Kim Frye

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

@paula_izbicki @DanielPink A7: #whendecisions I used to believe that I would be more efficient if I just powered through what I had to do. Now I believe that taking breaks is important.

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

@NancyLemay4 When I look at student writing with them I have started trying to actively end with a positive comment rather than something for them to work on. #whendecisions

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

I never considered how unifying specific language could be-in my rooms we often say "good readers read things more than once."

[Katie Henderson @MrsHendersonHB]

A6: In my classroom I use certain terminology (codes) such as I call hw “practice.” I encourage students to dress up (garb) like on Election Day for #HBCivics. All this helps build a #tribe #whendecisions

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

A6: #whendecisions Many of the activities suggested for synchronization remind me of Morning Meeting games which are useful during Morning Meetings but could also be used to break up the afternoon or to mark a midpoint.

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

@paula_izbicki A5: Emphasize how small the gap is so that students feel that the end is reachable.

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

@Carlongilesmath I also try to do this. It gives me a place to start in the morning.

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

I think this is a good thought in context to projects-having an endpoint for specific parts of a project can be motivational. #whendecisions

[Christina Remick @KindergartenTR]

A5: Perhaps if we pay attention to the smaller endings (last week of a unit, last few weeks of a grading period) we can use them to motivate ourselves and students instead of rushing to finish. #whendecisions

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

I've found this to be very helpful for students that have trouble focusing or when we have an activity that needs to be finished in a finite amount of time. end/

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

A4: #whendecisions When we think about midpoints we usually think about big projects or goals that take weeks or months. Midpoints can also be useful during one work period. 1/

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

At the midpoint note the time out loud and by drawing a line over the current time. Fill in all the time that has elapsed and state that this is the halfway point with X minutes remaining. 3/

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

I agree with this and I think it applies to both short and long term "whats." We can get bogged down in expecting students to be able to do things without reflecting on adjusting our expectation of "when."

[Susan Carlon-Giles @Carlongilesmath]

A3: The "what" often has a false sense of urgency that outweighs "when". We end up creating stressful,unrealistic deadlines. #whendecisions

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

A2: Microbreaks, or taking a short break between each agenda point, could be helpful during afternoon meetings. #whendecisions

[Kim Frye @_KimFrye]

A1: The nice thing about the 24 hour rule is having a chance to think about it through the best time for insight tasks then actually sending when you and the recipient are likely at the peak. #whendecisions