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Callie Theodoss

The Future of Reading - 'Reading Workshop' Approach Lets Students Pick the Books - Seri... - 7 views

  • The approach Ms. McNeill uses, in which students choose their own books, discuss them individually with their teacher and one another, and keep detailed journals about their reading, is part of a movement to revolutionize the way literature is taught in America’s schools. While there is no clear consensus among English teachers, variations on the approach, known as reading workshop, are catching on.
  • In the method familiar to generations of students, an entire class reads a novel — often a classic — together to draw out the themes and study literary craft. That tradition, proponents say, builds a shared literary culture among students, exposes all readers to works of quality and complexity and is the best way to prepare students for standardized tests.
  • “I just never felt that they were as excited about reading as I wanted them to be.”
    • bredamae
       
      YES!!! So very true.
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  • noting page numbers to make sure each student had read at least 20 pages the night before.
  • Ms. Moje added that choices should be limited and that teachers should guide students toward high-quality literature.
    • bredamae
       
      This proves that choice is part of the workshop, but not the end all be all.
  • she scooted from student to student on a lime-green stool, noting page numbers on a clipboard chart. She asked questions about the books and suggested new ones.
    • bredamae
       
      Seems so manageable, but who is this anecdotal data useful for other than the teacher and student?
  • In January two of her students failed a state writing assessment.
    • bredamae
       
      This is my fear, and truth be told, some of the students who I felt grew as a result of our RW lessons didn't do well on MCAS.
    • bredamae
       
      I have fully bought into the workshop model, but it's hard to transform thinking if everyone isn't onboard.
    • Callie Theodoss
       
      I love the idea that this article is highlighting the importance and significance of readers workshop. It is important for teachers to realize that it is a new way to teach literature in schools. It is authentic!
    • Callie Theodoss
       
      It is so important to realize that children are now interacting and engaged about the books they read! This is a great article to show as evidence for readers workshop.
  • unable to understand the texts.
  • But fans of the reading workshop say that assigning books leaves many children bored or
  • they’re actually interacting
  • every kid in my classroom is engaged
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    It's nice to see that we are not the only ones battling with these issues.
amfpiscitelli

The Fischbowl - 15 views

shared by amfpiscitelli on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
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    • Julie Grant
       
      Interesting points about the value of homework...
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night
    • anonymous
       
      Good question
    • kararyan
       
      I agree...big debate here on HW...
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      I agree how is the time determined per grade level?
    • anonymous
       
      Karl Fish always has someting interesting to say
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  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility.
    • msfellows
       
      I've definitely heard these same three reasons given to justify homework.
    • kararyan
       
      I've heard them too. And I agree SOME students really do need the practice...but some do not..
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      I think all students could use extra practice. I have heard these 3 reasons as well.
  • The research provides little or no support for number one. What little support it does give could be accomplished by giving them time in class to practic
  • there's not enough time to cover the curriculum
  • I have yet to see any research that shows that assigning homework teaches responsibility
  • in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • So if we just made up this number, how is that "data-driven"? Perhaps we need to sit down and rethink this and decide if that's truly the best number.
  • Data-Driven Schools: Homework
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night?
  • if we did that, then we'd probably also want to look at the research on the effectiveness of homework in general
  • research shows no support for homework at all at the elementary level
  • at the high school level there is only a weak correlation between homework and increased test scores
  • There was no relationship whatsoever between time spent on homework and course grade, and “no substantive difference in grades between students who complete homework and those who do not.”
    • kararyan
       
      Has anyone here done a study/collection of data on HW in middle school?
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      That would be a great idea Kara!
  • even most of what I've read in support of homework tends to show it having a relatively small effect on student "achievement"
  • So why do we assign homework?
  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility
  • The research provides little or no support for number one.
  • Instead of assigning homework (and assigning students a "second shift") in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • I would suggest that giving them meaningful and important things to do might teach them responsibility better than assigning homework of dubious value.
  • any homework we assign should be justified.
  • Was there a correlation between the amount of homework that high school students reported doing and their scores on standardized math and science tests?
    • hortac
       
      Homework is sometimes a time management tool. Some students need more time to process the work and if we waited for them to finish in class, the cows would come home. Having them finish at home keeps us all moving forward...
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      Yes it can be a time management tool.
    • krs10walsh
       
