I am a passionate educator who loves nothing more than to be taught.Currently,I am the Supervisor of Professional Learning in Olentangy,a dad, and music snob.
Fantastic day of professional development. Started with deconstructing some things. Then moved to a deep dive into defining student engagement…moving slowly to figure out the parts, purposes & complexities. Group 3 was phenomenal to work with!!! @OlentangySD
Today I snapped at a kid…twice. Later I found him to talk.He understood why I snapped the 1st time, but not the 2nd. He said he was paying attn…we chatted…i believed him. I was wrong. So I apologized.
His face =😁
This is a reminder:It’s ok to apologize to kids when ur wrong
During today’s chalk talk, Mrs. Howard’s second graders got to choose a strategy they felt was reliable to be problem solvers! They checked their own work and the work of a friend in another group to ensure everyone’s thinking was reasonable!
"What if we determined to return to our classrooms asking these questions, seeking answers, and teaching in response to what we learn instead of returning to an old “normal” that in so many ways was abnormal?"
Carol Ann Tomlinson via @DefinedLearning
https://t.co/ivxLk65oGJ
Feeling motivated and inspired after spending the week with @OlentangySD Builing Leadership Teams. They showed up as learners and embraced their curiosity to unpack the concept of agency through the #meaningmaking#thinkingroutine @RonRitchhart
@mchurch_thinks @RonRitchhart The concept of work versus learning spoke to me immediately. It helped me frame and reflect on something I always felt in my classroom. Our classroom's best days were when we were collectively focused on the learning, rather than completing the work.
@CES_Gifted Let me know what you try! We have used main/hidden/side, beauty and truth, and what -so what- now what.
So many great ideas to foster thinking!
@MrShoaf25@LaurenHeitkamp Would love to stop by and see this! I am curious to see how students might connect this challenge to aspects of geography and the growth of ancient civilization.