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Shelley Clifford

Teaching Multicultural Literature . Workshop 3 . Teaching Strategies . Fishbowl - 1 views

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    Get ready for Fishbowl Description Fishbowl is a strategy used not only in classrooms but also in business meetings and other settings where group dynamics are important. This technique allows for a richer discussion of any given topic, and it frequently helps build community by focusing attention on the ways that particular group might work together more productively.
Shelley Clifford

Motivated to Learn: A Conversation with Daniel Pink - 0 views

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    Great research for Student Choice - Autonomy
Shelley Clifford

32 Habits That Make Thinkers - 1 views

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    by Terry Heick The difference between students and learners is something we've discussed before. On the surface it's a matter of tone and compliance, but it also has to do with purpose-why are they learning? How much of themselves are invested in the process? And does it lead to personal change, or mere performance?
Nicole Martin

ISTE Learning and Leading - 0 views

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    maker movement info
Shelley Clifford

Do we underestimate our youngest learners? - 0 views

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    The authors speculate that children did so well because the explanation capitalized "on young children's drive for coherent explanation, factual knowledge, and interest in trait function, along with their affinity for picture storybooks."
Nicole Martin

Building Positive School Morale: My Thoughts | Connected Principals - 1 views

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    I think we do all of these except "weed the garden". Even the thing we weed - "Muffins with Moms - get requested back!
Nicole Martin

The Real Worlds | The Mathalicious Blog - 0 views

    • Nicole Martin
       
      Whereas the goal of problem solving activities is for students to use some context to better understand mathematics, the goal with [our] applied activities is the exact opposite: to use mathematics to explore how the world around us - the external world that we often think of as the real, real world - works. Instead of discussing which type of activity - procedural, conceptual, or applied - we should use, a more constructive conversation would be about how often and when.  instead of debating which world is the best, we would do better to consider how to best integrate them: how to stop the pendulum from swinging and find its equilibrium (or at least limit the swing to a stabler range). How real-world an activity is first depends on the world in which it exists, and the goal it's intended to serve. 
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    Great blog to know about. In order to decide whether a particular math activity is "real-world," it's important to first determine the world in which the activity is intended to exist. From our perspective, there are three different worlds that constitute the universe of math instruction: the world of procedural fluency; the world of conceptual understanding/problem solving; and the world of applications. Only once we understand how each world works can we determine whether an activity within it is "real" or not.
Nicole Martin

Why some schools are giving letter grades a fail - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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    We don't give grades... because we give more descriptive feedback. I think it would be interesting to see of we notice any increase in learning since we switched - or if kids' attitudes/beliefs about learning changed. I think standards-based grading has increased teacher understanding of learning outcomes and allowed more flexibility in designing learning experiences and assessment.
Nicole Martin

Examples of Formative Assessment - 0 views

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      excellent list of formative assessment options- good to keep in mind during grade level planning
Nicole Martin

The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten | TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION - 1 views

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    Don't agree with all of this but food for thought on K and play.
Nicole Martin

How Opening Up Classroom Doors Can Push Education Forward | MindShift - 2 views

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    I am thinking about Team K as I read this. HMW better communicate what we are doing and why?
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