Welcome #G2great friends. We are so delighted to have you with us tonight. Thursdays have become my favorite night of the week for sure! We’re just so grateful to all of you who share your wisdom and committeemen to kids week after week! @franmcveigh@hayhurst3@brennanamy
Hi Chloe. It’s so great to have you here tonight. What an incredible thing for you to be holding your own learning in such high esteem already. Kiddos to you! #G2Great
Welcome #G2great friends. We are so delighted to have you with us tonight. Thursdays have become my favorite night of the week for sure! We’re just so grateful to all of you who share your wisdom and committeemen to kids week after week! @franmcveigh@hayhurst3@brennanamy
A1. Students first. Every minute counts. Teach for deep understanding. Interconnectedness of R and W ALL day long. EVERY DAY!. Leave the world in a better place! #G2Great
A1 One thing drives all I know, believe and choose to do: KIDS AT THE CENTER. Every decision should begin with them or we are missing the point entirely! #G2Great
#g2great A1. My core beliefs all stem from my kids. Where are they? What do they need? What is the best way to get them where they need to go. If my way isn’t working, I need to find a different one.
A1 Every child can and will learn when conditions are set for individual needs. That sounds scary (a lot of work), but it can be done. Social/emotional learning is as critical as academic. A strong community of readers, writers, thinkers helps Ss succeed beyond. #g2great
A1: I believe in following my students interests, going with the flow and adjusting daily. We can teach the standards to meet our students rather than making students conform. #G2Great
A1: “A teacher in wisdom and kindness helps children do what they thought could not be done” - there’s a story behind that. Encourage. Belive. #g2great
A1 Increasing READING VOLUME! No excuses about time or other responsibilities. Increasing time for joyful (and intentional) reading AND writing goes first in the schedule - always #G2Great
Welcome #G2great friends. We are so delighted to have you with us tonight. Thursdays have become my favorite night of the week for sure! We’re just so grateful to all of you who share your wisdom and committeemen to kids week after week! @franmcveigh@hayhurst3@brennanamy
A1: I believe that students are the center of everything. We teach towards their independence and give them space to develop their thoughts and ideas. #G2Great#ILA18
A1 I believe that every student can be a reader and a writer, if we help to create the conditions for them. I believe Ss care more when we let them decide how to access curriculum. I believe a happy classroom is a successful one. #g2great
It's so important to be clear about who you want to be as a teacher. It sounds like you are extending your beliefs into student practice and that's amazing. You are teaching them that learning IS an extension of their identities. #G2Great
A1: I believe all students regardless of ability deserve the opportunity for optimal instruction everyday in a nurturing, responsive classroom #g2great
A1 All kids can learn and teach others so much. Choice is imp. “Curriculum” must be co-constructed carefully w/Ss. Try to say yes more often than no. Conversation, reading and writing are key to learning anything. I welcome all kids to my classroom with respect & love. #g2great
A1: I’ve found true kindness and honest interest toward students is key to get them engaged in learning! A great learning experience has to come from both teachers AND students! #G2Great
I couldn’t like this enough if I tried. As long as every choice we made is grounded in what is in the best interest of kids - those choices will be the right ones! #G2Great
A1: Learning can be fun & challenging, all Ss have strengths that should be recognized & built upon, meet Ss where they are, learning & classroom design should be S centered, Ts need to be willing to try new things, be reflective & learn from things that do/don't work. #G2Great
A1 We acknowledge that there is NOTHING more powerful than a teacher who knows research and knows kids. No script will ever replace professional decision making. THE END! #G2Great
A1: I believe in following my students interests, going with the flow and adjusting daily. We can teach the standards to meet our students rather than making students conform. #G2Great
A1 Time is the most precious commodity we will ever have. For every minute we fritter away, we cheat children of those things that will truly have an impact. #G2Great
A1 I believe all students deserve equal access and opportunity to grow into the literate people they are destined to be & their Ts must meet them where they are as individual learners. #g2great#ILA18
A1: To teach reading, writing, thinking, and learning a teacher must do all of those and bring their struggles, celebrations, and opportunities into the classroom. #g2great
A1: I believe that students are the center of everything. We teach towards their independence and give them space to develop their thoughts and ideas. #G2Great#ILA18
Hi Mary. Really enjoying your FB posts and the posts of people’s you share. Love learning. Isn’t that what could be our main objective. To have kids #lovelearning#g2great
A2. A shared vision must include students, family and community. Communication is the key. Knowing students is important. Invite all into OUR classroom to grow and learn together. T is facilitator and learner.
