Gillian Berard

Educator, Footballer, Passionately Curious #Inquirybasedlearning #PBL

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

This gr4 student thinks ALL classrooms need a work bench. What do you think @katebuilds ?? She designed and built from scratch. Thank you for inspiring young girls with what you do! #BUILDWOMENUP #inquirymindset @trev_mackenzie

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@CarlaMeyrink @TG2Chat Thank you! 🙏

[Carla Meyrink @CarlaMeyrink]

@GillianBerard shares tips for empowering Ss through student-led conferences. I especially like "Let students make mistakes" - so important to the learning process!
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[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@unlearn_com @FslNiagara l couldn’t agree more!

[Grow Beyond Grades @GBGEdu]

"With student-led conferences, families hear how their child is progressing, more than any number or letter could tell them. They become a part of the process, learning about their child’s interests and passions." @GillianBerard #tg2chat https://t.co/KPaSFQYXax

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@SkylarPrimm @TG2Chat @HighMarq Thank you!!

[Jay McTighe @jaymctighe]

Framing the curriculum using Essential Questions has two benefits: 1) Focusing the content on the most important ideas & processes, and 2) Engaging learners in actively "making meaning" of that content. Join me to explore the use of EQs in a 2-hour webinar on April 28.

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@Mrs_Stranges Thank you Andrea!! 🙏

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@LWennerth Thank you @LWennerth !!

[Grow Beyond Grades @GBGEdu]

NEW POST!!! @GillianBerard explains how student-led conferences are a powerful means to shift classroom culture, allowing students to share their learning, interests, and passions with peers, teachers, families, and the wider community. #tg2chat https://t.co/EFZ9FrrnZ7

[Jay McTighe @jaymctighe]

What are the assessment implications for a competency-based education system? Hear my response to this important question in a 2-minute video produced by the Michigan Assessment Consortium. https://t.co/YVcjhSWuiB

[Grow Beyond Grades @GBGEdu]

"Student learning journeys are as individualized as fingerprints. Letter grades do not capture this journey; they rank and sort students by measuring the immeasurable—learning. If you want to know what student’s know, ask them.”

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[Cathy Marks Krpan @CathyMarksKrpan]

If you find assessing students' mathematical thinking a very easy and simple task, you are not doing it right.

[Trevor MacKenzie @trev_mackenzie]

A humble suggestion:

If we want inquiry for our students, we must embody inquiry ourselves.

Inquiry is not a checklist nor is it a series of predesigned tasks.

Inquiry is a stance. It requires continues reflection, agility, and ongoing development. We are never quite there 1/

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@trev_mackenzie Can’t wait to read this!

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@trev_mackenzie Yes!!

[Jay McTighe @jaymctighe]

#ELMAgChat Shouldn’t a fundamental goal of education be the development of self-directed learning whereby learners become increasingly able to accurately self-assess, rather than having to wait for a teacher’s grade to tell them how they have done?

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@Catlin_Tucker How are we assessing critical thinking competencies? How are we teaching students to self assess their critical thinking skills? How are we explicitly teaching what critical thinking acctually is?

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

Let’s not overlook simply asking Ss, “What are you interested in learning about?” & embed the curriculum accordingly. A simple question that can go a long way. A must listen ⁦@trev_mackenzie⁩ ⁦@kjinquiry⁩ ⁦@inquiryfive⁩ #inquirybythefire https://t.co/592i9GxmLb

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@katekax 🙌Let’s listen and chat after!

[Gillian Berard @GillianBerard]

@trev_mackenzie @kjinquiry @inquiryfive How can we use this time as an opportunity for experiential learning outside the classroom and model inquiry/curiosity?Using tech as a tool to connect us & share deep learning, not just a way to send ‘stuff’ to complete.Can’t wait to listen!