      Excellent article I will certainly share with my 10th grader, 8th grader, and 4th grader at home. I'm sure the first grader will like to hear about it as well... After we finish their homework.
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      Homework is a reinforcement in my classroom.
  • Yes, and it was statistically significant but “very modest”:
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    Homework myth
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    Homework Debate
lisabcosmo

What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn? | MindShift - 0 views

  • “Treat students like adults. If the students feel like they’re worth it they’ll act more like adults.
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    help keeps students motivated to learn
campellonea

6 Targets To Teach The Way The Brain Learns - 9 views

    • anonymous
       
      Many of these Brain Targets require a minimum of change in the classroom
    • Kristen Oberheim
       
      I like how the author broke it down to give quick ways to do these ideas!
    • ddonaldsonagawam
       
      I do stand in the dooway and greet students as the enter class.
    • ddonaldsonagawam
       
      Technology lends itself to timely feedback.
  • Usable classroom translation: Give students the big picture; visually represent the connections between previous knowledge and new learning; indicate relationships among learning goals.
  • Usable classroom translation: make regular changes in your classroom such as seating arrangements, wall displays
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  • Usable classroom translation: stress impedes learning
  • Usable classroom translation: Creativity can be taught but it builds on a body of content knowledge being mastered. Interweave information and thinking in all content areas; show real world applications, move away from simple, single-answer problems to encourage divergent solutions.
    • donna ferraiolo
       
      I think this is an important piece - being able to apply info. is true learning.
    • Julie Grant
       
      Interesting targets to teach the way the brain learns...
  • When you’re standing in front of a classroom of students who’re not quite sure they even want to be in your class, much less pay attention to what’s being said
  • Brain Target 2: Creating the Physical Learning Environment
  • Brain Target 1: Establish the emotional climate for learning
  • Brain Target 3: Designing the Learning Experience
  • Neuroscience: The brain feels before it thinks. The amygdala (think fight/flight) receives stimuli 40 milliseconds
  • Neuroscience: The brain craves novelty. Posner & Rothbart, 2007); lighting, background noise impact on attention;
  • Neuroscience behind it: The brain looks for patterns between known and unknown information (Posner & Rothbart
  • Brain Target 4: Teaching for Mastery
  • Neuroscience behind it: In order for information to be retained it must make its way from short-term to long-term memory.
  • Brain Target 5: Teaching for the Extension Neuroscience behind it: The brain is plastic. Significant changes occur in the brain due to repeated sensory experience (Fu & Zuo,2011, Karmarkar & Dan, 2006)
  • Brain Target 6: Evaluating Learning Neuroscience behind it: Assessments provides feedback that informs and motivates students; retrieval of information recruits memory systems, reinforcing memory for that information.
    • campellonea
       
      Making connections between new and old information is so integral to helping students learn.
anonymous

Flip Your PD for Extra Flexibility & Support - 7 views

  • Flipped Classroom, a model in which teachers send their students home with a lesson
  • a model in which teachers send their students home with a lesson
  • a model in which teachers send their students home with a lesson
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    • anonymous
       
      Flipped PD sound like what we need to try
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    Flipping PD good idea
anonymous

Unleash Google Docs In Your Classroom: Student Use Starter Kit - 21st Century Ed Tech P... - 1 views

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    Website used in a conference presentation useful tips and links for starting to use Google apps for education
pacittijanet

ABCya.com | Kids Educational Computer Games & Activities - 6 views

shared by pacittijanet on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
    • Wendy Smith
       
      I didn't realize that this site went from K-5. What a great way to teach basic computer skills!
  • free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students
  • basic computer skills
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  • grade level sections
    • smithma54
       
      This site looks like it has some good games for my 2nd graders to try.
    • pacittijanet
       
      Renee, This site seems to have lots of resources. I am looking for sites that my students can use independently. Since it goes from k-5, I can also find just the right level for everyone.
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    Interactive student site for kindergartners
anonymous

Faculty eCommons Rethinking Your Online Classroom with Connectivism » Faculty... - 0 views

  • Emerging online classrooms mirror digital, distributed modes of connectivity made possible through the Web and information and communication technology.
  • “the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, and therefore that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks.”
  • Knowledge does not exist “in the heads” of learners or instructors but through the variety of connections established amongst students, instructors, and technologies. With connectivism, static student-teacher roles become as fluid as the technology that mediates them, and the process of learning becomes more important than the final product.
anonymous

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Connectivism in the Classroom - 0 views