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A1: A1: “A teacher in wisdom and kindness helps children do what they thought could not be done” - there’s a story behind that. Encourage. Believe. #g2great
A2: Ownership! Everyone needs to feel like they have ownership of the vision, so everyone needs to take part in developing the vision. It CANNOT be forced from the top down. #g2great
A2 We can make students privy to our goals, hopes and wishes for them. We never keep those things a secret as we both learn from making our in-the-head thinking public. #G2Great
A1: Also all student identity must be reflected in the books we chose and topics we explore so students feel like a part of the classroom community #G2Great
A2 We need to ask more questions and listen more deeply. We need to make space to co-create the vision in our classrooms. Construct together. #G2Great#ILA18
A2: I can’t take credit for this, I found it on Pinterest. I think this could be a great activity to start a relationship w students and establish norms! #G2Great
A2. A shared vision must include students, family and community. Communication is the key. Knowing students is important. Invite all into OUR classroom to grow and learn together. T is facilitator and learner.
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A1: Writing is about so much more than production of a sanctioned text. It’s about thinking, sensemaking, being. Writing craves response and is nurtured in community. #G2Great
A1: Perhaps we need to actually involve all stakeholders in the creation of the vision. I've been in many situations where the vision has been given to me rather than created with me. #g2great
A2 Best place to start? Create a class mission statement together in the early days of a new school year. I've seen it done masterfully with all ages (even littles) https://t.co/YaXj3dcLkl#G2Great
A2: Open up decision making to your students and show them you mean it. I plan to give them the objectives and let them tell me how they want to represent them. #G2Great Then celebrate their creativity.
A2 Best place to start? Create a class mission statement together in the early days of a new school year. I've seen it done masterfully with all ages (even littles) https://t.co/YaXj3dcLkl#G2Greathttps://t.co/YaXj3dcLkl
A2: I believe in creating student centered goals based on overall content standards - evaluate progress, share with students, student sets goal, feedback is provided by teacher / peers toward goal, reflect and refine goals -- continue the cycle! #g2great
A2 Engage children in the process by actively seeking student feedback. What worked? What didn’t work? Where do we go next? It’s only OUR vision if we merge efforts! #G2Great
A1: Writing is about so much more than production of a sanctioned text. It’s about thinking, sensemaking, being. Writing craves response and is nurtured in community. #G2Great
A2-We create a shared vision by bringing everyone together to share their hopes, dreams, and passions of what could be and then provide the pathways to make it happen. Purpose, Passion,Belonging #g2great
A2: Learning should be a joy. When teachers are excited, students will be. Passion is contagious. If learning/teaching is a chore to the teacher... it will be for the students #G2Great
A2: Establishing a classroom community in which decisions are made together from what we study, how we study it, and how to solve problems along the way. Engagement is key and giving students a voice is essential for engagement #G2Great
A2: Ask students/teachers what they are silently questioning. The answers reveal topics of great meaning and importance. They lead to critical conversations while placing value on voice. #g2great
A2 I think the first step is involving Ss in creating the vision, and then sharing that vision with parents. Then, keep that at the forefront when planning: Will this activity/lesson/assignment help support the vision we created? #g2great
This is so important, Andy! Kids need to see us really struggling as we try to learn. No kid believes that teachers know it all. They can see right through us. Let’s model real learning for them. #G2Great
A1: To teach reading, writing, thinking, and learning a teacher must do all of those and bring their struggles, celebrations, and opportunities into the classroom. #g2great
A2-We create a shared vision by bringing everyone together to share their hopes, dreams, and passions of what could be and then provide the pathways to make it happen. Purpose, Passion,Belonging #g2great
A2 Give them ownership of the process by inviting them in. Have vision for room design, but make them co-collaborators. Have a vision but allow them to help you bring it to life. #G2Great
A2 A shared community of teaching & learning where Ss and Ts are invested in one another as co-learners on the journey creates a safe and positive place where learning thrives #G2Great#ILA18
A2 Listen to your Ss and let them talk with you and to each other. Let them make choices that you are not completely on board with, as long as they’re not dangerous. Let them know these decisions can be revisited. They will learn more that way. #g2great
A2 Create it together. Who are we as a class/learning community? What do we want to make sure we do together this year about our learning? How will we make that happen? How will we know we're on the right track? What else do we need to say about ourselves as learners? #g2great
A2: The vision is in the details. The language we use when we talk with and about our students. The way we embed choice and flexibility into the physical environment. #G2Great
A2- With my young Ss, a shared vision is intertwined with meaningful work. When we are excited and passionate about our learning, the purpose is clear. #G2Great
A3. Open invitation to learn together. No one has all the answers. Collective, collaborative nature of learning comes from deep respect and vulnerability. Starts with T.
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A3. Open invitation to learn together. No one has all the answers. Collective, collaborative nature of learning comes from deep respect and vulnerability. Starts with T.
