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Joshua Rudisill

Education Week: Professional Learning Networks Taking Off - 19 views

www.edweek.org/...09edtech-network.h31.html

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  • A lot of people start building a PLN and then get overwhelmed, because they’re getting all this email from different networks that don’t have anything to do with them
    • Laine Staton
      Laine Staton on 08 Jun 12
       
      Just like what we have to do with the kids. 
    • Joshua Rudisill
      Joshua Rudisill on 08 Jun 12
       
      taking off? like katy's clothes?
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 09 Jun 12
       
      Seriously, if they would just fix the Air Conditioning!!! ; o)
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    • Laine Staton
      Laine Staton on 08 Jun 12
       
      I've used Ning before. I would like to be able to use it with our staff. 
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 08 Jun 12
       
      I belong to the tlning, which is a Teacher Librarian Ning. I love it! http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/
    • Katie Dulaney
      Katie Dulaney on 08 Jun 12
       
      One Ning blog that I've used a lot when planning ELA lessons is "English Companion" -- there are so many ideas on this website! http://englishcompanion.ning.com/  
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 08 Jun 12
       
      Katie, we have Jim Burke's English Companion books here for YOU to check out! I love that man!
    • Betsy Hughes
      Betsy Hughes on 08 Jun 12
       
      Usw the online audience to problem solve
    • Theo Shaw
      Theo Shaw on 08 Jun 12
       
      Online professional learning networks will allow for greater flexibility to ensure that educators can collaborate effectively and meaningful and work within teacher's chaotic schedules.  
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 08 Jun 12
       
      Theo, this is what I like best about online collaborative tools. Everyone works on different schedules but we can all share and exchange.
  • the largest education site on the social-networking platform Ning.
  • not only within the walls of a school but also around the globe.
  • You get a chance to see what some of the best teachers in the field are doing, and you can do it on your own time at home,”
  • Developing a virtual green thumb may take some time.
  • students can be given a secure, password-protected username to share homework assignments, conversations, and class notes.
    • Joshua Rudisill
      Joshua Rudisill on 08 Jun 12
       
      So how do I use this to plan lessons?  Does this just pave the way to make conversations and share resources such as texts?
Theo Shaw

Strategies for Working with Difficult Students - 2 views

www.ascd.org/...g-with-Difficult-Students.aspx

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  • Focus on standing upright, making clear but not prolonged eye contact (five seconds is usually about right), and speaking clearly, slowly, and specifically. If this is difficult at first, it can help to have an image of someone who projects considerable confidence to you and imagine you are this person when you are giving directions or correcting a student.
    • Theo Shaw
      Theo Shaw on 12 Jun 12
       
      This chapter provides preventive strategies teachers can use in the classroom to establish a a supportive and learning focused student environment.  Successful classroom management means that you have clear and specific expectations and expectations.  You do not have to be mean or yell.  Clear expectations and non-verbal communication clues that students can associate with those exceptions can establish a positive climate in the classroom.
Joshua Rudisill

Endangered Durham - 2 views

endangereddurham.blogspot.com

Durham field study social studies endangered Lakewood historuy

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  • Joshua Rudisill on 08 Jun 12
     
    This is a great website to learn about the history of Durham and especially the Lakewood neighborhood. Use this for neighborhood studies and to learn about where we live!
  • Laine Staton on 08 Jun 12
     
    Love this site! There is so much that is hidden about Durham. Can't wait to teach it next year.
Meg Graham

Problems of the Month - 3 views

www.insidemathematics.org/...problems-of-the-month

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    • Meg Graham
      Meg Graham on 08 Jun 12
       
      This looks really cool. Maybe we could do some math seminars next year using the problem of the month.
    • Kirsten Edwards
      Kirsten Edwards on 08 Jun 12
       
      I have never thought about doing math based seminars. I love the idea!
  • Kirsten Edwards on 23 May 12
     
    The idea behind POM is that the whole school is working on the same problem throughout the month. The problem is leveled, so students can dig as deep into the problem as they are able and all students can have some success. This would be an interesting way to create school culture and create discourse between grade levels and communities.
  • Katy Vance on 08 Jun 12
     
    Kirsten, this reminds me of the "poem of the day" or "history fact of the day" approach that many schools use. I LOVE that there would be a complex school wide math problem. I can also see this being used in the glass house, as a central area of learning.
Katie Dulaney

Pedagogy of Place - 4 views

dl.dropbox.com/...erfect%20Marriage-1%20copy.pdf

pedagogy of place literature reflection community North Carolina Literary Review

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  • Katie Dulaney on 12 Jun 12
     
