Tiger Tidbits: March Edition
Instructional Strategies and Resources at Your Fingertips
5 Questions Educators Must Ask Themselves Daily
Five Questions to Ask Yourself:
1. Am I excited to go to school today?
2. Do I still believe that I can learn new stuff about my content?
3. Are my students needs at the front of everything I do?
4. How do I implement student voice and choice in my decision making for learning?
5. What risks can I take today that model the growth mindset?
-Adapted from Starr Sackstein (2015)
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1. Am I excited to go to school today?
2. Do I still believe that I can learn new stuff about my content?
3. Are my students needs at the front of everything I do?
4. How do I implement student voice and choice in my decision making for learning?
5. What risks can I take today that model the growth mindset?
-Adapted from Starr Sackstein (2015)
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If...Then...Curriculum: Conferring Ideas from Units of Study Writing
Are you looking for a great resource for conferring to use with your growing writers? Did you know that the If...Then...Curriculum book from the Units of Study has a section filled with conferring scenarios? Be sure to check it out as you continue to support your writers across all genres of writing!
Everyday Mathematics Virtual Learning Community
Looking for some additional resources and tools to support you in your Everyday Math instruction? Have you checked out the Virtual Learning Community yet?
And much more! Check it out today!
- It's FREE!
- Aligns with the Mathematical Practices
- Provides Online PD/Webinars in Math instruction
- Online lessons
- Printable resources (including assessment and differentiation)
- Lesson tutorials and learning galleries
- Student work samples
And much more! Check it out today!
UbD-Stage 2: GRASPS Model for Performance Tasks
Do you remember the GRASPS Model?
G: real world goal
R: a meaningful role for the student
A: an authentic (or simulated) audience
S: contextualized situation that involves real-world application
P: student-centered culminating products and performances
S: the performance standards (criteria) for judging success
TIP: Save GRASPS tasks for most important transfer goals and understandings (usually 1 authentic task per major unit of study).
See the example of GRASPS in the picture below! (Wiggins, McTighe 2012)
G: real world goal
R: a meaningful role for the student
A: an authentic (or simulated) audience
S: contextualized situation that involves real-world application
P: student-centered culminating products and performances
S: the performance standards (criteria) for judging success
TIP: Save GRASPS tasks for most important transfer goals and understandings (usually 1 authentic task per major unit of study).
See the example of GRASPS in the picture below! (Wiggins, McTighe 2012)
Art & Author Night & YA Conference
- Don't forget Art & Author Night is March 24th!
- Young Authors' Conference forms are needed to Lauren Smith no later than 3/27!
Check out April Library Events!
Lots of fun during the month of April!
Looking for a Twitter chat?
Click here for a calendar and list of educator twitter chats!
I-High Five: Teacher Highlight of the Month
This month's I-High Five goes to ALL of the Learning Showcase participants from Noble Crossing! This includes Jessica Homan, who received a 3rd-5th Spotlight Award as an Innovative Teacher of the Year. Congrats!! See the photos below from the Learning Showcase! #MillershiftLS15
Photo credit @MBRileyNCE
- Genius Hour-Jill Maynard and Kristie Cassidy
- Green Screen-Gina Mertens and Lauren Smith
- Maker Spaces-Jessica Homan
- Coding in the Elementary Grades-Shannon Kastenschmidt
Photo credit @MBRileyNCE