    This would be interesting to reflect on how we can develop these Habits of Mind in our students to help them face these newer and more challenging projects and assignments.
sheldon reynolds

Common Core Standards Call for Uncommon Shifts in Practices | K-12 Education Blog - 0 views

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common core state standards

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      Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
       
      I like how they mentioned the importance of focusing on developing the curiosity, investigations and innovative thinking.  Some of our students are going to be REALLY challenged by this!
    • carissa june
      carissa june on 23 Apr 12
       
      I like the mention of integrating technology use for the teachers as a means for professional development!
  • Teachers will have to learn new strategies for helping all students reach to a higher level of thinking.  There will be more work on interpreting, explaining, reasoning with evidence, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and evaluating. Lessons will have to be designed that address ways for teachers to develop the curiosity, investigations, and innovative thinking that the common core standards call for.  Use of technology as a way to stimulate students’ thinking will be an important aspect of new lesson designs.
    • sheldon reynolds
      sheldon reynolds on 23 Apr 12
       
      PD level of progression: content(curriculum)>teaching(instruction)>assessment
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
       
      True, we have to be experts in our subject area before we can ask students to dive into an inquiry based lesson.  Or do we?!?  : o) 
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  • here will need to be more ways to use technology to encourage social, online learning
  • Teachers will need to document and construct their curriculum, lessons, and assessments.  There will need to be a library of practices that have been vetted for quality and accessible to teachers.
  • sheldon reynolds on 23 Apr 12
     
    overview of what to focus on for CC
carissa june

1 (or 39) Top Idea(s) for Educators from Mindset by Carol Dweck | Connected Principals - 0 views

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professional_development

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      carissa june on 23 Apr 12
       
      I love this book.  It really gets you to think about reflecting on are we accomplished because of our efforts or our abilities?
  • Not only weren’t they discouraged by failure, they didn’t even think they were failing. They thought they were learning
  • carissa june on 23 Apr 12
     
    This book changed my life.... Good for shifting students thinking about effort vs ability.  
Katy Vance

TheHuntInstitute - YouTube - 0 views

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Common Core standards professional_development video youtube

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  • Katy Vance on 23 Apr 12
     
    This looks like a great resource for learning about how Common Core will affect our delivery of instruction.
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