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Please introduce yourself, share where you are from and add what holiday activities you were juggling this weekend. #BookCampPD
Hello #BookCampPD fam. Steph Dill elementary SPED T in Colorado. This weekend I decorated gingerbread houses with friends and went to my husbands Christmas party.
A1: #BookCampPD Each of the items listed on the right side-"coverage approach" were used to teach me. I work hard to use an inquiry based approach in my classroom. I am most connected to the power of "student voice and choice" but I believe in each of the ideas listed.
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My name is Derrick Schellenberg, from Toronto, Canada, 20 year English teacher, currently a TELT consultant. I was juggling Xmas shopping (ironically for myself) and watching my children perform a duet (violin and piano) in between indoor soccer and gym visits. #bookcamppd
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A1: I don’t think I was taught “badly” in school, but most of the time it was everyone reading the same text, at the same time, doing the same questions, working on the same projects. #bookcamppd
Q1. Use the chart (p. xxii) in the graphic that details an inquiry versus coverage approach. Scan down the list of descriptors. Which mainly fits the way you were taught in school? Which traits stand out to you? Which fit the way you teach now? Traits? #BookCampPD
A1: One attempt at inquiry (when I was a student) involved the “best” (academically strong) students being given two months of class time to inquire. It was unstructured and it failed. #bookcamppd
A2: #BookCampPD The last thing I Googled was hidden Mickey's at Disney World. I wondered where they were hidden. We could use this topic to discuss so many things such as; their own questions, collaborative work to find them, strategic thinking as to how they were hidden... etc.
A1: Almost all of the coverage approach is the way I was taught. I didn't mind it because it's all I knew and I was good at that. Unfortunately, I probably didn't learn as much and didn't become passionate about education til later #bookcampPD
I think there were no checkpoints along the way. Conferencing would have been a good idea as we progressed. We had never done anything like it before and weren't aware, as students, how demanding and rigorous it still needed to be. It was a good lesson! #bookcamppd
A1: The traits relating to inquiry that I liked in school was getting to choose a different book, choose our own topic and engaging in meaningful research with individualized products. #bookcamppd
A1 Definitely went through coverage approach while in school - teaching in Melbourne Aust -inquiry model for learning & teaching well entrenched in elementary schools & have been working with model for at least 20 years so many of the traits were addressed in programs #BookCampPD
A1. When I attended school in the 1960's it was all about the teacher being the presenter and expert. It was an improvement over 1872 when they had to clean the chimneys and make their own pens! #BookCampPD
A1: Traits involving inquiry that stand out to me include STUDENTS choosing the topic, constructing questions, choosing texts, gathering research, choosing appropriate tech., and creating individualized products. #bookcamppd
A1 I was taught more of a coverage approach. It didn’t fit well with my learning disabilities but it was just the way things were. With that said, education is moving to the other side moving forward. #BookCampPD
a1: as a student I was more of the reciever of learning, but not really learning. I hope that I am able to help my Ss be interactive and understand the reasons for what they are learning. Real world connections. #BookCampPD
A1: When I was little the coverage approach worked for me and all of us bc we didn't know any better. When I got older, I worked for the grade. Tell me what you want from me and I'll produce it. Not so great #bookcamppd
A1 In the school where I was Director of Learning & Teaching - we had play-based learning for K-2 & project-based learning for 3-6 - students inquirying across all areas of the curriculum - while we also had programs for English & Maths as well as specialist areas #BookCampPD
Sort of what some people call playing the game of school. Students get good at it when are expectations don't challenge them to do more, including becoming critical thinkers and using inquiry to delve into authentic and meaningful topics. #bookcamppd
A2: Things I have Googled recently involve a soccer team, an author’s published books, and post-sec. MA and PhD programs. I could use these topics to model inquiry in a number of ways. #bookcamppd
A2: First, they relate to my areas of interest. Second, I go as deep as I want to go. Third, I am motivated to answer a question (whether I consciously recognize it or not). Fourth, I am inquiring for authentic and personally meaningful reasons. #bookcamppd
A2. I also think this could be a terrific home/school connection w/ students going home and having a conversation w/ family members about what they last Tweeted and what they were wondering about. #BookCampPD
A2. Earlier today I wanted to help a teacher who had never used Twitter before participate in one of our #BookCampPD chats. I Googled - You Tube Video Tweetdeck. Ss who use Twitter to follow an explorer/class across the globe could benefit from using it too w/ correct hashtag.