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A3: emotional safety and community is key to taking risks, this starts with vulnerability. Model making mistakes, teacher talk & reflection, and opportunities to learn from mistakes in genuine ways. #g2great
A3 Maintain an open line of communication. Listen to understand, not to dictate. Use those understandings as a stepping stone to purposeful learning AND a culture of safety. #G2Great
A3: If community is developed then Ss become concerned with each other. They want to learn and they want their friends to learn. If they trust the teacher, then they know what is being taught is important. #g2great
I love setting our sights is what is ahead Julie. Starting with believing that what we envision is possible and then doing whatever we must to bring that possible to life! #G2Great
A2 seeing such great tweets around this question. I’d like to think of this as a “living trust” to look at throughout the year. Nothing is in stone and as we move along in the year that reflection piece is so important #g2great
A3: We know that students learn best when constructing their own knowledge. So we set the stage to guide them in the direction that we know they need to go, but we let them drive the learning, make mistakes, and then problem solve #g2great
A2 Create it together. Who are we as a class/learning community? What do we want to make sure we do together this year about our learning? How will we make that happen? How will we know we're on the right track? What else do we need to say about ourselves as learners? #g2great
A3: We need to be open, honest, and vulnerable. Be willing to learn alongside your students and encourage them to be creators. Use sustaining pedagogy to validate student experiences in the learning environment. #G2Great
A2: Vision isn’t about figuring out how to draw straight lines as fast as you can. Meeting the needs of a particular community takes dialogue, comfort with provisional answers, and the ability to adjust together. #G2Great
A3: Once students feel that safety the brain is more open to the learning. Students are so worried to be pointed out by their peers or make a mistake but building a community that isn't afraid to cannonball in as @TaraMartinEDU would say makes learning together happen. #g2great
A3 By turning grades over to Ss. I give them safety in taking risks, ownership of their learning, and a say in how they are judged. They have access to the standards and the expectations, but they decide how they accessed the content. #g2great
A3: By planning and designing tasks that actually require collaboration. Rich and meaningful work where all of us need to dig in. If we promote 6Cs or 21st century learning skills then we need to ensure there are authentic opportunities to actually use them. #g2great
A3-We promote purposeful learning when each Ss voice/ideas are honored, admired, respected and they are given time to explore, share their ideas and share the learning. #G2great
A3: Use active listening skills - what do we see and hear that teach us what students already know and what they can already do. Then, figure out what they need by asking them or leaning in or joining in their conversations, learning, and work. #G2Great
a3 Model for students the value of miscues and mistakes to propel learning forward. Students should know they will be supported in all stages of learning. #G2Great
A3 Above all, become an expert kidwatcher. We cannot foster safety, community, collaboration OR purposeful learning if we don’t know our kids – not as numbers but as learners! #G2Great
A3: Create a classroom environment in which “mistakes” or missteps are taken as an opportunity to learn not as a failure. Modeling growth mindset so students are okay with setting goals and revising plans to achieve them when something doesn’t work at first #G2Great
Schools are trying so hard to find the quick fix solutions that don’t exist that s a result we miss the real magic that resides within your words Aaron! #G2Great
A2: Vision isn’t about figuring out how to draw straight lines as fast as you can. Meeting the needs of a particular community takes dialogue, comfort with provisional answers, and the ability to adjust together. #G2Great
A3 Classrooms oozing with kindness, trust, choice, voice and around a common interest invites students and teachers to collaborate without fear of rejection. #g2great
WOW @kim_wakefield amazingly true. We have to be vulnerable and take risks and provide the safety for students to do the same. Mistakes are where the learning lies. #G2Great#ILA18
A3: emotional safety and community is key to taking risks, this starts with vulnerability. Model making mistakes, teacher talk & reflection, and opportunities to learn from mistakes in genuine ways. #g2great
A3 We learn better when we listen to each other. It is a struggle - listening, I mean, for me and my Ss @ the beg of the year - but so powerful when we start listening carefully, asking questions and challenging each other. My T heart sings at moments like this! #g2great
A3: Growth requires risk taking. Learning, by its very nature, is the purposeful pushing at the edges of what you already know - be it great or small. A learning community that encourages and supports risk taking is one that cares about its members. #g2great
WOW @kim_wakefield amazingly true. We have to be vulnerable and take risks and provide the safety for students to do the same. Mistakes are where the learning lies. #G2Great#ILA18
A3: emotional safety and community is key to taking risks, this starts with vulnerability. Model making mistakes, teacher talk & reflection, and opportunities to learn from mistakes in genuine ways. #g2great
A3 Creating a culture of safety community and purpose doesn’t happen by chance. It begins day 1 with effort, commitment & joyful determination EVERY DAY! #G2Great
A3: When students learn their own voices matter, and when they’re encouraged to use them, they also learn in community to honor one another’s voices. Listening. Empathy. Common goal/good. #G2great
A3: Emotionally safe spaces take time to develop but a great place to start is being a learner (who also needs encouragement and support) alongside of our students. Share our curiosity with them. Turn to students for response and help. #G2Great
A2: Vision isn’t about figuring out how to draw straight lines as fast as you can. Meeting the needs of a particular community takes dialogue, comfort with provisional answers, and the ability to adjust together. #G2Great
A3 Creating a culture of safety community and purpose doesn’t happen by chance. It begins day 1 with effort, commitment & joyful determination EVERY DAY! #G2Great
A3: Co-construct with kids…everything from routines to creating shared agreements for “what counts” across the school day. Their voices matter most. #G2Great
A4. Provide opportunities to experience multi-modal learning. Hands on. Create. Play. With purpose. Across the day and week and year – music, art, dance, as well as R, W, S & L with student Voice and Choice!.
