Lesson Tiles are an online tool that our district uses to allow for customization when teachers are planning lessons for our students.
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"Train teachers to call only on students who raise their hands and to build on correct responses to maintain a brisk classroom pace. This would enhance the self-confidence of already proficient students and minimize class participation and engagement among those who enter with lower proficiency." - Kim Marshall -"A How-to Plan for Widening the Gap" Do you find that some of your students spend their days disengaged or unable to work with others? My colleagues and I got together as a Professional Learning Community to examine practical engagement strategies. We focused on the book "Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner" Each participant received a copy of the book and met in short sessions before school. We spent our meetings identifying, discussing techniques mentioned in the text and reflecting on how the techniques worked with our students. It was a huge success! The teachers came away with great engagement strategies and a stronger sense of collegiality. Our district even provided an additional resource: www2.beth.k12.pa.us/esol/downloads/TotalParticipation.pdf Teach Reflections of Strategies they used:
This year I worked with a group of teachers that were interested in reading the Daily 5 Second Edition by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. We decided to do a book study and to implement the strategies that we learned from The Sisters (Gail and Joan). It was a huge success! I think the biggest take away was setting up the structure in a deliberate way is not negotiable in an elementary classroom. Setting up the routines and procedures will enable students to work on meaningful independent tasks while the teacher works with small groups of children. If the students jump into activities without developing stamina they will not be successful, they will be off task, and very little learning will occur. There are so many amazing resources that support this program out there! Check out Pinterst.com. The Sisters website: http://www.the2sisters.com/theDaily5.html Learning can only occur in a safe, risk free environment. Morning Meetings are a perfect way to develop relationships within any learning community. Students have a chance to get to know one another and teachers have the chance to get to know their students. Morning meetings create a community of respect within any classroom. The activities in Morning Meetings are driven by the teacher. Some educators use academic based activities on some days and social development activities on others.
Example of a Morning Meeting: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/classroom-morning-meeting Keeping Ideas Fresh: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/easy-ways-to-vary-morning-meeting-greetings/ |
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Hi! My name is Megan Haberkam. I am a S.T.A.T. teacher with Baltimore County Public Schools. I am passionate about teaching and learning. I am lucky enough to work with students and teachers on our constant journey of improving instructional practices and learning in our classrooms. Archives |