A2 My family uses google a lot. There are moments/things I can’t answer as an educator and I’m upfront with my students that I don’t know it all. So google is a tool we can use. #BookCampPD
I completely agree - grew up with coverage approach and I'm trying my best each day to create a classroom atmosphere where inquiry based learning abounds! #BookCampPD
A2: Fifth, I take action after the inquiry is completed (watch a game, buy a book, apply to a program). Sixth, I stop when I have answered the question. Seventh, I share. Eighth, I begin another inquiry (it is cyclical). #bookcamppd
A2: I Googled the time a shop closed today. I did this to help plan out my day to determine what was the most import pieces to complete and what could wait. The shopping waited, so I could be here tonight. Teaching how to prioritize would be my lesson. #BookCampPD
@mjjohnson1216#BookCampPD I googled the actors in Last Kingdom to see which are true Danes like me ;) Can show kids that connections spark interest and interest results in learning.
A2- Last thing I googled was watercolour techniques. A quick search turned into tutorials, ideas for upcoming lessons- etc. Led me into ideas for incorporating more inquiry into our art time #BookCampPD
A1 Play-based learning provided opportunity for students to play, explore, investigate, create, represent, communicate - they moved between play to play investigations to play projects in K-2 #BookCampPD
That's cool. My kids have used YouTube videos a lot, whether it is teaching how to use a tech. app., teaching them how to play a song, teaching them a specific skill in a specific subject, or even (and especially) teaching them how to compete in a video game. #bookcamppd
Q3. Harvey Daniels speaks of a “curiosity switch” in our brains that, once flipped on, gives learners a superpower. Share a question from a student. How was that question honored? #BookCampPD
A2: I would like to map out each decision point (digitally and with paper), curate each source, and show how answering one question leads to another question. This could be shared well as a think aloud and in a screencast. #bookcamppd
A1 Hello #bookcamppd! I am jumping really late. The last thing I Googled was where is the best place for brunch in Las Vegas in preparation for my daughter's 21st birthday.
A1 In the 60's, it was definitely '1 subj at a time.' Put away 1 thing; start the next. These days, I thrive in an inquiry sch where so much is integrated. Kids are invested in the things they care about. We're all considered teachers & learners. Loud, happy, choices! #bookcamppd
A2: The term: Nappuccino!