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#G2Great is trending already on this impotent topic. Week after week we trend because of each of YOU. You come each week to share your passion and it speaks volumes about teachers as inspired wonderers! I love it!
A4: Genuine opportunities for different types of learning. Teach Ss to self-evaluate and reflect not only on what they learned but how it was taught and how it affected them. #g2great
A4 We ‘demystify’ the learning process by helping our children to understand how their brilliant amazing (albeit sometimes confusing) little brains work. And we teach them (and ourselves) how to celebrate it! #G2Great
A4. Provide opportunities to experience multi-modal learning. Hands on. Create. Play. With purpose. Across the day and week and year – music, art, dance, as well as R, W, S & L with student Voice and Choice!.
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A4 By asking them to reflect, A LOT. On how they are feeling, how they are doing, how they are accessing the curriculum... until they are familiar and comfortable enough to talk about their learning with confidence. #g2great
And we miss the boat when we try to quantify learning. What matters can’t truly be counted. The current events in the world are a testament to that IMHO. #G2great
Schools are trying so hard to find the quick fix solutions that don’t exist that s a result we miss the real magic that resides within your words Aaron! #G2Great
A2: Vision isn’t about figuring out how to draw straight lines as fast as you can. Meeting the needs of a particular community takes dialogue, comfort with provisional answers, and the ability to adjust together. #G2Great
#G2Great is trending already on this impotent topic. Week after week we trend because of each of YOU. You come each week to share your passion and it speaks volumes about teachers as inspired wonderers! I love it!
A3 Celebrate all learning! Welcome, value, anticipate and be intrigued by mistakes knowing that learning comes from challenges. Provide ample time for reflection so easy success and "challenge" success are the same. #g2great
A4- Ss need opportunities for choice - where are they working? With whom? What helped them? What did not? Time for those conversations are crucial- choice is not enough on its own- the reflection aspect is when they begin to understand themselves as learners. #g2great
A4: Just opportunity. We can't say we want kids to figure out how they learn best and then not give them a chance to try without serious risks attached. We also need to step back and allow the tumbles along the way. Non-catastrophic failure is good for growth. #G2Great
A3: When students feel safe enough to engage in collaborative risk-taking, purposeful learning often results because students are invested and take greater ownership. #G2Great
A3 Classrooms oozing with kindness, trust, choice, voice and around a common interest invites students and teachers to collaborate without fear of rejection. #g2great
#G2Great is trending already on this impotent topic. Week after week we trend because of each of YOU. You come each week to share your passion and it speaks volumes about teachers as inspired wonderers! I love it!
A4: Talking to ss from day one about how they learn. Phrases like, "It is so interesting how this way seems to make learning easier for you." We have to create a culture where self study is prevalent and ss learn to advocate for how they learn best. #G2Great#ILA18
A4: Giving choices for ways to do things, conferring with them about their progress and successes and opportunities for guided/scaffold reflection #g2great
A4: Create ways to leave tracks of their thinking, breadcrumb trails of decisions, that we return to & reflect on. Some favorites have been exoressive/reflective sketches (stick figures can be charming) of how they have been learning—how we learn evolves, right??? #G2Great
A4: Providing choices for how to explore new information & share their learning. Ss can't discover how they learn best if the methods are always predetermined by adults. #G2Great
A4 First we ditch the labels that blind us to the amazing child in front of us so that we can notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception! #G2Great
A4: Create ways to leave tracks of their thinking, breadcrumb trails of decisions, that we return to & reflect on. Some favorites have been exoressive/reflective sketches (stick figures can be charming) of how they have been learning—how we learn evolves, right??? #G2Great
A4: Metacognition. Cracking our teacher brains open so that learning and thinking is visible AND asking kiddos to crack their brains open too--for us and for their peers. #G2Great
#G2Great is trending already on this impotent topic. Week after week we trend because of each of YOU. You come each week to share your passion and it speaks volumes about teachers as inspired wonderers! I love it!
