Writing is the one of the top skills that benefit students in a myriad of ways. (See below.) It takes TIME to teach writing though. These articles were in the most recent copy of Educational Leadership magazine and speak clearly that students must be writing in all subjects, and that writing is strategic and ongoing. Take a look here:
Articles from Educational Leadership: (See buttons below) “Demystifying Writing...” “Giving Students the Right Type of Writing Practice” The Importance of Writing - see here and here.
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SIt sounds crazy, but summer break is right around the corner! At the top of your teacher agenda should be taking a nice long break for all the hard work throughout the school year. But also, start dreaming about what would interest your teacher-self over the summer. Is there a professional development you want to go to? Is there a book you are wanting to read? Is there something you want to do, that you just haven’t had time for yet? Here are some thoughts about that topic:
Teaching Practices that Make It Stick Dual Coding: Using graphic organizers are the perfect example of allowing for dual coding in students. Dual coding centers on the fact that the human brain processes information in both visual and verbal form. There is an abundance of research in this area and here are some amazing resources that support the practice of dual coding. Retrieval Practice: Retrieval Practice is a strategy we can employ to unlock the information from our student’s brains. There is much research on this strategy here. Be careful though, it sounds like assessment, which it is not. It is an opportunity for students to practice the recall of information in a no-stakes setting. Read more here at: This past week our campus spent time working on vertical alignment. Reflecting on our past week in vertical alignment, these resources may bring encouragement and clarity to the work that we are doing to provide the best learning opportunities for all our students at our schools. These resources center not only on the importance of vertical alignment, but also strategies for teaming and understanding most clearly what students are learning in your subject and/or grade level. Some of the resources reference district curriculum and it is notable that the role of the independent school educator is to be an ongoing contributor to the school’s curriculum. This unique element allows every educator in our school to put their mark on the learning that all students experience. https://www.teachingchannel.org/aligning-curriculum-module-sac The videos on this site are always incredibly insightful. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/cultivating-healthy-teams-schools-elena-aguilar https://www.teachthought.com/learning-models/useful-framework-learning-transparency/ ©Slideshare
Brought to you today: interesting websites that can help with more efficiency.
Decision Fatigue: Do you Have It? https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/teacher-decision-fatigue/ Planning: How To Move Away From the Day to Day Lesson Planning Trap https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/day-by-day-lesson-planning-trap/ How Amazon Can Support Your Classroom: https://www.weareteachers.com/amazon-perks-teachers/ What this (https://www.edutopia.org/article/setting-effective-group-work) article says is profound, “Research supports what we probably already knew about student collaboration: It’s integral to learning.” However, understanding the complexity of effectively monitoring and empowering groups is a whole different story. This article offers some key insights:
There are a number of awesome links within the article that introduce scaffolding and frameworks that will allow students to be more effective in contributing to the group. Check out the link and also, if you don’t have a Common Sense Educator account (see via the hotlinked sources within article), consider signing up to access great FREE resources about a variety of teaching topics. You may have heard of the Gradual Release Model, but this is such an amazing video that truly shares how it looks in action. It is one of the most helpful teaching resources you can use. Please watch and observe how we can support our students with modeling while also pushing them to think and learn on their own. Video: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improving-teacher-practice The first line of this article stood out so starkly because it references To Kill A Mockingbird, which our 8th graders have been devouring. Ask them, they have loved the book. Take a look at the article below. This may be one of the most important skills our students learn. Great job, 8th grade English at adding such a powerful text. http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-importance-empathy
When we teach students, how do we use student work in our teaching? The short blurb and clip is an example of a really cool and manageable practice to keep student work at the center of what we do. This strategy also builds confidence and positive class culture. Take a look – it’s really helpful.
http://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/clip-week-courtney-betars-show-call/ In all classes, when students write or create, we often need opportunities to publish their work. Here are some good resources for publishing written and/or digital work.
https://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3138 http://askatechteacher.com/2015/03/23/29-unique-ideas-for-publishing-student-work/ |
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