    • anonymous
       
      What if the teacher lets student go off track, sometimes new dicoveries are made off track.
  • But teaching is about not showing how much the teacher knows but about producing students that will eventually surpass the teacher because they become self-learners and passionate about the topic.
anonymous

CIS 471: Udacity drops free certificates in their shift toward lifelong vocational educ... - 1 views

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    Udacity is still focused on lifelong vocational education, but to receive a certificate the student now requires interaction with coaches, projects and testing.
anonymous

Home - Big6 - 0 views

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    Information and Technology skills for student success
krs10walsh

Homepage - ReadWriteThink - 2 views

shared by krs10walsh on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
    • Callie Theodoss
       
      Can choose the grade level that you want to find resources for, lesson plans, and the student interactives are pretty cools!
    • krs10walsh
       
      This is really great. I think I will spend some time checking this out for my first graders.
  • Lesson Plans (875)
  • Student Interactives (59)
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  • Grade Level
    • klytle
       
      I love this website it always has such good ideas.
  • Grades   3 - 8  |  Game & Tool Trading Card Creator
    • klytle
       
      The Trading Card Creator is a great tool when studying biographies.
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    This is a great resource for ELA teaching ideas. Lots of interactives
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    This is a great resource for ELA teaching ideas. Lots of interactives
jennprior

Raising Classroom Standards Means Ramping Up Non-Fiction - WNYC - 2 views

  • Peynado’s teachers are assigning more editorials this year because the state is phasing in new national standards, which put a greater emphasis on non-fiction. Yuet Chu leads a network of 23 city schools including University Neighborhood Middle School. She notes that various researchers have found American students read texts that are too easy. This leaves them unprepared for the more complex skills they need later.
    • jennprior
       
      Non-fiction reading requires a different set of reading and interpreting skills.  They also help students develop their thoughts and opinions on subjects.  This can lead to great verbal or written discourse. 
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    Good article about introducing non-fiction at the middle school.
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    Great article - thanks Jen!
Julie Grant

3 Must Have Google Drive Tools to Improve Students Writing ~ Educational Technology and... - 1 views

  • Track Changes
    • anonymous
       
      I have added this and used as a group is writng a discription of New Literacies Institute.
    • Julie Grant
       
      I like this article on helpful add-ons to improve students' writing.
  • 1- ProWriting Aid
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  • Check your writing for consistency, plagiarism, acronyms, cliches, redundancies, grammar mistakes and more. Check for consistency of spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization; - Eliminate clichés and redundancies;  Check for plagiarism and unoriginal content;  Online grammar and spelling checker;  Improve readability;  Find overused words;   Improve dull paragraph structure;  Find repeated words and phrases;  Eliminate vague, abstract, and complex words from your writing;   High quality copy-editing and proofreading services;
  • Track Changes is a great tool for collaborative writing
  • allows users to see changes and editing
  • EasyBib
  • look for and  access citations and also generates a bibliography for your paper. You can choose from the three different citation formats: APA, MLA, or Chicago.
campellonea

Illustrative Mathematics - 0 views

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    Illustrative Math has a lot of great problems to use with students that reinforce the Common Core Standards of Mathematical Practice.
msfellows

Earthquakes - 0 views

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    My students have been visiting this site weekly to plot earthquake activity around the world.
smithma54

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship | Edutopia - 1 views

  • What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship
    • smithma54
       
      Looks like a good site to explore further.
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      This looks like a great site to share with my sixth graders.
anonymous

De-schooling Society, chapter 6 - 0 views

    • anonymous
       
      Charter schools are an attempt to address Illich's vision, but these are often more focused on schooling and less a trasformation of schools
  • I intend to show that the inverse of school is possible: that we can depend on self-motivated learning instead of employing teachers to bribe or compel the student to find the time and the will to learn; that we can provide the learner with new links to the world instead of continuing to funnel all educational programs through the teacher.
  • schools are fundamentally alike in all countries, be they fascist, democratic or socialist, big or small, rich or poor.
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  • his identity of the school system forces us to recognize the profound world-wide identity of myth, mode of production, and method of social control, despite the great variety of mythologies in which the myth finds expression.
  • The alternative to dependence on schools is not the use of public resources for some new device which "makes" people learn; rather it is the creation of a new style of educational relationship between man and his environment. To foster this style, attitudes toward growing up, the tools available for learning, and the quality and structure of daily life will have to change concurrently.
Kristen Oberheim

Paul Mitchell Hair Style for Party Night |Glam & Glitter - 0 views

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    What a fun video - your students will love it!
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