#a4 More and more reflection. Schools that really want to focus upon reflection as a tool of self and group awareness should build more balconies within the four walls. Welcoming enough for one. Large enough to hold the whole room. #g2great
A4: Talking to ss from day one about how they learn. Phrases like, "It is so interesting how this way seems to make learning easier for you." We have to create a culture where self study is prevalent and ss learn to advocate for how they learn best. #G2Great#ILA18
And until schools realize that simply piling on mandates is hindering rather than helping, we will never have the reflection time where the real learning is depend and strengthens #G2Great
Exactly. What matters can't truly be counted, measured, graphed,labeled or sold! How do you "data mine" for joy happiness, and love? That's my kind of data! #G2great
A4: Give students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning. They need not all be on the same page, same project, or same mode of writing. #g2great
A4 Stephanie Harvey stated that research tells us 60-70% of the learning day engages kids in small group learning. More collaborations, projects, dialogue, book discussions. #G2Great
A4: Talking to ss from day one about how they learn. Phrases like, "It is so interesting how this way seems to make learning easier for you." We have to create a culture where self study is prevalent and ss learn to advocate for how they learn best. #G2Great#ILA18
A4: Metacognition. Cracking our teacher brains open so that learning and thinking is visible AND asking kiddos to crack their brains open too--for us and for their peers. #G2Great
A5. Goals – Have models of work we will be doing. Reflect on where we are and let S choose path & goals to get there. Not everything is linear or sequential.
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A4: Talking to ss from day one about how they learn. Phrases like, "It is so interesting how this way seems to make learning easier for you." We have to create a culture where self study is prevalent and ss learn to advocate for how they learn best. #G2Great#ILA18
A4 Student choice is most important as they’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the learning on their terms. Also ‘students as teachers’ brings their awareness to the forefront of student self-awareness. #G2Great
A4 Provide opportunities for flexible ways to learn and show learning. Flexible seating arrangements. Not everyone has to be doing the same things every minute of the day. Maybe a Ss really wants to work on a story and it’s ind reading time...I say go for it! #g2great
A4 I’d love to see more Ts feeling ok about observing without needing to step in if a student falters. If we believe in them, then let’s believe they’ll ask for more guidance if and when they need it. #g2great
A5 Conferring is an incredible way to co-collaborate in setting goals. The trick is to avoid taking over so that kids are truly co-creators and not simply compliantly nodding. #G2Great
A4 Ts can invite this kind of thinking/reflection by asking Ss to evaluate the strategies and environment that work best for them. Plus = What moved your learning forward? Delta = What stood in the way of your learning in this unit study? Valuable for Ss and for T #g2great
a4: GOALS can comet out INTEREST. What do you want to focus on in this piece of writing? What are you learning and how can I help you learn it? #G2great
A2: A shared vision can be developed , inclusive of all stakeholders, by taking an inclusive approach to the hard work that will eventually lead to a clear(er) direction that can guide a community toward growth and success. #G2Great
.@ElisaW5 We sometimes forget that we have the chance to make these decisions. To show students how valuable we think their self-direction is. If a student is in the Flow, let them keep going. Agency is key. #G2Great#ILA18
A4 Provide opportunities for flexible ways to learn and show learning. Flexible seating arrangements. Not everyone has to be doing the same things every minute of the day. Maybe a Ss really wants to work on a story and it’s ind reading time...I say go for it! #g2great
There is a tendency to treat data like those "scream tanks" we see in the film MONSTERS, INC. The big question here is. . .what happens when you finally fill those data tanks? Really? What is it that we are waiting for as we watch for the data overflow? A number crunch? #g2great
Mary, it is a bit unfair. You are taking the lion's share of my mirror space. This. "notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception." @DrMaryHoward#G2Great#ILA18
A4 First we ditch the labels that blind us to the amazing child in front of us so that we can notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception! #G2Great
A5: This year I plan to conference with my students for the first week on non-academic things, just get to know them. Based off that we will have the goal setting conversations. Every 2 weeks I want to make sure I see all my students to look at goals and adjust #g2great
Choices changes the learning process from compliance to responsibility and growing independence. Sometimes the bravest thing once we set the stage is to step aside and watch the magic begin to unfold as we wait in the wings #G2Great
A4 Student choice is most important as they’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the learning on their terms. Also ‘students as teachers’ brings their awareness to the forefront of student self-awareness. #G2Great
