Lakeview Dolphin Digest
Volume 1 Issue 26 Week of: 2/17/20
Dolphin Digest Purpose
A Message from Mrs. Baker
Weekly Update
2/17
- Baker to Fundamental Principal PLC
2/18
5th Grade Colonial Parade
2/19
2/20
- Greens for Jeans Day
- Dine with the Dolphins 6pm Thurgood Marshall
2/21
- Dolphin of the Week
Looking Ahead
2/24- Equity PD Part 4 Media Center
2/20- 5th ISM Visit 12-2pm (Canceled)
2/26- FFT Meeting
2/28- Dolphin of the Month Ceremony 8:45am
3/2-Annual Maria Edmonds Hispanic Achievement Awards Ceremony Ruth Eckerd Hall
3/13- Baker to Unit Allocation Meeting AM
4/1- Pride Award Ceremony 6:30pm Ruth Eckerd Hall
News to Note
OBSERVATION: If you have not scheduled your second semester formal observation, please do so. Formal observations will be completed before spring break
Black History Month: Please send me pictures of any special classroom activities to celebrate Black History Month
BEYOND RAISING HANDS
Raising hands to ask a question or provide an answer is a classroom tradition with which most adults are familiar. Not everyone supports this approach to education, though, and one British school recently banned hand-raising, asking children to make a thumbs-up sign instead. The effects of hand-raising are partially dependent upon the classroom structure and the ways in which students use hand-raising.
Academic Performance
In 2010, education researchers led by Professor Dylan William tested the effects of ending hand-raising in a British classroom as part of an educational documentary. They found that when children stopped raising their hands and wrote on a whiteboard instead, the practice led to improved student confidence and a boost in test scores. As part of the experiment, students also had to work together to discover solutions to problems and answer classroom questions.
Distractions
Educators have historically used hand-raising to minimize distractions and ensure that students don't shout over one another, but according to psychologist David Sadker in his book, "Still Failing at Fairness," this strategy can backfire. More confident students, particularly boys, may shout as they raise their hands or dominate the classroom by raising their hands constantly. Sadker found that girls were more likely to raise their hands and wait patiently, while boys were more likely to aggressively raise their hands while shouting, decreasing the attention girls received.
Student Participation
Hand-raising is a common tool to improve student participation. It works by giving students an easy way to signal that they have a question or comment. A 2009 study published in "Teaching and Teacher Education," however, calls into question whether hand-raising can really improve pupil participation. In this study, teachers encouraged group discussion rather than hand-raising and found that abandoning the tradition of hand-raising actually led to an increase in student participation.
Hand-Raising Alternatives
Eliminating hand-raising doesn't have to lead to classroom anarchy. Teachers can try a variety of tactics, such as giving students whiteboards on which to write answers or going around the room to allow each student to give an answer. Putting students into small groups and requiring each group to ask one question or solve one problem can encourage classroom discussions, and subtle signals, such as making a thumbs-up sign or flipping a coin on the desk, can signal a desire to participate without distracting other students.
https://www.theclassroom.com/effects-raising-hands-class-17739.html
Dreambox Update
Congratulations to the teachers below who met their weekly lesson completion goal this week.
Floyd, Panico, Hensley, Matthews, Fawcett, Hammerling, Vaonosdall, McDougall, Niyan, Wundermann, Koch, Carter and Bieber-Cobb
January Dolphin of the Month - Tolorance
Summer Bridge 2020 Update
- Student Dates: June 8-July 16th (24 days)
- Lakeview Fundamental Student Feeder School: Doug Jamerson Elementary
- Student Times: 8:30-12:30 (4hrs)
- Teacher Training Date: June 4, 2020 Training Date 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.
June 5, 2020 Set up / Orientation 8:30 – 3:30 p.m.
I am currently assigned to Jamerson Elementary for Summer Bridge. The full summer bridge site information sheet is attached below. Be on the look out for teacher applications.
Shout Out
- Thank you all for engading in our PBIS conversations last week with wholehearted listening.
- Thank you 4th Grade for being willing to try out the FinsUP PBIS matrix along with dolphin dollars. I am attaching the FinsUP draft matrix. This will replace our Lakeview Rules to Live By posters next year. I have attached a draft below.
Dolphins in Action- Mrs. Carter's Annual Book Tasting Event
38 POINTS TO AN "A"
Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School
Email: bakerti@pcsb.org
Website: https://www.pcsb.org/lakeview-es
Location: 2229 25th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712, USA
Phone: 727-893-2139
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