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What steps does Ms. Porfirio take to prepare students for a successful retelling experience?

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What steps does Ms. Porfirio take to prepare students for a successful retelling experience?

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How does academic choice foster differentiated instruction?

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How does academic choice foster differentiated instruction?

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What can you learn from Ms. Porfirio about elevating student voice in the classroom?

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What can you learn from Ms. Porfirio about elevating student voice in the classroom?

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JOURNEY NORTH
https://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Lesson Plans and Resources for
Teaching Gifted and Talented Students
http://www.eds-resources.com/edgifted.html

Interpersonal

These learners enjoy interacting with other students. They enjoy discussions, cooperative work, and social activities. These students will love web 2.0 tools that allow them to interact with others on projects.

http://glogster.com/edu  A web 2.0 tool that allows students to create together and comment on other students Glogs.

http://secretbuilders.com  An enchanting virtual world where students can interact with historical figures

Naturalist

These learners learn from interactions with the environment they enjoy field trips that involve observation of the world around them. These students will enjoy activities that incorporate nature.

http://earth.google.com - Students can explore the earth with satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings.

http://google.com/sky - Students can explore the universe including the solar system, constellations, galaxies, and the moon.

http://arkive.org  Students learn about thousands of animals and their habitats

http://switcharoozoo.com  Students create animals, build habitats and learn about wildlife

http://nationalzoo.si.edu  Students can view live video of animals, view photo galleries, and visit exhibits

http://wdl.org/en  Students can take a virtual field trip around the world and through time

https://www.learner.org/jnorth/season/ Journey North explores the interrelated aspects of seasonal change

Visual-Spatial

These learners learn best visually and organize their thinking spatially. They are drawn to information that is presented visually. These students love to illustrate projects, color-code, and create visuals for projects.

http://xtranormal.com - Students create and direct their own movies

http://knowitall.org/artopia  Students interact with online painting, media arts, sculpture, and theater

Musical/Rhythmic

These learners learn best through auditory experiences. They enjoy making songs, rhythms, and patterns. These students will appreciate displaying knowledge with audio and video recorders

http://toytheater.com  Students interact with music, sounds, and patterns

Verbal-Linguistic

These learners enjoy learning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening. In the classroom setting these students shine when given tasks such as taking notes, researching, listening, reading for information, and writing.

http://ed.voicethread.com  Capture student voices with audio, text, pictures, and video

Coding

www.alice.org

https://scratch.mit.edu

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I dont see the benefit of it at this time. I guess further exploration from my side and analysis will be necessary. With the fast pace of my classes and the daily pressure that we get towards the infamous FSA I dont see a moment to do it before the assessment. Perhaps in the last month, when the schedules transform the school into a mad house I will try to utilize this resource with the few kids that show up to class.

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I would like to look into ways of connecting the Journey North content to high school needs.

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It would be great for students at the Elementary level.

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For a high school English class, the content is not necessarily appropriate, but the idea of having a site that allows students to watch and interact with a variety of videos depending on their own choice is a useful resource, particularly if all the videos are content related.  An example I use is the National Theater Live website I use when I teach King Lear:  http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/44084-king-lear

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I see some ideas that could be ramped up for my high school bio audience.

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With further exploration of the site this could be good for passion projects for the gifted students.

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With further exploration of the site this could be good for passion projects for the gifted students.

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It could provide wonderful opportunities for global connection between classes.

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This could be great for bell work prompts and to grab student attention.

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I like how students can report observations and be a part of the process for tracking animal behaviors.

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I like how students can report observations and be a part of the process for tracking animal behaviors.

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For my specific class this might not be beneficial until possibly the passion project where students select what they would like to focus on. They could use this as a resource for their research project and enjoy learning/ sharing with other classmates.

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Could be a good source for enrichment or independent research.

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I love the idea of using migration patterns of real life monarch butterflies and also interacting with students in distant places so that students can become more engaged about what they are learning. From my experience, students that can understand why they need knowledge in real life or can connect knowledge to real world problems are more inclined to learn and become proficient
about the concepts being taught.

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I like the idea of giving students the opportunity to interact with students in other locations.

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I think my kids would really enjoy using this program.

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Could be used for enrichment for higher-level students during small group instruction.

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This would be great for a gifted elective class that has more freedom.  Great cross-curricular activity.

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This would be great for a gifted elective class that has more freedom.  Great cross-curricular activity.

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I plan on using more pbl in my classroom this year.  After watching the students doing research and hearing their discussions, I can see where this would support some of my goals for the coming school year.

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This seems very out dated. We might do something similar using more current topics and information.

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I think this would be great for an enrichment class where the students have more freedom and flexibility to research topics of their own choice.

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It's great to give students opportunities to interact with students from other areas.  This will help them get prepared for the workforce.

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It's great to give students opportunities to interact with students from other areas.  This will help them get prepared for the workforce.

