Thank you to all teachers and students who played a roll in the Nellie Mae site visit. We had a large number of enthusiastic visitors and they were treated to interesting classes and engaging presentations.
Nellie Mae visitors enjoying their luncheon Q&A at Bulkeley.
Justin Taylor and Jessica Chirdon are combining their two classes and co-teaching students through a research paper related to the Holocaust. To do this, they are using a flex model where students are mostly working independently, but data from EdPuzzle videos on research/writing skills is being used to inform them which students to pull into small group instruction. Justin and Jessica set themselves and their students up for success by explicitly teaching the expected behaviors for each area of the room.
Cool Tools
Google Slides just introduced a new feature that you may have recently noticed called Q&A. The feature allows a presenter to share a link where audience members can submit questions in a back channel. The audience can "like" questions that have been asked so that the presenter can prioritize questions that are popular in the group. I played with this feature last week and found it extremely easy to use! Check out this promotional video:
Because I can't get enough of cool physics experience, here is Physics Girl, a series of free video resources from PBS LearningMedia.
ThinkCERCA has updated their lesson library to include filters. This should making finding the "just right" lesson even easier.
Professional Learning
Can growth mindset theory reshape the classroom? According to this article, it can, but now the research needs to be turned into effective practice.
A middle school teacher reflects on incorporating reflection into her PBL classroom in
Reflect versus Critique in the PBL Classroom. An interesting read that differentiates reflection on process from critique of product.
As we know, technology for technology's sake does not work. Five Myths About Classroom Technology (And What To Do, Instead) challenges us to think about classroom technology best practices.
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