Instructional Coach News
Sandrock Elementary
A Fresh Start
Just a quick explanation of my calendar:
Orange would be when I am in classrooms.
Blue is Deep Planning and meetings.
Purple is my prep/plan time for when I'm in classrooms.
Red is time designated for ELL responsibilities.
Green is when I'm out of the building
Gray is time I am available for informal types of coaching. This gives me some time to get things done quickly that have been asked of me (like look at student computers, check in to see if you have SMART Notebook and Reflector downloaded, and any other little things)
iPad Task Challenge
Popplet Lite Challenge
Click here for your challenge!
Don't forget to upload your completed project (might have to do a screenshot of this one) here: Padlet
Tech Camps
DigiDog Student Tech Camp
Sign up here: https://www.smore.com/sdpr9
Parent iPad Nights
Teacher iPad Challenges
Non-Fiction Writing
Picture of the Day... Wonder of the Day... or What's going on in this picture?
Nonfiction Writing and integrating pictures to open up or uncover content. Mrs. Greenhow from Ridgeview shared an article this week from the New York Times, 10 Intriguing Photographs to Teach Close Reading and Visual Thinking Skills. The article, "offers ideas from students and teachers who have engaged with these images for ways to use them, or images like them, to teach close reading and visual thinking skills."
Purposefully pick pictures related to what you want the students to uncover or learn about and the nonfiction writing develops as students respond them in meaningful ways.
Currently in Kristi's classroom, we are having students work on making inferences about the picture and supporting them with evidence from the picture. We have made this one of the center activities for a student rotation. I'm excited to take a look at what the students have come up with.
Look below for some possible resources for pictures.
Wonderopolis
"Wonder is for everyone. It can happen anywhere and at anytime. Connecting the learning we do in our schools, our homes, and our communities, Wonderopolis walks the line between formal and informal education. Each day, we pose an intriguing question and explore it in a variety of ways. Our approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings."
Questioning Pinterest Board
Keep checking back for more pictures to be added to this board.
National Geographic Photo of the Day
Jennifer Willems
Email: jennifer.willems@moffatsd.org
Phone: (970) 826-6278
Twitter: @jenn6416