PLP Blended Learning

formative assessment idea

All our educational heroes in one place! Selling an app/approach to professional development that encapsulates many of the principles of Connected Learning such as moving students from surface to deep

Oh goodness is based on Learnology an LMS developed in Australia. I managed to sign up before I figured it out!

blog and projects linked from his home page. 

Tool to build content 

Image: Timperley, Kaser & Halbert, 2014 Building Teaching as Inquiry projects collaboratively is becoming more commonplace as teachers shift their learning and teaching practices (Modern Learning Pedagogies) to co-teach or team-teach learners, for whom they are collectively responsible, within changing learning environments (Modern Learning Environments).

Helen Timperley, Professor of Education at The University of Auckland, talks about professional development that makes a difference to student learning. Helen talks about the importance of combining careful assessment and analysis with pedagogical content knowledge, and ways teachers can gain this knowledge through cycles of inquiry into their practice.

Cultivating a classroom community where substantive discussions like this can happen is challenging work -- it's an ongoing process that takes time. But online discussion activities are one great way to give your students a leg up; use them as scaffolding for the "real" thing. Plus, the ability to engage in online discourse responsibly is a great 21st-century skill in and of itself.

Linda M's blended learning activity. A process of questions and wonder. My next solid step is to find someone or several who will be willing to collaborate with me. Excited to develop that partnership.

Self-Efficacy: Continuum (Cautious, Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence, Perseverance)

What a powerful example of design thinking! Who would have imagined it power in English class?

Classroom redesign encourages students to be metacognitive about what works for them. Interesting article with a flexible seating practice that is research based. Looking forward to rethinking my student's space for this year!