    Though not directly related to teaching, I wanted to post this piece because I've seen "pedagogy of place" tagged several times. This is one of those few articles that I always keep nearby because I yearn to read it so often. It really strikes a chord within me when I think of what it means to be "committed" to a place. I've never directly used it with my class, though it has certainly influenced my thinking when I've created place-based activities for my students. I would love to talk about it with anyone else who falls in love with it :)
Joshua Rudisill

http://cmstep.com/wp-content/uploads/Community_and_Engagement1.pdf - 4 views

cmstep.com/...Community_and_Engagement1.pdf

building community kindness leadership accountability Marta Donahoe Montessori

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    • Joshua Rudisill
      Joshua Rudisill on 11 Jun 12
       
      I found this article to be a great one to annotate and explore how we engage with others.  Many of the topics discussed helped me define my role in our school.  I hope that everyone gets as much from it as I did:)
    • Elizabeth Hunter
      Elizabeth Hunter on 16 Jun 12
       
      I love this article...ahhh, Marta...it reminds me to be present in our school community in a deep, meaningful way. These Marta reminders are always helpful, thanks Josh!
    • carissa june
      carissa june on 16 Jun 12
       
      this is why I will miss LMMS!
  • Joshua Rudisill on 11 Jun 12
     
    This article guides me as I explore my role in education.  I think it can serve our staff as we co-create a future of awesomeness with Watts and Moorehead.
  • anonymous on 06 Jul 12
     
    Thank you for sharing!
Katy Vance

Vocabulary in the Classroom - 3 views

www.donorschoose.org/...812985

vocabulary lakewood donors choose staton fundraising

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  • Katy Vance on 06 Jul 12
     
    Nice Laine!
Katie Dulaney

Social Studies PD - 3 views

humanities.unc.edu/...LocalGov2012Registration3.pdf

professional_development social studies local government

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  • Katie Dulaney on 17 Jun 12
     
    I got an email about this workshop in August -- social studies teachers might be interested and I think it's free!
Katie Dulaney

Common Core ELA Diagram | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 3 views

www.flickr.com/...lightbox

common core language_arts curriculum instruction standards

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  • Katie Dulaney on 30 Jun 12
     
    After all of the neat info-graphics we've been making here in Cincinnati, I thought this was a cool one for ELA and the Common Core.. 
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  • Katy Vance on 04 Jul 12
     
    Hey Katie, what did you use to make this infographic? Or is it a photo of a handmade infographic?
  • Katie Dulaney on 04 Jul 12
     
    Oops, I didn't actually make this one -- I just meant that it reminded me of some Montessori themed ones we've sketched here in Cinci. I found this one on Twitter and am not sure how it was made..
  • Katy Vance on 04 Jul 12
     
    I really like it- It looks digital, but with that "handmade" twist. not to mention, the information is good. Mindomo is a good mind mapping tool, but it isn't as pretty. Hope you guys are having fun!
Laine Staton

Student Accountability - 3 views

iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/...ICS-004.pdf

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    • Laine Staton
      Laine Staton on 08 Jun 12
       
      I like these five questions and is something that I will be thinking about when I structure class next year. I would like to talk about it also as a faculty
    • Kirsten Edwards
      Kirsten Edwards on 08 Jun 12
       
      I agree that these are questions I need to reflect on this summer to hopefully solve some of the student accountability issues I have and would appreciate a faculty discussion on them.
Katy Vance

Blogging Is the New Persuasive Essay - 3 views

plpnetwork.com/...blogging-persuasive-essay

blogging writing technology 21st_century_skills literacy

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  • Katy Vance on 01 Jul 12
     
    This made me think of the cool infographic that Katie added to the group.
  • anonymous on 06 Jul 12
     
    What I love about blogging is the emphasis on "quality" over "quantity" in writing. The more succinct...the more powerful the persuasion.
Katy Vance

There's More Than One Way to Flip a Classroom - Digital Education - Education Week - 2 views

blogs.edweek.org/...s_more_than_one_way_to_fl.html

flipped classroom education innovation ISTE12

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  • pre-recording certain topics that students consistently ask about, such as "How do I get to Google Docs?" and "What does MLA formatting look like?" Then, instead of having to answer the question over and over, teachers can simply point those students to a video.
    • sheldon reynolds
      sheldon reynolds on 01 Jul 12
       
      I like this idea, it might be also good for staff/student handbook etc.
    • Katy Vance
      Katy Vance on 07 Jul 12
       
      I wish I would have done some of these things for teachers and students. Meg kept telling me to an dI just never got to it, but Screencasting is so smart.
  • common was a desire to personalize and individualize learning for their students.
    • sheldon reynolds
      sheldon reynolds on 01 Jul 12
       
