CPUMS-Final Smore
Week of May 30
Quotation: Sometimes you just have to move on and put that chapter of life in the past. Don't close the book, just turn the page.
This is one SMORE you may want to archive. It has a listing of all the SMORES I have created. I have tried to put a heading if you are looking for something specific.
Click on the following link to access the weekly SMORE!
2015-16
September 21- New Teacher Center, Write Tools
September 28-Mindsets, Yogi Bera's malapropisms
October 5-Standards Based Grading, teacher humor
November 9-Coaching cycle, blended learning
November 16-Zoo tiger/wild tiger, comments on survey
November 30-Open your door, why do we need to see each other teach, Google Classroom
December 6-Document Cameras, Coding
December 14-Blended Learning, Steve Ventura
December 21-What will 21st Century Learning look like at Center Point-Urbana Schools?
January 4-Blogging, How do you end your class?
January 11-Do you Tweet?
January 18- Whoever is doing the talking is doing the learning
January 25-Single Point Rubric, What is an effective teacher?
February 1-Types of Mistakes. The best thing about teaching at a middle school
February 8- Mindsets and math. Are we using mindsets correctly? The Power of Yet
February 22- Student Led Conferences, Heart and Sole
February 29-Inspired Teachers/uninspired teachers
March 6-What is effect size? Survey
March 14-John Hattie and Effect Size, Expectations
March 21-Pope's (Ellen Popenhagen) Smores, Prepositions video
March 29- Guskey-Standards Based Reporting, Checking is essential-Grading is not
April 4-The Eight Minutes that Matter the Most, Classroom Design
April 18-John Hattie-Effect size, Personal Health/Visible Learning
April 25/May 2-Student Engagement-Different Levels, Strategies to increase student engagement
May 9-Finding your tennis ball-Motivation video, Mother's Day Message
May 16-Press training-reading interventions
May 25-Ending the School Year, Moving on and saying Good-bye
2016-2017
August 29-MTSS-Multi-Tiered System of Support,Why we teach fluency, vocabulary and comprehension
Extra Smore-Resources on Growth Mindset created by another individual
September 12-What is Protocol? Why do we need protocols at them meetings?
September 19-Teacher Efficacy, What is Collective Efficacy?
September 25-Formative Assessment Strategies-Exit Slip, Instructional Agility, Formative Assessment, Key Components
October 10-Iowa Core-good info on subject areas,
October 17-Formative Assessment Strategies-Correct or Incorrect:, John Hattie-10 Mindframes of Teachers, What is Edcamp?
October 24- Formative Assessment Strategies-4 Corners, Three Questions your students
should be able to answer each day, Why do we need to learn this?
October 31-Formative Assessment Strategies-Roll the Die, Fortune 500 Most Valued Skills in 1970 and 1999
November 7-Formative Assessment Strategies-Windshield Check, Blended Learning/Edcamp, Blended Learning Exit Slips
Extra Smore-Google Classroom
November 9-What is a Coaching Cycle? What is Blended Learning?
November 14-AEA 267-Standards Based Grading Conference, Gradual Release of Responsibility
Extra SMORE-Genius Hour
November 21-Formative Assessment Strategies-My favorite no, Thank you, Strategy-Word, Phrase, Sentence
November 28-Formative Assessment Strategies-Read, set, show, Fisher and Frey, Visible Learning for Literacy Learning Practices #1 Challenge, #2 Student Self-Efficacy
December 2- Formative Assessment Strategies-Fist to Five, Jim Knight Inspirations, Positive Praise
December 12-Formative Assessment resources, NEWSELA and FrontRow
January 3-SimpleK12, Cool Cat Teacher Blog
January 9-Leveled Reading-Tween Tribune, WOW-Working on Work by Schlechty
January 16- Google Classroom into, Teacher-Student Relationships, WOW-Product Focus and Organization of Knowledge
January 23-What did I learn today?, WOW,Clear and Compelling Product Standards
January 30-High-Impact Instruction-Jim Knight, WOW-Protections from Adverse Consequences for Initial Failures, Affiliation
February 6-High-Impact Instruction, WOW-Affirmation, Choice
February 13-Dr. Paula Kluth activities, WOW-Novelty and Variety
February 21- Student-Led Conferences, Rigorous Reading by Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher (2017-18 book study)
February 27- Kluth Activities, Working on the Big Picture at CPU
March 6-Kluth-CUBE IT, Teacher Toolkit-playbook of strategies
March 20- High-Impact Instruction, 11 things happy teachers don't do
April 3- 5 Ways to get and keep your students' attention, Ten strategies for creating a classroom of High Expectations. The strategies were given in the weeks following. This is a link to the complete article.
April 10-Learning Maps
April 17-What is Academic Language?
April 24-8 Pathways to Every Student's Success
May 1-Summer Reading
May 8-Teacher Appreciation
May 15-Ending the Year on a Positive Note