Connectedness, Belonging, Relevance, Autonomy
Circle of Power Model
Structure vs less structure
- big difference between 5-6 and 7-8
Student Voice
- student created agendas
How do we involve students in the work of Social Emotional Learning?
Sounds like all teachers are advisors...
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Creating Community Through Advisory - Session 3
Advisories with 8-12 students!
- how can we do this?
Structure
- A song to get people settled
- Greeting
- Share
- Activity
Student led advisory!!
Advisory vs Core
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- how can we do this?
Structure
- A song to get people settled
- Greeting
- Share
- Activity
Student led advisory!!
Advisory vs Core
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Redesigning Student PLPs - Session 2
Need to allow students more time to explore who they are before asked what their Hopes and Dreams are and what their goals are
Protean app for phones!
- giving students more positive ways to use their devices
Students wanted more activities and games
Students asked for HELP...how do we make that happen?
- What is expected?
- More personalization
- Less pressure and rules about how to do it
How have you made it more integrated?
- Can they work on this in Advisory? Can this be a work time?
Protean app for phones!
- giving students more positive ways to use their devices
Students wanted more activities and games
Students asked for HELP...how do we make that happen?
- What is expected?
- More personalization
- Less pressure and rules about how to do it
How have you made it more integrated?
- Can they work on this in Advisory? Can this be a work time?
Swift Sustainability Project - Session 1
Student Led is a messy process!
How will students have voice?
- this theme is so important in the middle grades for buy in and authentic work
Making time - it's not an option to try and fit it in
Embed this project throughout the curriculum!
- this must be a challenge when there are so many top down expectations regarding curriculum
- there is a dedicated work time but they try and connect across the content areas
Students are making connections to the Global Goals on there own in other classes!
Making the Sustainable Goals the priority
How has this impacted you as teachers?
- feels like the projects are making a difference in student thinking and engagement
Grumblings?
- It's new enough that students are buying in
- Important to revisit the reason for this project to reinvigorate students
Successes?
- Some students are realizing changes that need to be made in the school due to this work
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Workshop 6 - Assessment Shifts
Module
Formative Assessment is the key...
Assessment
- are we allowing for choice in the assessment?
- are we allowing for multiple opportunities?
- Learners need to monitor their own progress
Nearpod - both teacher and student led activities
When we ask students to be in charge of their reflections they need to know why! Not just a collection of work for collection sake
How do we keep students moving forward?
- Digital Playlists
- academic choices for students
Where is the best place to begin that would have the biggest return?
Formative Assessment is the key...
Assessment
- are we allowing for choice in the assessment?
- are we allowing for multiple opportunities?
- Learners need to monitor their own progress
Nearpod - both teacher and student led activities
When we ask students to be in charge of their reflections they need to know why! Not just a collection of work for collection sake
How do we keep students moving forward?
- Digital Playlists
- academic choices for students
Where is the best place to begin that would have the biggest return?
Workshop 5 - Teaching with Proficiencies
Module
How do we define it?
- standards based
- instruction and assessment
- targeted
- multiple opportunities to engage
What is the one place to start?
- formative assessments and reteaching after summatives
Video from Folklife Center
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The power in this is the chance to be transparent. No secrets, revision opportunities are essential
Bill Rich - Red House Learning - Learning Scales
* The creation of posters around the 4 main parts of PBL was most helpful. It put the ideas that could seem abstract in a more realistic place because teachers were adding their ideas of what they see in the classroom.
How do we define it?
- standards based
- instruction and assessment
- targeted
- multiple opportunities to engage
What is the one place to start?
- formative assessments and reteaching after summatives
Video from Folklife Center
-
The power in this is the chance to be transparent. No secrets, revision opportunities are essential
Bill Rich - Red House Learning - Learning Scales
* The creation of posters around the 4 main parts of PBL was most helpful. It put the ideas that could seem abstract in a more realistic place because teachers were adding their ideas of what they see in the classroom.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Wednesday Reflection - Competence
Thanks to some supportive conversations with several MGI staff from my Team I am feeling more competent about designing my Action Research. Through the workshops today on my strand I got another dose of the importance of giving students choice and personalized paths, and that should fit in nicely with my idea of bringing that to the PLP process. Students are not liking them, and I am wondering if they would more if they had more say in what gets posted and how evidence is documented. I think that is connected to competency...not liking something does not tend to make one feel competent at it.
I am impressed with how my Team works together. I have known them as building colleagues for years, but only started working with them in the last week. They/we set goals well and share the workload to get things accomplished. They listen to me and are patient with my newness to this particular job. I think that listening is key to building competence in students. Listen to their ideas, concerns, fears and successes.
I am impressed with how my Team works together. I have known them as building colleagues for years, but only started working with them in the last week. They/we set goals well and share the workload to get things accomplished. They listen to me and are patient with my newness to this particular job. I think that listening is key to building competence in students. Listen to their ideas, concerns, fears and successes.
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