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Westyn Riley

Teaching the Teachers: At a Glance - 0 views

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      I like what this article is implementing. I learning seems to be much more affective with a hands on approach. Not only that but after trial and error the information will eventually stick. Teach teachers the way you would want your students to be taught!
  • when teachers are coached through the awkward phase of implementation, 95 percent can transfer the skill
  • teachers need to be working with the content they teach. Teachers don’t find professional development on generic topics useful
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  • professional development that focuses on teachers analyzing the specific skill and concept they’ll teach in their discipline is not only well-received by teachers, but has also been shown to improve both teacher practice and student learning
  • In order to truly change practices, professional development should occur over time and preferably be ongoing. During the implementation stage, initial attempts to use a new teaching strategy are almost certain to be met with failure, and mastery comes only as a result of continuous practice despite awkward performance and frustration in the early stages.
  • Without support during this phase, it is highly unlikely that teachers will persevere with the newly learned strategy.
  • Case studies suggest that districts may be able to restructure spending for effective professional development without spending significantly more.
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Professional Development (COPE) | Brainbuffet.com - 1 views

  • Resources for professional development come in many forms; Collaboration, Organizations, Publications, and Education.
  • I was quick to develop a network of other professionals that were also just starting out as a support team. I also developed a good relationship with a few other professionals who had been teaching for years. These professional relationships gave me a network of people to turn to for professional advice, input, and to bounce a few ideas off of. This is the most important place to go for professional development. It’s free and it’s the most helpful resource there is.
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  • rofessional development goes way beyond college courses. The most significant training I’ve recieved comes from conferences and workshops. These events are recurring opportunities for me to hear some of the best people in the profession share their secrets.
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    States the four forms of professional development. Does not go into detail.
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    This site has a slew of helpful hints from a current Tech. Ed. teacher to help new teachers and aspiring teachers connect with other members of their profession. - A look into one person's story of teaching and strategies that helped him along the way.
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    This site takes you through every letter of COPE and helps us as educators realized why professional development is so important. 
Westyn Riley

Wriritng Lesson Plans - Secondary Education Teacher Preparation - Teacher Education - 0 views

  • What do I want my students to learn, think about, be able to do as a result of this unit (learning goals - including concepts, processes, attitudes, social and personal responsibility)?
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  • What do I know about this content and what more do I need to learn and work on in order to teach it
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  • What do I want students to be working on, thinking about, and learning in this lesson (lesson objective)?
  • What kinds of engaging activities will I prepare for this lesson?
  • What kinds of questions will I ask to get at students' understandings, at how they are making sense of the task?
  • Questions to help me learn while teaching
  • What are different students learning and what evidence do I have? What are different students struggling with and what evidence do I have? How can I adjust my teaching to help students in those areas where they need more work? What are some alternatives and what reasons do I have for choosing a particular course of action? How can I take into account differences among students and promote genuine learning for all?
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    This website has a lot of good questions to be asking while writing out your lesson plan and questions to be asking yourself after you have given the lesson to better understand what worked and what could be changed.
Westyn Riley

Strategies for Successful Professional Development - 0 views

  • What are some of the key requirements for successfully integrating technology in your classroom? Not surprisingly, one requirement is adequate and effective professional development.
  • implement technology stress the need to work with teachers to weave technology-based activities into their existing curriculum in order to stretch—rather than add to—their instructional repertoires.
  • 1) teachers are at various levels in their knowledge and use of technology, 2) staff development for instructional technology needs to be based on what are currently construed as "best practices" for teachers' professional development, and 3) teachers' professional development in technology may well serve to further larger goals of school reform.
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  • The author concludes that the human element in integrating technology is critical. Teachers and other staff members must be supported on an ongoing basis in order to sustain the process of technology integration in the classroom.
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    This site gives a few examples of studies done to show the importance of integration of technology in the classroom and teacher competency when it comes to teaching through technology. It also provides examples of how to achieve this goal.
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Grant Writing and Professional Development: Get Results | Scholastic.com - 0 views

