Session description here. Day 1 We started the session by talking about 16 Habits of Mind and reflecting a bit on ourselves and our students as learners. Purpose and Pedagogy When thinking about pedagogy, think of these three clusters: Antiquated: What to cut? Classical: What to keep? (It's not old; it's timeless!) Contemporary: What to … Continue reading #TriCon17 Preconference: Projects, Capstones, Quests
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#TLConf2015: Is your PBL Up to Gold Standard?
Is Your PBL Up to Gold Standard? Rhonda Hill & Ashley Ellis bie.org I decided to attend this session because my new school next year is currently in the process of training its teachers in project-based learning (PBL), and I want to be sure I'm ready! I do some projects in class, and I think … Continue reading #TLConf2015: Is your PBL Up to Gold Standard?
#TLConf2015: Empowering Teachers to Build a Positive, Innovative School Culture
This past weekend, I was in Washington, DC for the annual Teaching & Learning Conference hosted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. I have been a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) since 2009, and I love being surrounded by hundreds of other NBCTs (we only have 275 here in NJ). Throughout the conference, … Continue reading #TLConf2015: Empowering Teachers to Build a Positive, Innovative School Culture
#NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Effective Reading Strategies for the Content Areas
Session: Effective Reading Strategies for the Content Areas Presenter: Heather Rocco Slides are here (will post the link once Heather tweets it out!). Love this spectrum by Margaret Early (1965)! The research shows: ages 0-12: Reading for unconscious delight ages 12-15: Reading to test against main character ages 15-22: Reading for philosophical speculation ages 22+: … Continue reading #NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Effective Reading Strategies for the Content Areas
#NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Leading Literacy
Session: Leading Literacy Presenter: Heather Rocco Slides are here I was extremely excited for this presentation for a few reasons. #1- Heather and I chat on Twitter, and I was excited to finally meet her in person! #2- I love literacy and I love leadership; yay for one presentation that combines them both! #3- Heather … Continue reading #NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Leading Literacy
#NJPAECET2 Live Blog: A Framework for Leading: Five Exemplary Leadership Practices
Presentation Name: A Framework for Leading: Five Exemplary Leadership Practices Presenters: Jimmy Casas and Jeff Zoul Book recommendation: The Leadership Challenge Just a disclaimer here...this blog post is mostly a big long list of quotes from Jeff and Jimmy. They kept saying such awesome things that I couldn't process much beyond quoting them! Haha. I … Continue reading #NJPAECET2 Live Blog: A Framework for Leading: Five Exemplary Leadership Practices
#NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Using Informational Text to Teach Literature
Session: Using Informational Text to Teach Literature Presenters: Audrey Fisch and Susan Chenelle Twitter: @UsingInfoText Web: http://www.usinginformationaltext.com The session started with a TED Talk about collaboration (I wanted to link it here but can't find it at the moment. Will keep looking). I liked how the video set the context of how important collaboration is … Continue reading #NJPAECET2 Live Blog: Using Informational Text to Teach Literature
Tech Dreams…Part 2
Thanks for coming back to read my second post about my visit to Randolph Township High School. If you're interested in learning more about their virtual learning summit, you can read the press release on their web site. I'm using my blog as a place to hold all the notes I took when I visited … Continue reading Tech Dreams…Part 2
Tech dreams…part 1
Today, a colleague and I visited Randolph High School in Randolph, NJ. Humanities supervisor Jonathan Olsen was kind enough to give us a tour and plan an awesome day of learning about the way Randolph has implemented BYOD and other technology initiatives. I had planned on writing a blog post summarizing all I had learned, … Continue reading Tech dreams…part 1
Pre-conference Excitement!
**Note: I originally wrote this as part of my slice-of-life story challenge, which is happening on my closed kidblog account. My original audience was my 9th-grade students, which explains why I sometimes directly address them in this post.** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those of you who have seen me this week, you’ve probably heard me talking about … Continue reading Pre-conference Excitement!
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