A5 By lots and lots of one-to-one conversations. Basing goals on the reading, writing. and learning they've already done, and checking in All. The. Time. We never let goals go to the wayside. Even not meeting them=an opportunity for learning. #g2great
Mary, it is a bit unfair. You are taking the lion's share of my mirror space. This. "notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception." @DrMaryHoward#G2Great#ILA18
A4 First we ditch the labels that blind us to the amazing child in front of us so that we can notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception! #G2Great
A5 there is so much power in conferring! Listen to what your Ss believe are their strengths and areas of growth. Honor their beliefs yet continue to push them into where you know they can go next #g2great
A5 I think this begins with kidwatching. When we are expert noticers we can help our children notice what we see and then craft their goals around these wonderful opportunities. #G2Great
A5: starts with sitting side by side with students as they learn through struggle, reflection and modeling of specific learning outcomes - students must have a clear picture in order to visualize themselves meeting their goals #g2great
A5: Have clear models of where students can shoot for, but also show the small stepping stones along the way. Confer with students and let them decide where they are, where they’d like to be next and help coach them by providing many tools and strategies to chose from #G2Great
A5: This year I plan to conference with my students for the first week on non-academic things, just get to know them. Based off that we will have the goal setting conversations. Every 2 weeks I want to make sure I see all my students to look at goals and adjust #g2great
A5 I ask Ss questions like: what to you want to learn? What do you want to get better at? What can you do now that you want to get better at? Then go from there. #g2great
Without a foundation of trust, everything else will reside on quicksand. We HAVE to start there and that begins the second kids walk in the door on the very first day #G2Great
A5: “My role in your goal is to encourage you and be there to help you and celebrate with you...but first, before we choose a goal for you, tell me how I can be better for you? Help me with a goal too....” #G2Great
A5: The goal itself may be important, but the process of setting and pursuing it may be more important. Can we establish a virtuous cycle where students are setting, pursuing, and achieving their own goals? #G2Great
A4 Ts can invite this kind of thinking/reflection by asking Ss to evaluate the strategies and environment that work best for them. Plus = What moved your learning forward? Delta = What stood in the way of your learning in this unit study? Valuable for Ss and for T #g2great
A5: I never want to move away from idea of being a project manager and part of a collaborative partnership with the student engaged in a multigenre project. For too many, a submitted assignment is like being a repo-man. Taking back what you assigned. It's yours again. #g2great
A5: Have clear models of where students can shoot for, but also show the small stepping stones along the way. Confer with students and let them decide where they are, where they’d like to be next and help coach them by providing many tools and strategies to chose from #G2Great
A5 Peer collaboration is critical so that we are not the only source of co-created goals. Offer ample opportunities for kids to engage in dialogue with others in setting both individual and partner/group goals #G2Great
A5: “My role in your goal is to encourage you and be there to help you and celebrate with you...but first, before we choose a goal for you, tell me how I can be better for you? Help me with a goal too....” #G2Great
A5 Conferring is an incredible way to co-collaborate in setting goals. The trick is to avoid taking over so that kids are truly co-creators and not simply compliantly nodding. #G2Great
A4: There are many learning style inventories, but providing multiple opportunities to enact, write, sing, record their observations, letting them choose and or collaborate, works well for me. Be creative! #G2Great
A5 Be clear on the target so that students understand what is needed. Together break it into small chunks that allow students to see and feel progress and success along the way. This builds momentum@and motivation. #G2Great
A5: Goal setting with kiddos has to be tied to longer chunks of time. If you "lily pad” your way through content just hopping day-by-day, setting goals will be short sided. Planning learning progressions/units creates connected tissue (or content). #G2Great
A6. Time – Big uses of time go for those learning experiences that cover multiple goals simultaneously. Never one at a time. Build connections & purpose. #G2Great
A4 First we ditch the labels that blind us to the amazing child in front of us so that we can notice and nurture the incredible potential that resides in each child without exception! #G2Great
Yes! I often hear about how peer conferences/feedback is ineffective or even counterproductive but when established in a powerful way they can be the best source of feedback! #g2great
A6 Awareness about time lost is CRITICAL. Notice/record time is spent in line (bathroom lunch water fountain) or transitioning. You’d be shocked how much time is wasted you’ll NEVER get back! #G2Great
A6 Have clear goals and think about time across days and weeks and months. Get out of the notion that things need to be done in small periods. Deep thinking takes an expanse of time. #G2Great
