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What A Personalized Classroom Looks Like

10/25/2018

A personalized classroom contains 3 main courses which can be achieved via various ingredients below-each one component of how that can look in a classroom.

Which of these would you like try adding to YOUR classroom recipe? Check the bulleted list out below and try adding 1 at a time as you feel comfortable. (Don't try to add everything to your recipe at once!)

Some of these you are already doing, some may seem intriguing (try those first!) some may seem daunting (don't try them yet) and some may seem impossible (they're not!)
ALL of them will increase student motivation and learning in your room. printable list below if you want to check a few off and see how it goes.

The 3 Main Courses

Course 1 - A Learning Environment Focused on the Needs of the whole Child

WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE...

respectful, positive student to student Interactions
respectful student to teacher interactions
implementation of high clear expectations for student behavior and routines
arrangement of room supports student learning
multiple learning modalities offered
opportunities provided for global relevance and real world investigations that develop awareness of other languages and cultures
evidence of flexible learning environment
social and emotional well being of students is addressed
Students are practicing an IB Learner Profile skill sometime in the lesson

Course 2 - Instructional Design Focused on Mastery and Choice

WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE...

Tasks require higher order thinking skills
Curriculum Instruction demonstrates high expectations
Teachers and/or students "triangulate qualitative and quantitative data (diagnostic, formative, and summative tasks) to monitor student progress
Students get timely, authentic feedback and can make adjustments to teaching/learning activities that will help them progress
Students reflect on feedback and value it as a way to further develop their skills and achieve growth
Small group mini- lessons taught based on student pace
Student learning at different levels
Students have choice (task, seating, book, etc)
Students working on different projects/products
Appropriate supports in place to ensure student success
Teacher is an active facilitator/coach of student work and progress
Meaningful use of technology
Students have choice boards by standard
students utilize playlists, playways, or pathways
students co-design expeditions
students are engaged in close reading of complex texts, academic conversations, meaningful writing, etc)

Course 3 - Students Own their Own Learning

LOOKS LIKE ...

Students set goals for their own growth
Students self-evaluate,self-regulate, and self-motivate
Students take the lead in conferring with the teacher
Opportunities are provided for creativity and innovation
Students assume responsibility for learning through effective decision making, goal setting, and time management
Classroom management is evident
Students can articulate what they are working on and why

Learn more here sites.google.com/cms.k12.nc.us/cmspdl/inspire/pdl-framework?authuser=0

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Global Maker Day

10/16/2018

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Global Maker Day is October 23rd

Why participate?
Fits with IB Design Cycle, design thinking, college and career readiness, builds student critical and creative thinking, and is very "Piedmont" in that you already do a lot of making in class via hands on projects (PBL)

How to celebrate?

Before October 23rd, register here (all peolpe who register get a free digital copy of the book: Makers in Schools, Entering the 4th Industrial Revolution) then choose one or all of these three ways to take part:

Online PD - Schedule and topics on slides 3 and 4 https://app.edu.buncee.com/buncee/b41d1aacfdbe44c3b8be0cd6015e7008 Teachers will share how they use making in class in hourly presentations you can log into. The one at 4:30 pm teaches you how to use a makerspace for your class and we have a makerspace we'd love to see used more for classwork.
In Class - Student Challenges on Slides 5 and 6 https://app.edu.buncee.com/buncee/b41d1aacfdbe44c3b8be0cd6015e7008 Your students can take part in the hourly maker challenges during your class on that day. Challenges listed here by the hour and include all subject matter (you can do this live or have students do whichever challenge you want regardless of the time.)
Share On Social Media - Tweet or Instagram photos or links to your website with what you do already or what you try that day and use hashtag #globalmakerday and our school hashtag #PiedmontIB Not on social media? Send it to Gurthie and I'll post it for you.

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Best Middle School DiGital Tools 2018-2019

10/15/2018

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updated. originally published 2-7-2018

Do you use any of these tools or another not mentioned here? If you are a Piedmont teacher, please add your name to our list here

Nearpod

Start at the Nearpod Login Screen (at the bottom you'll see an option to login with GOOGLE (use your cms google account)Now you are linked to our paid account where you can take and use the lessons.
Search For Ready Made Nearpods by topic, subject area, or grade level or Import your powerpoints/google slides and add interactive Nearpod features throughout the presentation whereever you want like quizzes, student response, student drawings, memory games, etc.
More - Step by step directions from our live training here https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UJJjsL5d48rVNhIrQuj6lAwNZkQHACGaAQBo_MCix24/edit?usp=sharing
Once you are done, write the code on the board or your website, canvas, or google classroom, and have students log in here in class, collaborative, or on their own or even from home.
Student Nearpod Login

Edpuzzle

What is EdPuzzle? http://www.edtechroundup.org/reviews/edpuzzle-make-any-video-your-lesson
Works alone or with Google Classroom, Canvas, Etc.
Take any video from YouTube, Khan Academy, etc. and personalize it: Shorten it, add your own narration, and even Pop in questions onto ready-made videos and the video will pause for that. ( and record their answers if you link it to your google classroom)
Can embed your edpuzzle videos into canvas, if so It will force a stop at your personalized parts in Canvas but it won’t save their work -whereas if you use google classroom it will save their work.

Flip Grid

Teacher makes a grid and name it (like Ms. So and So’s ELA class )
You can add unlimited topics under each grid but free version is only allows one grid
You can add new topics under your grid
Record 90 second videos for free (limit for free version) and add a selfie at the end with stickers so students like it.
Use for book talks, topic summaries, sharing what you learned, posting group skits, etc.
Cute interface - looks like instagram
Teacher can approve the video beforehand

TES (Blendspace)

Blendspace is now called TES
Offer an easy visual choice board of lessons. Students do all, do some, or chose. Drag and Drop to add resources. Very easy.

Screencastify

Create video from chromebooks
Students can provide their own audio over YouTube videos or create their own video.

Trello

Like Padlet but better organized. Use for digital note-taking (research, book clubs), collaborative work.

Canva

Students can make digital posters, advertising, infographics, etc.

Google Maps
Personalize a map for your class or have students do so. Here's how

Go to Google Maps
Find the 3 bars icon
Open search box
then “your Places”
then “Maps” at the top,
then “create map” at the bottom
Drop Pins in places covered in stories and then talk about what happened next. Once students (or you) drop pins you can add text and photos.

Sample Uses:Track Elie Weisel’s journey through Night
Map different battles and put descriptions of each battle and find an image to represent it

More tools

Metaverse
Even more Interactive Tools here- specific to formative assessment -several resources to try with a description and directions for how to access

Is your favorite tool missing? Add it in the comments or email me.

Related:
piedmontpd.weebly.com/piedmont-pd/global-maker-day

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What A Personalized Classroom Looks Like

The 3 Main Courses

Course 1 - A Learning Environment Focused on the Needs of the whole Child

Course 2 - Instructional Design Focused on Mastery and Choice

Course 3 - Students Own their Own Learning

Global Maker Day

Best Middle School DiGital Tools 2018-2019

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