I’ll tell students to embrace technology and whatever it is they wonder, they need to ask/search/investigate the answer
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A3: We did Genius Hour in grade 10 English the past two semesters. One student explored “Why would a hearing person choose to learn sign language?” #bookcamppd
A2: I googled a recipe for beef stew! Lots of opportunities for food when it comes to inquiry. You can also include cross curricular methods within the topic #BookCampPD#recipes#SundayThoughts#sundaycooking
A3: It was honored by her reading Train Go Sorry, watching Through Deaf Eyes, and meeting with an ASL interpreter. The S sang a song and signed the lyrics in a video, and taught the class some of the basics. #bookcamppd
A2: last thing I googled was directions to see Santa. I’ve been interested in opening up some map provocations. Would be a fun way to learn about maps and model for my students. #bookcamppd
A2: LOVE this question! The last thing I googled was 909 area code location... not sure my kindergarteners would be interested in knowing 909 is from CA, but allowing them to ask some questions and then modeling using Google to find the answers would be magical! #BookCampPD
A3. This photo is from @emilyfranESL 's classroom. When students lead the discussion and she is a "guide on the side" their questions are honored as the lesson progresses. WAY TO GO! #BookCampPD
A1 I was using the coverage approach. I definitely did not work for me. I have difficulty memorizing things. I need to experience and apply things in order to learn. #bookcamppd
I take no credit, other than setting up conditions so the student could explore what they wanted. That particular student did an amazing job. #bookcamppd
A2 @GoogleForEdu came be used to create, collaborate, design, investigate - so many applications for inquiry & curious classrooms - using google for inquiry means that yourself and students need to develop a critical view/analysis of information that is discovered #BookCampPD
A3. @KymHarjes shares so many amazing classroom experiences on Twitter! Here is one where the student's question was honored by writing them into the column on the chart. #BookCampPD
A2: Not the last thing I Googled, but felt inspired by @MathDenisNJ and #InstantRelevance to think about how many baseballs are used in a pro baseball game. Still thinking. #BookCampPD
A2 @GoogleForEdu came be used to create, collaborate, design, investigate - so many applications for inquiry & curious classrooms - using google for inquiry means that yourself and students need to develop a critical view/analysis of information that is discovered #BookCampPD
A3: when the hurricane hit the east coast, a group of students had many ?’s about hurricanes. We researched, read books, collaborated, and ended up doing a huge shoe drive to send shoes to families that lost everything in the hurricane. #bookcamppd
Those can be the best classes, when the teacher steps back and the students lead, teaching and learning and discussing with each other. A perfect opportunity to be mobile, to ask questions, and not necessarily answer theirs. #bookcamppd
A3 When these students in @emilyfranESL 's classroom came up with questions during the time they taught about the article, their peers, in a collaborative manner, would have answered each other's questions. #BookCampPD
A3: This “curiosity switch” occurs when students are empowered by being able to control key elements in their learning journey, like choosing topics, texts, questions, and products. #bookcamppd
A3: #BookCampPD I take time to listen to my Ss and their questions. However, working w/adult learners (pre-service Ts) I work hard to help them become risk-takers, again. They need confidence to feel as though they can ask a question. #RelationshipsMatter
That is a very cool activity, to have students generate the questions, and other students inquiring and answering them. Teachers need to move away from being the sole generator of the questions, although they do need to model the inquiry process visibly for their Ss. #bookcamppd
A4: Adults and kids need to be encouraged to make their learning meaningful by being able to pursue what interests them in their role. Time and resources need to be provided, as well as an authentic audience for their work. #bookcamppd
That is a very cool activity, to have students generate the questions, and other students inquiring and answering them. Teachers need to move away from being the sole generator of the questions, although they do need to model the inquiry process visibly for their Ss. #bookcamppd
A2 The last thing I "googled" was the recipe we use for our gingerbread houses during our Jan Brett author study. After looking thru some of her books, we could ask kids to brainstorm diff foods to simulate diff parts of the houses in her stories. (We'll def do that!) #bookcamppd
A4: While inquiry and leveraging curiosity are amazing ideas to foster learning, scaffolding in the process is needed, and rigor can still be achieved in the subject area. Going deep can be better than going wide. #bookcamppd
A3 one of My twice exceptional students asked out of the blue “how many people died on the titanic?” He was the same student that taught me so much about WW2. He is now in fifth grade. We googled his questions often. #BookCampPD
A4: #BookCampPD Sometimes my pre-service Ts have so many questions it can be overwhelming as a Professor. I have my Ss record their questions on our class Padlet board. I check it when we are not in class so I can continue to answer their questions. It works quite well.
