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Roush & I hosted an Actively PD (with Jowsey) and have been finding value in this tool.

We uploaded a short story (The Wallet) and included questions throughout, definitions, and an essential question. It's a great way to scaffold.

Not sure if you'll be able to see this:
https://read.activelylearn.com/#student/reader/3231335/notes

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Different activities for different rooms

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We did an activity with how to make a story climax have that wow factor

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yes, the spelling >:{.  BUT, a fun, easy way to create escape-room type challenges while students are in break out rooms. $30/year gets you 600 plays a month.

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Writer's Notebook

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This was a breakout room activity with 5 groups. This is the master doc that shows the memory transmission that each group received. Together, the students read the memory and answered the questions regarding their particular memory. The group then decided on a new memory to present to Jonas, the main character in The Giver. Each group had one person present to the whole class. We wanted to up engagement by having different memories and not all groups doing the same.

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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We are regularly using this catch and release workshop model

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I saw cameras on! Wow, I don't know if I've ever had that many students have cameras on.
I heard students eager to participate (when asked for volunteers). Clearly a supportive learning environment.
I heard students participating in breakout rooms. They seemed really prepared.
I saw Rose leading students through the precision of language Google Doc and students had input on the activity.
(That's as far as I got.)

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Lots of that positivity and
enthusiasm we talked about:)

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Clear connections to the real world. Such a cool job of making this activity relevant, authentic, and student-centered.

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I saw lots of cameras on and students who were actively engaged.  I witnessed open discussion of opinions and ideas.  All students were participating.  I saw clear expectations being provided.  Rose was the cheerleader and the encourager.  She pushed students to extend thinking and to consider other perspectives.

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I saw and heard clear instructions for the students.
I saw the workshop model in action - loved the catch and minilesson in between.
I heard a lot of student voices!
I saw cameras on.

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I saw kids engaged and enthusiastic.  I saw Janis share the love of teaching

I heard clear structure and expectations for students

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Just curious...do most students choose to read or to listen to the book?

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Building social relationships while also supporting academic language (connotation v. denotation of words)

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Students carried cognitive load with the word intensity scale. Liked that there was no "right" answer.

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Creating meaningful conversations and collaboration. #10 from today's research. 

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Creating meaningful conversations and collaboration. #10 from today's research. 

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I'm thinking of the workshop model - and this matters to student learning because it allows them to develop that agency we've been talking about. I love that the lesson was shifted to the students, but Rose did a nice job of catching and releasing. Nice job!

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Students seem comfortable taking leadership roles and sharing their thoughts. This matters to student learning because they'll be more likely to participate in an environment in which they feel safe!

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I believe this was a Compensatory tasks? Group members average their individual recommendations and reach agreement about an overall recommendation or solution.

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This matters to student learning because the workshop model that Rose implemented was clearly successful.  Student met learning targets and lifted the cognitive load.

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To continue tying group work to authentic student experiences. Why do we care about the precision of language and how can it actually help us in our daily lives? Rose did a great job at driving this point home during the mini-lesson and break out sessions

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All students had work to do and a voice (option to agree/disagree) as each breakout room presented, so everyone was engaged each step of the way.

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I think next year with a block schedule it's going to be all about the workshop model. I am going to really focus on how to create that shift to students driving their learning and it was great to see these 6th graders really take the reins with this lesson!

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I want to foster more engagement during whole group sessions like Rose did. I also like the idea of asking students what skills they feel they made the most improvement with.

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Wow!  Hard act to follow and I since we can't clone Rose...the implications for my own teaching are to faithfully employ the workshop model and to consider utlizing breakout rooms for smaller learning chunks.  Giving students a smaller, very specific task seemed effective.

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I feel like I stay to big picture at times. I need to start honing in on the details, and making sure kids are learning at a level that they are thinking higher level about the details.

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Did you notice any change in student writing after this activity? either during the creative writing activity or the final CERERCs?