A5: The goal itself may be important, but the process of setting and pursuing it may be more important. Can we establish a virtuous cycle where students are setting, pursuing, and achieving their own goals? #G2Great
I was just wondering what we ever did before social media came alone. I think that if we were in a school where collaboration and collegial discourse wasn’t celebrated we survived in solitude. WOW those days are surely over. Think of all the places represented tonight. #G2Great
Let your students, not a program, guide your instruction. We have no time for inflation of our curriculum. What matters is what our students need and our shared vision to push them forward #g2great
That's one of the many reasons I love our #G2great community! We need each other to keep on learning, collaborating , shouting! Our kids are depending on us #g2great
A6- Get to know the rhythms of your kids. I realized that if I connected with my Ss in the hallways as they arrived, then we could start our learning immediately upon entering. I eat snack with them so we can chat and then get right to work afterward. #g2great
Oh. . .with older students, it's the lining up at the door with few minutes before the bell. I tell them only greyhounds and horses line up at the gate in anticipation of a bell ringing. And then, all they do is run in a circle. You'll be back soon, kids. I'll be here. #g2great
A5: I think it's important to start with helping the student to become self-aware about what skills need to be addressed. Once that is accomplished, work together to come up with manageable goals so that the S can feel a sense of accomplishment #g2great
Let your students, not a program, guide your instruction. We have no time for inflation of our curriculum. What matters is what our students need and our shared vision to push them forward #g2great
A6: Get to know students, invest in their interests so students are engaged. Students who are not engaged is the biggest time waster there is! #g2great
A6 I always had timepieces everywhere (stop watch, timer, clock). TICK TOCK reverberated in very being at all times. It’s the only way to truly keep us honest about expenditure of time. #G2Great
A5: I often ask students: What are your strengths? What do you need/want to work on? They’re usually pretty accurate. In conjunction with standards & growth from where they are - go from here. #g2Great
A6: Listen to kids. Respond to their needs. Let your passion flow. Offer authentic opportunities. Highlight with celebrations and micro-celebrations. Be your genuine self. Act as lead leaner by learning beside students. #g2great
Purposeful planning - so good! Winging it does not result in authentic teaching nor does it yield meaningful learning. We are wasting Ss' time #G2Great
A6 Building reliable routines and procedures in the first weeks of school are key to making the most of our time with students. Reflect often about time lost during the day and problem solve with students to overcome those issues. #G2Great
A cycle of teacher-imposed or standards-driven goals feels less authentic. To me, virtue is tied to the sustainability of student independence. I’d like to see students engaged in purposeful goal setting again and again. #G2Great
A6: Begin with the end in mind and at the end of a session, acknowledge that the goal has/has not been achieved. When stakeholders know what they are trying to get accomplished, they work harder to achieve the goal. #g2great
A6: Real Talk- There is so much crap out there that we could cut out of class. Like spelling tests without context, mad minutes in math, title pages for units...worksheets to cover writing skills that actual writing with feedback could cover better...cut all that out. #g2great
Oh @LitROCK_taylor I love this! "Let your students, not a program., guide your instruction." That is the peril of programs, they take our eyes off the targets... every single original, delicious, brilliant child. #G2Great#ILA18
Let your students, not a program, guide your instruction. We have no time for inflation of our curriculum. What matters is what our students need and our shared vision to push them forward #g2great
No counterintuitive at all Elisa. When we slow it down and do less, we deepen what we do - and that is when time rises victorious in the learning arena! #G2Great
A6: Be prepared. Be fully present. Be willing to extend something over more days, if needed, to ensure Ss learn deeply. Be open to reconfiguring schedule, when needed. #G2Great
A6: Making the most of every instructional moment...put the needs, passions and interests of your students first...listen, observe and learn (as teacher). #G2Great
A6 If we know time is the cruncher, then let’s use it wisely. Prioritize what’s important to you for your students and class culture. #g2great Not to be an excuse for stuff not done that you wanted done. What do we let go, to really get going.
A6 You can’t make the best use of time if you aren’t willing to clean house first. Alleviate everything that is at cross purposes Q wisely spending precious minutes! #G2Great
A6 If we know time is the cruncher, then let’s use it wisely. Prioritize what’s important to you for your students and class culture. #g2great Not to be an excuse for stuff not done that you wanted done. What do we let go, to really get going.
A6 (pt 2) Also, CUT THE CRAP. Interactive notebooks, language arts and crafts, computer programs, packets (UGH)... Kids need to be reading and writing, every day. That's what they need. #g2great
A7. For @donohoe_kitty -
DUCT TAPE;
Set a timer for Mini-lessons. Keep them short.
STOP talking.
Have a S timekeeper!