  • Nine studies show teachers that receive substantial professional development increase their students’ scores by 21 percentile points.
  • Great PD can often come with a great price tag to match. The cost of a conference can be hundreds of dollars, not to mention the travel costs. While some conferences will cover your meals, you still have to figure in the price of exploring, parking at the airport, and those exhibit hall deals you can’t pass up. If you get sticker shock, it’s time to think about ways to fund your adventures.
  • Education grants exist for nearly everything.
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  • Search for your interests and there is a grant to match — guaranteed.
  • If the grant is for high school teachers, you will not get it teaching kindergarten. Don’t waste your time. Read the requirements and make sure your needs match.
  • Explicitly say that you need this grant and why.
  • If a grant says to write in 300 words, don’t use 302.
  • Watch your grammar. You are an educator and no one will fund an illiterate teacher.
  • Even if it isn’t asked for, find a chance to say that you are extending the learning to others. How can you share this information you learn with collegues? How can you take this opportunity and expand on it in your school?
  • Showing that by paying for you they are reaching many more is important.
  • Ask and You Shall Receive
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    The importance of Professional Development along with tips on how to write grants
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How to Make a Lesson Plan (with Sample Lesson Plans) - wikiHow - 0 views

  • Tips After the class ends, review your plan and how it worked in actuality. What will you do differently next time? Preview new material with the students and give them their study goals a week or two in advance. Be prepared to divert from the lesson plan. Plan how to guide the class's attention back to you when it wanders. Remember to match what you are teaching with your state or local school district standards. If lesson plans aren't your thing, consider the Dogme teaching method. It involves no textbooks and allows the students to take control.[1] Be clear that you will expect them to respond to questions in class by a certain date.
  • Sample Lesson Plans
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    Awesome Wiki that gives tips and sample lesson plans. This Wiki has something for everyone because it gives different methods on how to create a lesson plan.
Westyn Riley

Digital textbooks and standards-aligned educational resources - 0 views

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    This is another FREE and helpful site, I recommend checking out a few of the lesson plans if this is the subject you are wanting to teach. This site also allows you to search for lessons on your topic in class but allows you to narrow it down by choosing which grade and what Social Studies area you are wanting the information for.
Westyn Riley

5 Top Resources for Aligning Your Social Studies Curricula to the Common Core - Fleming... - 0 views

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    Several reasons why as a social studies teacher we should align our teaching methods with state standards and common core. also includes a list I'd programs to download (and purchase) to use in your classroom.
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Professional Development: Targeted, Ongoing, and an Opportunity to Develop Teacher Lead... - 0 views

  • But, teachers can’t wait for districts to research, plan, and fund professional development days. As a result, grassroots efforts by teachers are gaining traction as the digital world enables them to connect and learn in new ways.  Teachers can no longer wait for their one or two days of professional development, they want their PD streaming. 
  • Teachers are always thinking about teaching, but now their focus is on learning…their learning.
  • Teacher accountability issues have brought teacher learning into hyper focus.
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  • Twitter, facebook, and the blogosphere are ripe with ideas for changing professional development models. 
  • Teacher leaders can facilitate school based literacy teams. They can guide their colleagues in identifying areas of strength that can be capitalized on.
  • These teacher leaders can direct teachers and administrators to the research and resources that can support faculty efforts in their ongoing professional development efforts.
  • The days of the one-day drive by professional development workshops are over.  Professional learning has taken on new meaning and new forms. 
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    Developing teachers and leaders
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Professional Learning for Teachers That Matters | WeAreTeachers - 0 views

  • Be Willing to Try New Things
  • In order to improve your teaching, you’ll have to change your behaviors in the classroom.
  • Maximize 21st Century Tools
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  • Technology is a crucial component of the Common Core, your classroom and your students’ lives, which means it should be a part of your professional learning as well.
  • When reviewing the schedule for an upcoming professional learning day or course overview, don’t be afraid to ask the instructor or facilitator, “What practical strategies will I have available at the end of the session?”
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    Ways to help make professional learning and development matter and not just something you "have to do"
Westyn Riley

The First Census: America in 1790 | Teachinghistory.org - 0 views

  • This lesson has a strong emphasis on analytic thinking and historical causation. Students engage with online maps, analyze census data from 1790, and read secondary sources (select either Map Tab or Documents Tab) to make evidence-based claims about why various states’ representatives held the positions they did on the Great Compromise and the Three Fifths Compromise. Students examine the impact of these two major political compromises on states’ political power, congressional representation, and representation of the enslaved population
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    I like this site, I chose to share one of the lesson plans that it gives for a secondary History teacher to use with his/her students. You can search the topic you are going over in class and then find a lesson that goes along with it. This lesson meets the State Standards for World History at the secondary level and has a few good tips and planning strategies, as well as a rubric for this particular lesson. The students will be using the internet as a source to find the census from 1790, and locate maps from this era.
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