CPUMS
Week of January 23
Quote of the Week
What did you learn today?
Other ways to ask our students/children/grandchildren what they are learning. It may even be good questions to ask ourselves when we are reflecting. Try some and see what answers you receive.
- When did you notice yourself most interested and curious today?
- Was there a time today when you were especially confused? How did you respond?
- What is one thing that was hard to believe? Not confusing, but surprising?
- If you were more ____ today, how would it have impacted the day?
- When were you most creative today?
- Tell me one fun thing you learned, one useful thing you learned, and one extraordinary thing you learned.
- What does a successful day at school look like to you? Feel like?
- What sort of different reasons do your friends go to school?
- Who worked harder today, the teacher or the students?
- How else could you have learned what the teacher taught?
- How do your teachers show they care?
- What do you know, and how do you know it?
- What would you like to know more about?
- What is the most important thing you learned today? The least?
- Tell me one chance you took today, and how it ended up.
- What is one thing you learned from a book?
- What is one thing you learned from a friend?
- What is one thing you learned from a teacher?
- What still confuses you?
- What is something you say or heard that stuck with you for some reason?
- Based on what you learned today in ______ class, what do you think you’ll learn tomorrow?
- Tell me three facts, two opinions, and one idea you heard today.
- What should you do with what you’ve learned?
- When did you surprise yourself today?
- What’s stopping you from being an (even more) amazing learner?
WOW-Working on Work
We have discussed Schlechty's Levels of Engagement.
To achieve high levels of engagement Schlechty believes we must work of the designs of our instruction. He includes the following things as important:
- Content and Substance
- Product Focus
- Organization of Knowledge
- Clear and Compelling Product Standards
- Protections from Adverse Consequences for Initial Failures
- Affiliation
- Affirmation
- Choice
- Novelty and Variety
- Authenticity
Each week I will include more information of each of these concepts :
Clear and Compelling Product Standards.
Students prefer knowing exactly what is expected of them and how those expectations relate to something they care about. Standards are only relevant when those to whom they apply care about them.
This part of Schlechty's work really relates to our discussion of standards at our professional learning. In unwrapping this standard I found three major ideas:
- Students prefer knowing what is expected of them
- It has to relate to something they care about (this can be the most difficult part)
- Teachers and students have to care about what they are learning
Calendar
Monday 1/23/17
- Professional Learning-several handouts were left after our learning on Monday. I will put them in the teacher's lounge on Wednesday. Feel free to take any that you did not receive on Monday or would like an extra copy.
Tuesday, 1/24/17
- Blended Learning-GWAEA-all day
Wednesday,1/25/17
- Staff Meeting
- Work with students and teachers
- Work with students and teachers
- Team learning meetings
Friday, 1/27/17
- Out of building
If you would like to see my Google calendar search my name while in Google Calendar.