What's New at EMIS
January 2017 Edition
January's M-Powerment Strategy: Differentiation and Personalization
What does this look like in MGSD? Teachers...
- Use guided reading and math groups to meet students where they are
- Provide lesson content in multiple modes, multiple times (video, kinesthetic, audio, visual, etc.)
- Survey students to determine their learning styles and plan lessons/groups based on results
- Use digital resources that personalize instruction (TenMarks, Newsela, Raz Kids, iReady, etc.)
- Incorporate elements of choice and student voice in learning activities
- Regroup often (as needed) to meet individual needs
- Collaborate with parents to get to know a student's preferred and successful learning methods
- Use choice boards for projects and assignments
- Incorporate school specialists and instructional assistants to provide more 1:1 learning
- Use stations and small groups to allow for more choice
- Follow and understand IEPs to provide scaffolded support for learners
- Provide tiered instructional resources (leveled readings, Blendspaces with different resources, etc.)
- Plan enrichment and early finisher activities
Required 2nd Nine week PD> DUE SOON
This PD Centers around providing a rigorous curriculum for students. Everyone has signed up for what "Flipped" activity they want to pursue, so please let Tara know if you need help or have questions.
DUE JANUARY 20! Please Submit to Tara by then for credit.
Need Additional PD Credits?
Share on our EMIS padlet what kinds of things you are doing relating to the M-Powerment Strategies. Remember, participating in the padlet post every month can earn you a PD CEU! Need more information about this- just ask!
Helpful Resource: Instructional Strategy Cheat sheet
I am constantly asked for a strategy or way to engage students (Either SOS or Kagan). I put together this list of easy to implement strategies so you can easily pull ideas and build engaging lessons. If you haven't looked at it yet (You had a hard copy in your box), please check it out.
Michelle Izzo
Mrs. Izzo created a document with links (otherwise known as a hyperdoc) on Great Artists for her instruction this week. The document is basically a hierarchy- moving from a knowledge base to a creative activities. The assignments are collaborative, but students submit their own version for accountability. Her end goal from this project is mostly inquiry, creativity, getting students to explore and look for things that interest them within a topic, and then having them create something to share with an audience (and RI 4.2)! The Pecha Kucha activity from DE SOS fits right in with the creativity aspect, and it can be shared too!
Becky Snyder
Have you heard of "Escape Rooms"? These are challenging & Fun "rooms" you can pay to be locked in and you have to solve clues to escape in time. If you haven't done one, you should check it out this weekend! There is even one in Mooresville. Mrs. Snyder and I are taking this concept to her classroom with this area & Perimeter version of a classroom escape room. Students will be challenged to solve problems and use their answer to "unlock" the next problem. Along the way, they can roadblock each other and time is your enemy! (This is very similar to what Mrs. Lewis did with her lock activity). I can't wait to see how it goes!
Kaylor Kaemba
Social Studies students in Mrs. Kaelba's room are reading and synthesizing information from multiple resources in order to construct knowledge on the Indus River Valley Civiliczation. They are working collaboratively to create a smore that answers 4 essential questions. Students are watching Discovery Education videos about Ancient India to gain knowledge about religions of Hinduism and Buddhism and working collaboratively on this engaging project! The final products should be amazing!
What's new in EduTech?
New Year, New You
What are you doing to improve yourself in the new year? Check out the links for ideas on self improvement and resolutions, then share your resolutions on the Padlet board below to help hold yourself accountable.
Relax a little and check out the "Humor" Below!
Funny video about a world without mobile technology (email, twitter, FB, smart phones, etc.)
Enjoy the Snow Day coming Saturday! Spend time with the family and relax!
Tara Gander
Your Instructional Coah...She's here to help with any curriculum, lessons, and programs! Let's plan and co-teach a lesson! Email me and let me know how I can help.
Marsha Rhyne
Our help-desk Manager.... She's always ready to help with student and teacher computer issues! Please submit a work order and she will be to you as quick as she can!
Mesha Lasky
Your School Library Media Coordinator (SLMC).... She's ready to help you find the right fit book, help students find resources for research, or coteach a lesson! Please let her know how she can help!