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Lesson: Articles on Visual Design - 0 views

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  • Applying design principles to the basic elements can seem overwhelming at first but once you start pulling a page or concept together, it becomes easier.
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      jennham on 01 Jul 19
       
      I am glad this was mentioned. I feel like there are so many things we have to do and incorporate to make an effective design that I am going to forget most of them.
  • First of all, white space doesn't need to be white.
    • jennham
      jennham on 01 Jul 19
       
      I am glad they clarified this because I admit I took "white" space literally.
  • Inconsistencies in a design are like spelling mistakes in an essay.
    • jennham
      jennham on 01 Jul 19
       
      I think this is a helpful way to think of the importance of consistency in design.
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  • Can it be used for web design? You betcha. Here’s Twitter:
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      jennham on 01 Jul 19
       
      I read about the Golden Ratio years ago and I think about it from time to time. However, I NEVER considered it in terms of web design! That's awesome!
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dol-2019: Lesson Planning: The Missing Link in e-Learning Course Design - 1 views

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  • Comparative lesson plans help to ensure that self paced e-Learning includes the “voice of the instructor.”
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      jennham on 12 Jun 19
       
      Including the voice of the instructor is imperative. I, for one, read and comprehend online material better if I feel as if I am in a conversational atmosphere. Even though it is one-sided, the connection I feel with the instructor while I am reading lessons makes all of the difference.
  • Comparative lesson plans
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      jennham on 12 Jun 19
       
      I had never thought of lining up my face-to-face lessons with E-lessons in order to streamline them and make them both effective, but it makes a lot of sense! It will help me to see what I need to change and what can stay the same.
  • However, we need to remember that the “R” in RID stands for “Rapid,” not “Rushed.”
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      jennham on 12 Jun 19
       
      I really like this idea; that we need to be able to make quality lessons, but we need to do so quickly. However, I am concerned about how much time online lessons will take to construct, at least at first. I will be making online lessons in addition to my face-to-face lessons as my students will have the opportunity to do both, so being able to make lessons quickly will be important for me.
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Article(s): Self- and Peer-Assessment Online - 0 views

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  • develop trust by forming them into small groups early in the semester and having them work in the same groups throughout the term. This allows them to become more comfortable with each other and leads to better peer feedback.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      I had never thought about leaving students in the same group for an extended period of time. It truly makes sense and I am eager to try it instead of switching them up constantly.
  • Students may be reluctant to make judgements regarding their peers.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      This is the issue I run into most frequently when my students engage in peer assessment. I try to overcome that by explaining they are not being mean, and they are actually helping when they come up with constructive feedback, but then they tell them everything "looks great" anyway.
  • Students in this sample reported that their attitudes toward self-assessment became more positive as their experiences with the process accumulated.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      I think this is key. It will seem strange and possibly not beneficial to students at first. However, the more they engage in self-assessment, the better they will become and the more it will mean to them and to their learning.
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  • They also recommend that teachers share expectations for assignments and define quality. Showing students examples of effective and ineffective pieces of work can help to make those definitions real and relevant.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      This is so important. I have always found it frustrating myself when I feel instructions are vague. I like to have clear-cut ideas on what I need to do. I know my own kids feel this same way. They often expressive anger over assignments in school where they feel their teacher did not clearly explain intended outcomes.
  • As this work illustrates, self-assessment need not necessarily be about self-grading.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      This is primarily how I use self-assessment in my classroom (upper elementary). I feel it gives the students the opportunity to improve on their work without stressing them out on grading themselves too harshly.
  • The instructor usually takes the average of the peer evaluations, and shares this grade with each team member which serves as the student’s grade in the peer evaluation portion.
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      jennham on 22 Apr 19
       
      While I can see why an instructor might want to use this method, it is not my favorite method. If I force myself to think about it objectively, it does have merit. I, however, prefer grades to come solely from the instructor, especially when the class is for credit.
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Implementation in an Elementary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views

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  • Its use with children as young as Ms. Moore’s students, though, is not widespread.
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      jennham on 20 Apr 19
       
      While inquiry-based instruction may not be widespread, I feel many districts are taking the right steps towards implementation with younger students. Ramps and Pathways is just one way in which first graders/teachers in my district are getting involved.
  • Although her natural inclination is “to help my students when they’re stumped or confused, I need constantly to remind myself that when I supply an answer or even suggest a method for finding an answer, I’m not truly helping.”
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      jennham on 20 Apr 19
       
      This is key. It is so not easy for me to not 'tell' students what or how to do something. Guiding them is a much better practice but something I work at constantly.
  • “They’re more apt to … think things through and connect them with their prior knowledge if they can play a game and it’s fun,” she says. “They don’t realize that they’re learning.”
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      jennham on 20 Apr 19
       
      This is just as true for upper elementary and secondary students. My students absolutely love it when they get to learn and play new math games. They will beg to play them for days after being introduced to a new one.
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  • Arrange desks into collaborative clusters or stations. The key is to give your classroom flexibility and enable varied work to go on at once. Include options for sitting on the floor, which is better for kids who don't learn as well while sitting still in a chair.
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      jennham on 20 Apr 19
       
      I think this is huge. In the last few years I have transformed my classroom from all student desks and chairs to couches, tall tables and stools, low tables and cushions, a pedal desk, a table, stand-up desks, and yes, the traditional desk and chair. I allow the students to choose where they sit everyday. I know I don't always learn well sitting in the exact same spot, so why should I assume they can?
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Adaptive Learning System Articles - 1 views

