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Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views

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  • You really have to be on top of things to allow the students choice since now there is more than one “right” way of doing something in the classroom
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      blockerl on 15 Apr 18
       
      I agree that you have to be more on top of things, but I really think that it helps to ensure good communication with students. Those quiet students are less likely to fall through the cracks. Plus, if we weren't checking in on the students and their choices, we would be nagging them to get what they have not interest in doing done.
  • I decided to “release” one piece of the assignment at a time in an effort to control students’ pathway through the materia
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      blockerl on 15 Apr 18
       
      I really like the idea of starting small. It's the best way to do any transformation, but we often think we have to change all things at once. It's a nice reminder that we don't have to. A little at a time. :)
  • creating a website, or writing a script for a video that they then record.
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      blockerl on 15 Apr 18
       
      Great idea! Sometimes I think we essay kids to death . . . for what purpose? Don't get me wrong, essays and formal writing is important, but I don't know that writing an essay has to always be the only way.
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  • students receive a digital review of the research proce
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      blockerl on 15 Apr 18
       
      I'd be interested to see more of what this digital review looks like. Does she have different videos for each step of the research process? This is an interesting concept.
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PLE Articles - 3 views

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  • teachers must pursue training and be knowledgeable of how to utilize PLEs to enhance learning and ensure that students are using this e-learning tool in a meaningful way.
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      blockerl on 08 Apr 18
       
      This is extremely important. If we want to do something well, we must have good support and good training. It makes more sense for the teacher to initiate the training because there will be more buy-in.
  • I decided to revisit Symbaloo, which I first discovered about a year or so ago through my colleague and friend Wendy Drexler.
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      blockerl on 08 Apr 18
       
      Our teacher librarian uses Symbaloo to organize the library resources like databases, the library link, etc. It's a nice visual.
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 3 views

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  • resource rich
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      blockerl on 03 Apr 18
       
      I'm interested to see what "resource rich" looks like. If students are in charge of their own learning, what are the best resources to provide them? Is it that we have a lot of options like databases for them to draw the information, or is it the teacher's job to do some of that curation?
  • It requires the presence of a caring teacher who knows each child well.
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      blockerl on 04 Apr 18
       
      It is important for me to know and understand my students. I think sometimes, after having new students year in and year out, we forget to do the little things that helps us to really know our students. I always appreciate the reminder.
  • “monitor students’ progress,” we should immediately ask, “What do you mean by progress?” That word, like achievement, often refers to nothing more than results on dreadful tests.
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      blockerl on 04 Apr 18
       
      Umm, I can't help but think about the CFAs we are creating in our teacher teams. Are we doing things wrong?
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Article(s): Self- and Peer-Assessment Online - 1 views

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  • Students must feel comfortable and trust one another in order to provide honest and constructive feedback.
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      blockerl on 17 Feb 18
       
      Students definitely need to trust each other in order to even begin the process of a peer edit. In my Writer's Studio class, there were a couple students who were writing some very personal memoirs. In order to allow them to do that, I did their first peer edit for them. Students need to feel safe when they are writing. Peer editing for those students came for the next writing.
  • Noteworthy was the fact that none of this sample reported having any previous experiences with academic self-assessment. Not surprisingly, they didn’t value their opinions about their work and saw self-assessment as a vehicle for figuring out the teacher’s expectations.
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      blockerl on 17 Feb 18
       
      We always had to self assess our writing assignments in college, and it was a great time to be reflective of my learning and critical of my work. I need to get better at doing this for my students.
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ollie-afe-2018: Article: Attributes from Effective Formative Assessment (CCSSO) - 4 views

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  • In this particular lesson, students have been asked to write an opening paragraph to their speech with the success criteria of introducing their topic in a way that engages the audience. The feedback the teacher gives to one student is, “The opening paragraph does not capture the audience’s attention because it does not clearly state what the speech is about. However, the opening sentence of the second paragraph states you
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      blockerl on 13 Feb 18
       
      I like how the teacher is providing feedback to the student throughout the process of writing. That is a challenging task to do all the time, but it is great practice.
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ollie-afe-2018: Building a Better Mousetrap - 3 views

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  • to assess our rubric
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      blockerl on 06 Feb 18
       
      I agree. When we make these rubrics, we do need to discover its effectiveness.
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ollie-afe-2018: Educational Leadership: The Quest for Quality--article - 14 views

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  • such as "Focuses on one specific aspect of the subject" or "Makes an assertion that can be argued."
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      blockerl on 28 Jan 18
       
      I would be fine with this as long as the student also explains how their assignment "Focuses on one specific aspect of the subject." If we just as them to apply a piece of the rubric to their assignment, they are going to often just pick something that sounds pretty good and copy/paste it into the reflection.
  • The classroom is also a practical location to give students multiple opportunities to demonstrate what they know and can do, adding to the accuracy of the information available from that level of assessment.
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      blockerl on 28 Jan 18
       
      This is a good point. Performance assessment and personal communication are great ways to measure a student's learning and/or knowledge. I think sometimes we forget about this because we are so used to preparing students for a selected-response test.
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Resources | Leslie Fisher - 1 views

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  • blockerl on 09 Feb 17
     
    One of my favorite tech ed people to follow.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Google Tutorials - 0 views

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  • blockerl on 09 Feb 17
     
    I like using Richard Byrne as a resource.
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ollie1 (Peterman): Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 21 views

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  • Maintains an online social presence that is available, approachable, positive, interactive, and sincere (SREB C.3, Varvel VII.A)
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      blockerl on 14 Jan 17
       
      I think this is especially important because it is hard to be sincere in an electronic space. I love when teachers introduce themselves. I need the personal touch to be more invested in the coursework. Students will need that, too.
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