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Hello! I'm working on growing my teaching skills for 21st Century Learning. My first formal introduction to such skills was through Tony Wagner's book The Global Achievement Gap and I've recently been reading his Creating Innovators. Additionally, I'm taking courses in the Microsoft Educator Community. Reflecting on how 21st Century Learning is defined (which varies a bit from source to source),* I believe as a teacher of almost thirty years, I've always valued purposeful, student-led learning, collaboration, problem-solving, creativity, and communication. Still, there is a lot to keep thinking about and growing into, especially considering our ever-changing technologies and our students' unprecedented global access. I've just completed a course on collaboration through the Microsoft Educator Community which helped me think deeper about how much of my work with students has truly been as 'collaborative' and 'student-led' as it can be. Yes, I've had students work in groups with what I thought was shared responsibility and choice, but I think I can stretch by giving groups even more decision making power over their content, process, and/or product. Additionally, I'm investigating ways to ensure student collaborative work is 'interdependent'--that they have to rely on one another for the group to succeed and their parts come together into a cohesive whole (whether that's a presentation, event, project, or other). One way to guide these efforts is by having clearly defined goals which I've put together in two 'Collaboration Skills' Rubrics. One is for self-assessment and one is for group assessment. I really prefer working with students to create rubrics or success criteria, but I believe these will remind me of the direction we're going...that is in the direction of more student-responsibility and the active building of collaboration skills. (Obviously, as we work with these rubrics, or something like them, we would have to define what each of these criteria looks and feels like in order for students to be successful. Even so, we teachers have to trust in the process and our students and in the truth that they will grow into these skills with practice. Remember, embrace approximation. Make mistakes, debrief, and learn. That goes for all of us.) As I work with my K-6 students this year, I'd like to take more risks and give over more of the learning power. When I strive to do this, I'm often surprised and excited about the results. Here are the rubrics. I'd love some feedback. The google doc link is for both. #happycollaboration #happylearning https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1J6IiR6B37WaGxXZWtULW4zTjg/view?usp=sharing *Depending on the source, 21st Century Learning Skills include: collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and innovation, communication, self-direction, visual learning, information literacy, and global and cultural awareness.
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7 free resources to help you take an informative and fun assessment on students Pre-K to 1st grade. Perfect for homeschool or summer supplemental learning.
I uploaded my lesson to TpT here if you would like to download. Geometry Introduction Lesson Freebie Here is Miss Poly Gon all ready...
Staying organized as a special education teacher does not have to be hard or time-consuming. Enter the color coded classroom!
Today I thought I’d share a strategy I use to help my students communicate their thinking during the inquiry process. See, Think, Wonder is a thinking routine I use with my students to help t…
Wondering how to fit everything into your schedule in a self contained special needs classroom? I'm sharing my self contained class schedule and specifics on what each part of our school day looks like. Blog post at Mrs. D's Corner.
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This year, I’m a “Title Teacher.” If you’re not familiar with this title, it means that I teach small group literacy intervention, funded by federal Title I money. In my d…
Use the special ed inclusion documentation forms to keep track of service times, lesson plans, and more. Streamline it all quickly and effectively!
Every teacher has felt the frustration of a student who shouts out in the middle of class, disrupting your lesson, getting students off task, and driving you bananas. Here are 15 effective strategies to help you control those students, and a free reflective worksheet that will help that student stop blurting out.
Change your English Language Arts lesson plans now! Here's why I changed my ELA lesson plan for good! Grab these resources to get started!
Good teacher or GREAT? What Great Teachers Do Differently is an easy and entertaining read that will transform your teaching!
Dialogue journals are a powerful tool for building trust with your students. Learn how they work.
You can now buy the most easily useable, easily understandable, and frequently applicable meme from the Pokémon universe on a stamp, specifically for marking students' work. If you wanted a quick and easy way to identify with your students -- both the young'uns who play Pokémon and the old'uns who enjoy the meme (and also play Pokémon) -- you could spend twelve bucks on this Pokémon stamp and let your students know that they did well on their work and you are also hip to their jive.
I love thinking of ways to disguise Comprehensible Input as a game. I load them up for as long as I can with CI, and then when they’re getting tired, I switch it to a game and carry on with t…
Movie days are a rare, special occurrence in school. But what seems like a simple lesson isn't. Read more for Rated G Movies and lesson extensions.
Here is a freebie that I get asked about all the time. These are my Behavior Notes that get sent home with students at the end of the day. ...
Hey Everyone I'm so glad to give you this awesome product absolutely FREE! I use this one in my classroom, page for page so I'm putting it up to share with you! You're going to love it and your kids are too. They love using their bodies to do these yoga poses - each card is created to resemble an i...
Great ideas and resources for teaching solid figures in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. Download a FREE anchor chart about solid figures.
Sticks are making maths ever-more interesting outside.
Are you looking for an amazing science project for 4th grade? Picking an amazing 4th grade science project is a huge deal. This site will help guide you!
Technology is around our students everywhere. At school, at home, in the community. These are apps that I have used in my self-contained classroom and are loved by all of my students. List of 10 educational apps for sped, at Mrs. D's Corner.
Google Slides is my absolute FAVORITE G Suite tool! It is really the most versatile tool in the Google toolbox. So today, I'm giving you 12 Google Slides Resources That Will Make Your Day! Yes, I'm going to say it. Google Slides is like a Swiss Army Knife for your classroom. It is so much more than a presentation tool. Google Slides can help you transform your classroom assignments, give students room to stretch their creative legs, engage them in new ways, and make the learning more DYNAMIC!
10 trucs permettant d'obtenir l'attention des élèves rapidement et efficacement!