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  • And above all, they help each student to figure out exactly where she is doing well and where she still needs help.
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      jennham on 07 Apr 19
       
      This idea in adaptive learning is new to me. I previously thought the AL programs scaled the difficulty up or down, depending on the student's performance. I did not know they could also offer help and reteaching.
  • Getting them to understand when to trust a grammar checker and when not to trust it is a lot harder.
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      jennham on 07 Apr 19
       
      This is so true and can be difficult to teach. I can (usually) tell when to use and when to ignore my grammar hints, but there is no way all of my 4th-graders would be able to decide when it is right and when it is wrong. At least, not every time. The teaching and learning of the skills is still a necessary foundation.
  • Adaptive learning is a uniquely innovative, albeit expensive,
    • jennham
      jennham on 07 Apr 19
       
      Herein lies the problem. With adaptive learning programs being able to give teachers data on how their students are learning AND instant feedback to each student, how do districts afford to have multiple programs for every student?
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  • "The technology is now cheap enough and powerful enough for this kind of approach to be applied effectively and widely," Martin said.
    • jennham
      jennham on 07 Apr 19
       
      I am very curious as to what he considers to be "cheaply"?
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ollie-afe-2019: Educational Leadership: The Quest for Quality--article - 6 views

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  • the use of multiple measures does not, by itself, translate into high-quality evidence
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      jennham on 02 Apr 19
       
      I happy to say that in our district we are working very hard at using only those assessments that we find useful to both the teachers as well as the students. We have drastically cut back on the number of assessments our students take.
  • At the level of annual state/district standardized assessments, they involve where and how teachers can improve instruction—next year.
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      jennham on 02 Apr 19
       
      I feel this takes us dangerously close to teaching to the test. Is that really what is best for students? Changing everything around in order for them to score well on standardized tests? If the goal is truly to benefit students and how they learn, I am all for it no matter what.
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 5 views

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  • When that happens, the structures around the classroom leave little room for the kind of authentic, whole-child personalization many teachers dream of offering.
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      jennham on 31 Mar 19
       
      This is a challenge for me. How do we personalize learning while ensuring that teachers are teaching and students are learning what is expected? I do not want online learning to become just something else they do in order to check a box on Yes! I have personalized learning for my students!
  • It’s as if engaging them in learning without technology has become this impossible task.
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      jennham on 31 Mar 19
       
      Whoa! Having kids engaged in school and in their learning is something teachers have been doing long before technology became an imperative part of education. (I realize he agrees with me. That anyone could feel this statement strongly is what I reacted to.)
  • the best thing we can do for kids is empower them to make regular, important, thoughtful decisions about their own learning, what they learn and how they learn it
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      jennham on 31 Mar 19
       
      How do we make this happen? I do not think that one teacher in a building can pull this off. I see this as being a monumental shift in an entire district to truly make personalized learning personal to each student.
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  • personalization is “not about giving students what they want, it’s about a recommended learning path just for them.”[
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      jennham on 31 Mar 19
       
      This really sums up, for me, the difference between personalized learning and having personal learning. I think it is the learning path that educators get caught up on. The Oh! This program scales up the difficulty if the student answers the question right and scales it down if they miss it!, type of thing. That isn't personal to the student at all.
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Mind Mapping Online - Bubbl.us - 0 views

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  • jennham on 27 Jan 19
     
    This is a great online graphic organizer that can be used in a lot of ways.
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GeoGebra | Free Math Apps - used by over 100 Million Students & Teachers Worldwide - 0 views

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  • jennham on 27 Jan 19
     
    This is awesome for expanding on math skills. I really like the coordinate plane for helping with coding (specifically on Scratch).
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Online digital electronic binder for organizing all your resources | Free | LiveBinders - 0 views

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  • jennham on 27 Jan 19
     
    I think this looks like an easy way to keep everything in one place.
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ol101-s2019: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 21 views

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  • Continuously uses data to evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of instructional strategies
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      jennham on 16 Jan 19
       
      This jumped out at me immediately as this is our next step in our PLC group for any of our 'power standards'. Next year we will be focusing heavily on using a Data Wall, as well as using common assessment data to drive instruction. We have spent the last two years deciding on our Power Standards and finding common assessments to utilize.
  • Tailors instruction to meet the different needs of students, including different learning styles, different interests and backgrounds, and students with special needs or whom are language learners
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      jennham on 16 Jan 19
       
      I find this to be vital as not every learner is going to be successful in the same ways as other online learners. It cannot be a 'one size fits all' model.
  • Creates or selects multiple assessment instruments that are appropriate for online learning
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      jennham on 17 Jan 19
       
      I find this to be extremely important as in the past, any online assessments that I have seen have been multiple choice. It is very important to assess students using several different mediums that require higher order thinking skills along with memorization.
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  • Demonstrates techniques for dealing with issues arising from inappropriate student technological use
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      jennham on 17 Jan 19
       
      This one I find to be very important as I had this exact issue within the past week. I feel that it is important to handle these situations immediately while also allowing students to earn back privileges so that they may continue to learn and grow from their mistakes, as well as what they are meant to be learning online. Sometimes a bad choice can turn into a lasting memory for the better.
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