Video own instruction. Reflect. #g2great
I’m like the Speedy Gonzales of the universe in everything I do but either I’m getting slower or #G2Great is getting faster each week (and I have to admit I LOVE IT!) ❤️
A6 (pt 2) Also, CUT THE CRAP. Interactive notebooks, language arts and crafts, computer programs, packets (UGH)... Kids need to be reading and writing, every day. That's what they need. #g2great
A7 Not to oversimplify but: SHUT UP! As long as your mouth is open, then theirs isn’t. Tip the talk scales so that their voices can be heard more than yours (& it takes practice to undo years of bad habits). #G2Great
That’s what a chat is all about John. Is not stealing, it’s gleaning the wisdom of others and making it something new! Did you ever read Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist? AWESOME book! #G2Great
A5: Have clear models of where students can shoot for, but also show the small stepping stones along the way. Confer with students and let them decide where they are, where they’d like to be next and help coach them by providing many tools and strategies to chose from #G2Great
A7: Facilitate! One of the best quotes I heard as a new teacher was, "who is holding the pencil?" Let students create learning groups. Provide thought provoking questions and let them lead the discussions. Redirect when necessary and guide them along. #g2great
A6 Honor your words, don’t say how important time is and then shortchange kids on recess or independent reading time or whatever activities your students value. #G2Great
A7 Not to oversimplify but: SHUT UP! As long as your mouth is open, then theirs isn’t. Tip the talk scales so that their voices can be heard more than yours (& it takes practice to undo years of bad habits). #G2Great
A6: Don’t let (authentic) writing go. It’s hard, it’s labor-intensive, but if we lift the level of student writing, we lift the level of student thinking in all academic areas. #g2great
A7: Anchor direct teaching in mini, not maxi, lessons that include Ss opportunities to talk/try things out, let go of the idea that Ss have to know every thing/detail b4 trying things out. #G2Great
A7 Listen more than you talk. Appoint a student timekeeper when you do lessons. If you talk past that time, do it with individuals or small groups! Be aware of how much you are talking. #g2great
A6: Real Talk- There is so much crap out there that we could cut out of class. Like spelling tests without context, mad minutes in math, title pages for units...worksheets to cover writing skills that actual writing with feedback could cover better...cut all that out. #g2great
A7 Not to oversimplify but: SHUT UP! As long as your mouth is open, then theirs isn’t. Tip the talk scales so that their voices can be heard more than yours (& it takes practice to undo years of bad habits). #G2Great
A7: Reflect on the questions we ask. Do they lead to simple answers that require a right/wrong evaluation? Or do they support authentic student discussion? #G2Great
A7: Use discussion protocols. Be a collaborator. Facilitate discussion. Put the whiteboard markers on their desks and ask them to guide us through their thinking. Reverse roles. #g2great
A7 If we engaged students in much more peer collaboration experiences and then stepped back so that we could become a curious fly on the wall… well problem solved! #G2Great
A7: Establish at the beginning of the year that each of their voices matter so students speak up and don’t feel like they need to look to the teacher for an answer or what to do. Listen and coach when needed, but allow students to create their learning journeys #g2great
A7: Be aware of how much you talk, video a lesson watch it back. Nothing like hearing your own voice to make you go "Hmm I need to talk less" lol Model how convos should be. Fish bowl with Ss and then step back. They need to learn the skill but you need to pass the ball. #g2great
A7: It takes bravery, but a lot can be gleened by videoing our teaching and honestly reflecting what we see both in ourselves and our Ss. #g2great#ILA18
A7: Be aware of how much you talk, video a lesson watch it back. Nothing like hearing your own voice to make you go "Hmm I need to talk less" lol Model how convos should be. Fish bowl with Ss and then step back. They need to learn the skill but you need to pass the ball. #g2great
A7 if you haven’t yet, run out right now and immediately read “Who’s Doing the Work” by @janmillburk@kimyaris everything in this book is the answer to this question. Use and perfect the Prompting Funnel #G2Great
A7 Stop structures (such as Kagan strategies) really help with this. Intentionally planning those in the instructional/learning cycle stop the T talk, provide structure for S talk and put the workload of thinking/creating on the student. #G2Great
I swear, that was the most effective part of doing my National Boards: watching myself teach. It was horrible and oh God I hate watching it, but I learned a lot! #g2great
A7 Just nod your head when kids are talking. Leave some space for silence in between Ss talking. This allows others to share. Have Ss talk w/a partner first. As a last resort, purse your lips. Tightly. #g2great
A7 we must reflect on what our role is as a teacher/coach...knowledge broker or listener, motivator, mentor? What will inspire and ignite? What will create meaning and lasting learning? #G2Great
A7 Too much teacher talk is also a conferring issue. We spend so much time telling that we forget listening is the undergirder of the conferring process. That’s a problem! #G2Great
A7 I once suggested to a teacher that a timer next to them might help remind them when to stop talking as they “teach”. That one more sentence they have to share, is one sentence less their kids get to share. #g2great
I try to transition by the 2nd nine weeks-- I'm not carrying the conference anymore. Ss have to be the ones to start and carry the conversation. Otherwise I just stare awkwardly at them! #g2great
A7 Too much teacher talk is also a conferring issue. We spend so much time telling that we forget listening is the undergirder of the conferring process. That’s a problem! #G2Great