A1 My schooling for the most part was a lot of memorization which is very sad because now I do not remember alot of what I was taught. I think that overall the inquiry approach is so helpful because it gets the students involved #BookCampPD
That is a very cool activity, to have students generate the questions, and other students inquiring and answering them. Teachers need to move away from being the sole generator of the questions, although they do need to model the inquiry process visibly for their Ss. #bookcamppd
A3 and 4: In my small groups I take the time with Ss and honor their questions. We work together as a team to answer. I'd like to start writing down questions and making time later to come back to them. They are important and somtimes take more time than we have. #BookCampPD
That is interesting in terms of the differences between students and teacher candidates. I wonder where they lost the ability to naturally take risks. We do work with our students differentiating between closed and open-ended questions. #bookcamppd
A4: I don't know where I saw it, but using an eraser board, someone wrote, "I wonder..." in a public space and people jotted down their ponderings. We have a board in our lunchroom. How awesome would it be to use that to spark conversations, @flood1tracy?! #BookCampPD
A3: Here are some current student questions on our class Wonder Wall - we honor them by taking time to write them down, keep them displayed until answered, and we are working currently to research them in our weekly Genius Hour! #BookCampPD
A3: Here are some current student questions on our class Wonder Wall - we honor them by taking time to write them down, keep them displayed until answered, and we are working currently to research them in our weekly Genius Hour! #BookCampPD
A4. Here is an example of a curiosity list in a journal. It can help students organize their thoughts, plan their research time and remain focused on a topic (pg. 126). #BookCampPD
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I agree... and I have watched them and asked them and it what it comes down to is the fear of failing. They are being evaluated when they are in their internships and they don't want to make a mistake. #FearOfFailing#BookCampPD
Love this idea in both a staffroom and a classroom. Would be cool to have the board outside the class and students could write on it before entering and walking by. #bookcamppd
A3 Perfect photo for superpowers! When our kids were learning about plants & began reading how weeds can take over the place, they became struck by their "super abilites." We ended up creating a weed chant & story, turned it into a play & presented it to the sch! #bookcampPD
A3-When learning about skunks during #GRA18, a 2nd grader showed up with her own list of questions. We tagged the author/skunk expert in a tweet and they both responded. She received a page full of answers from the skunk expert the next day #BookCampPD
A4 I've used Graffitti Wall strategy many times over the years in inquiry learning - this is a great strategy to honour questions & wonderings of students through out the learning sequence with topics #BookCampPD
That says a lot, about what the connection between assessment and evaluation to activities does to a learner. What would it look like if they were not being evaluated on it, I wonder? What if there were multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and competency? #bookcamppd
A3: This is my first year at the HS & my Ss are always asking questions I may not know the answers to.
I’m transparent with them and they see me calling, emailing, texting, googling the answer.
They need to see that it’s ok to not know everything & inquires are ok
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who made them and he immediately went on a hunt to figure out these dissolving christmas trees and i thought that was such a cool thing especially since he is in preschool #BookCampPD
A3 I was in working in a preschool, and we were doing "disappearing" christmas trees (basically the christmas trees were made out of something that reacted with vinegar), and one of the students asked why it dissolved. I did know the answer so I said he should ask the teacher
Those questions are awesome. #bookcamppd That is authentic, engaging, and meaningful to the students, which should give them momentum and enthusiasm for learning going forward. #bookcamppd
Me too! We also have a anchor chart in our classroom... titled the "Parking Lot." Ss can post as well as answer questions on the chart. It is a great community builder as much as a Q/A chart. #BookCampPD
SUPER excited to shift the focus from prof learning books toward children's books for the next two weeks just in time for a last minute gift. @LiteracyChef has designed these questions to correlate together! Bring your ideas as we look forward to reading your titles! #BookCampPD
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A4 I send myself a text or set a reminder to look up. There are times that the question goes on the whiteboard and it stays until we can get to it #BookCampPD
The two books we will focus on during January are
Disruptive Thinking
The Wild Card
You can scroll to the bottom of this web site page and find the link to order them. https://t.co/9CFlAaeEpo#BookCampPD
A4: I love to create a wonder wall! I use them for soft starts or inquiry-based activities. Sometimes I include sentence stems if I'm trying to direct the inquiry in a certain direction for instructional or assessment purposes. #BookCampPD