      As well as teacher PD and parent education
  • ISTE 2012
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  • there were many different ways to effectively flip a classroom.
  • For some teachers, that is pre-recording lectures and doing hands-on activities in class. For others, it is presenting information and then supplementing the more difficult aspects of the lesson with videos
  • anonymous on 08 Jul 12
     
    I also see pre-recordings as useful in math where prerequisite skills need to be revisited and/or taught.
Kirsten Edwards

Expository Text in Literary Circles - 2 views

moodle.escco.org/...expository_text.pdf

reading literacy literature circles non-fiction

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  • Kirsten Edwards on 08 Jul 12
     
    I love the idea of doing literature circles with non-fiction texts.  With preplanning, quality non-fiction books could be found that could produce interesting and quality discussions.  I would love to try this in science.  I think the astronomy unit could be a good one to locate texts for.
Laine Staton

Online Reproducibles - 2 views

go.solution-tree.com/...Reproducibles_LBD2nd.html

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  • Laine Staton on 21 Aug 12
     
    All of these PDFs were enormously helpful in getting PLCs set up with other school communities I have been a part of. 
Kirsten Edwards

http://cmstep.com/wp-content/uploads/The_Way_We_Gather1.pdf - 2 views

cmstep.com/...The_Way_We_Gather1.pdf

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    • Kirsten Edwards
      Kirsten Edwards on 20 Jun 12
       
      The section on 'Celebrations and Graduations' is something we need to/can consider when thinking about our 8th graders this spring.  I especially like the idea about the candle ceremony on the bottom of page 4. 
Kirsten Edwards

Teachers Need More Training to Handle Children's Emotions | Psych Central News - 2 views

psychcentral.com/...39862.html

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  • These “everyday moments” are “golden opportunities for children to learn how to manage their emotions, Swartz add
    • Theo Shaw
      Theo Shaw on 12 Jun 12
       
      We have to respond to student emotions in the classroom. As educators, we must facilitate and provide students with the coping skills to successfully deal and not neglect their emotions and feelings. If we fail to address them, we ultimately fail to develop our children socially and emotional to tackle everyday challenges and problems.
  • “When you’re sitting with a long-division problem, it’s not just understanding long division that’s important, but being able to stick with it long enough to understand it,”
    • Kirsten Edwards
      Kirsten Edwards on 13 Jun 12
       
      It tends to be easier to focus just on content in middle school and beyond.  However, developmentally middle schoolers have a lot more on their mind than simply content.  It is our job as educators to help guide them to use their emotions in a positive and productive manner that allows them to be successful with academic content and social situations.
    • Elizabeth Hunter
      Elizabeth Hunter on 16 Jun 12
       
      I agree with Theo and Kirsten completely but I also feel that this aspect of the child is one that we, as Montessorians, deal with better than most schools. To me, much of what is put in place in the Montessori classroom addresses the emotional development of adolescents. I'm not saying there isn't room for improvement, I'm just saying I think we're ahead of the game on this one.
carissa june

PLN: Your Personal Learning Network Made Easy | Once a Teacher…. - 2 views

onceateacher.wordpress.com/...nal-learning-network-made-easy

pln

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    • carissa june
      carissa june on 08 Jun 12
       
      LOVE the chart-good explanation for some acronyms too :)
Laine Staton

http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_BPLC/learningteamcollaborationsurvey.pdf - 2 views

files.solution-tree.com/...ingteamcollaborationsurvey.pdf

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  • Laine Staton on 21 Aug 12
     
    I can se this being used after a couple of weeks or maybe after the first quarter. 
Katy Vance

The Adventures of Library Girl: Video: It's a Small World After All - My PLN Keynote - 2 views

www.librarygirl.net/...ll-world-after-all-my-pln.html

pln library professional_development

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  • Katy Vance on 11 Jun 12
     
    If you are cleaning, put this Keynote in the background. Jennifer LaGarde, middle school librarian in Wilmington, NC, (brainchild of our NOOK project) talks about how to build your PLN. This is relevant to ALL educators, not just librarians.
  • Katie Dulaney on 11 Jun 12
     
    This keynote helped me understand how to use Google Reader -- I can finally compile all of my bookmarked blogs into one place and actually read them! Thanks for posting this, Katy!
  • Katy Vance on 11 Jun 12
     
    Yay Katie! I am so glad this was helpful! : o) I LOVE Jennifer LaGarde.
sheldon reynolds

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

www.edweek.org/...29cs-overview.h31.html

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.
    • sheldon reynolds
      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
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