PLP Template
- I didn't use this!
- I was focusing on reflections and not as much a formalized PLP plan
Started with All About Me projects
- Multiple forms of presenting this
Goal Creation
- was not a new activity but there hadn't been the reflection part
- What are you good at?
- What is challenging for you?
- Academic and Personal goals
Reflection
- Proud moments and Epic Fails
- Designed some questions and sentence starters - was still challenging for this age group
Student led Conferences
- Using their sites as a guide for the conference
- Fall is goal sharing
- Spring is progress, reflection and evidence on those goals
There is a need to teach Reflection skills specifically!
Reducing the number of goals and the frequency of which they set new ones is a key
Self-direction and independence is the direction to head and that will bring about engagement!
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Flexible Pathways in the Writer's Workshop
This interested me because I teach writing using Lucy Calkins.
They noticed "teachers were working harder than the writers" and needed to move the responsibility back on to the students
Allowing students to self choose their persuasive pieces is giving more ownership. What really impressed me was how the letters students write are actually mailed to their targeted audience!
How do we help students engage in the revision process?
- use shorter pieces and self generated topics
- "don't get too attached to your pieces!"
Hoping to see a change in student mindset around writing as Lucy get's implemented in elementary grades
They noticed "teachers were working harder than the writers" and needed to move the responsibility back on to the students
Allowing students to self choose their persuasive pieces is giving more ownership. What really impressed me was how the letters students write are actually mailed to their targeted audience!
How do we help students engage in the revision process?
- use shorter pieces and self generated topics
- "don't get too attached to your pieces!"
Hoping to see a change in student mindset around writing as Lucy get's implemented in elementary grades
What Do YOU Want to Know?
Pre Assessing the interest of students and the knowledge they have
- found lots of interest but not a lot of in depth knowledge
Survey to get at their common interests and how they like to work
Survey to assess the areas that wanted to work on, including content and work habits
Survey to assess the types of projects that they wanted to make
- not much interest in writing...
Needed to address student sense of identity to prepare them for going beyond their current world
- history of the town can help broaden their sense of self
- found lots of interest but not a lot of in depth knowledge
Survey to get at their common interests and how they like to work
Survey to assess the areas that wanted to work on, including content and work habits
Survey to assess the types of projects that they wanted to make
- not much interest in writing...
Needed to address student sense of identity to prepare them for going beyond their current world
- history of the town can help broaden their sense of self
Personalization in a 6th grade math class
Giving more voice, choice and personalization
How did this impact motivation and learning?
Surveyed students who would be coming into 6th grade
"I was looking for less talking and more hands on"
"I was looking to be able to work at my own pace"
"I was one of the smartest in my class and would get quickly bored"
"I hated blah, blah days. Spacing out and not listening"
How does this work when you have a program to implement?
Homework
Offers self selected options as well as an assignment for students who don't want to have to choose
Reflection on Work Habits - self reflect using a rubric and a written question section
Perhaps useful before student led conferences
How do you motivate students to work and keep pace when it's self directed?
These seem like self directed students
"I want to work with a partner so I had to keep moving"
"I don't need motivation because I want to do the work I'm choosing"
How did this impact motivation and learning?
Surveyed students who would be coming into 6th grade
"I was looking for less talking and more hands on"
"I was looking to be able to work at my own pace"
"I was one of the smartest in my class and would get quickly bored"
"I hated blah, blah days. Spacing out and not listening"
How does this work when you have a program to implement?
Homework
Offers self selected options as well as an assignment for students who don't want to have to choose
Reflection on Work Habits - self reflect using a rubric and a written question section
Perhaps useful before student led conferences
How do you motivate students to work and keep pace when it's self directed?
These seem like self directed students
"I want to work with a partner so I had to keep moving"
"I don't need motivation because I want to do the work I'm choosing"
Table Talk Day 5
Questions asked of me...
What is my purpose for this work?
What strategies will be rolled out to the students? What is the pace and what is the language that I will roll it out?
Listen to your body - identify what you need
"I don't know" is an ok answer but I need a thumbs up or down
We are conditioned to not listen to our bodies
Ideas for instruction
- non-fiction articles to get at the science
- people study of those that use mindfulness for success
Headspace
What is my purpose for this work?
What strategies will be rolled out to the students? What is the pace and what is the language that I will roll it out?
Listen to your body - identify what you need
"I don't know" is an ok answer but I need a thumbs up or down
We are conditioned to not listen to our bodies
Ideas for instruction
- non-fiction articles to get at the science
- people study of those that use mindfulness for success
Headspace
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