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Journey North could provide opportunities for meaningful extension or enrichment for Gifted Students.  As seen in the video, students were able to explore more in depth the content and were thoughtful in their writing about the topic due to the use of Journey North.
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1. Give students a choice as to how they want to express their understanding of the story.
2. Using a previously identified preference, students engage in an activity that matches that preference.
3. Student choice helps students to be engaged and take ownership of their work. This would help

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I would like to incorporate more task based centers in my classroom and have a teacher guided station as well. We have one-to-one so I would be interested in finding more technology based programs where students can be on task, engaged, and it have relevant information.

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Allowing for choice will give the best student outcomes

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I really liked how the teacher asked the scholars to explain how their choices on the interest inventory helped them learn better.  (How does sitting at a desk help you learn?)  This reflection is very important for our gifted learners as we work to help them become more independent in their learning.

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Interesting idea

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I especially liked to see how the teacher used questioning techniques in order to direct the students to a choice that would suit their strengths instead of just letting them pick what they think they might like or might be interested in.

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I liked educational choice that she was giving to the students. I can see how it is a very natural way to differentiate for students at all ages. 

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I liked educational choice that she was giving to the students. I can see how it is a very natural way to differentiate for students at all ages. 

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I enjoy that students get the choice to share their learning in the way that makes them the most comfortable.

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I like how she allows them to choose they way in which they would like to show what they have learned.

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I like the idea that the students can pick how to showcase their understanding of lesson.  They can be more creative and improve their critical thinking skills.

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I like the idea that the students can pick how to showcase their understanding of lesson.  They can be more creative and improve their critical thinking skills.

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The teacher discusses the lesson and its goals with the students. She uses terms such as "academic choice," "learning profile, " and "learning materials." The students are picking their own choice of materials and their own learning style, but they all could verbalize their own learning.

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I liked the way she broke it down into pieces - letting them consider both how they prefer to learn and how they prefer to share their learning.

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Students want to interact with their peers, so giving them choices to talk to each other about the subject matter is a good strategy.

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I like the visual interest inventory that the teacher used to facilitate student choice.  I think this is a good way to group students based on their 

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I like the visual interest inventory that the teacher used to facilitate student choice.  I think this is a good way to group students based on their 

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Students hers students were able to learn based on their own learning styles.  Choice gives them ownership.

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I liked the engagement.  The ability for the students to utilize their learning style

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I liked the engagement.  The ability for the students to utilize their learning style

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The students demonstrated understanding the story.

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I enjoyed the different methods in which she taught them the story. Moreover, I thought it was very engaging that she allowed them to come up to the board, everyone had a role. Most importantly, she has already established a collaborative environment and allowing them to have that will make their learning beneficial. Having them help each other allows them to grow as well as demonstrate their knowledge and be excited about it.

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Love that she said they used different versions of the story

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Love that she said they used different versions of the story

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This Coding one is awesome. I have so many kids that would love it. I have the robotics and computer engineering magnet at my school.

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I think that any cooperative learning app or website is a great idea for students to interact, share ideas, or even make real world connections/experiences to concepts. 

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I think that any cooperative learning app or website is a great idea for students to interact, share ideas, or even make real world connections/experiences to concepts. 

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I loved that the Journey North project is cross-curricular. I think this would work great with my 3rd graders to tie in geography skills, math measurement, and living science standards.

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I loved that the Journey North project is cross-curricular. I think this would work great with my 3rd graders to tie in geography skills, math measurement, and living science standards.

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This is the "Pen Pals" of the 21st century. I could see utilizing this to connect with communities around the world that have criss-crossed with American History.

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This activity brought geographical awareness to all students.

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I like how they interchanged learning with another country.  It makes it really fun.

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I love how this involves so many subjects and lets them see connections between topics.

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Love that it offers an interdisciplinary unit component and it is international. Great IB component.

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Create way to integrate multiple standards & curriculum.

I would start this in the beginning with all students and then allow my gifted/high-achievers to continue working on research/extension during our Reading Enrichment block

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Journey North can be tied into nonfiction ELA standards.

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I like the component of writing. Gifted students are typically more reluctant about writing than most so this could be a cool activity.

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I like the connection to real life experiences, cross curricular opportunities, and connection with those in another culture. 

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I like the connection to real life experiences, cross curricular opportunities, and connection with those in another culture. 

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I like how this incorporates many different subjects.

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I like how she had specific activities for students to choose which way would work best for them to practice and show knowledge of the standard.

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I like how she had specific activities for students to choose which way would work best for them to practice and show knowledge of the standard.

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I love how she differentiated her instruction. When you have such a variety of abilities it can be challenging but she is doing everything with ease. Hats off to her.

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I enjoyed watching how her students work with each other. They understood what the expectations were. The students were also not afraid to voice their opinions. I also liked how she used the interest inventory that matched a particular assignment for each student.

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The student's learning profile assisted their academic choice.

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I really liked how she gave them options not only based on their learning style, but also their physical location, and the option to work alone or with others.

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I liked how she took the time to discuss why the students selected what they did. It gave them a chance to reflect on how they learn and express that.

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I like how all the learners were able to have access to the material and that all students had clear expectations on what to do. 

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I like how all the learners were able to have access to the material and that all students had clear expectations on what to do. 

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The teacher is excited about what she is teaching.  I like the choice assignments.

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The teacher allows the students to understand and express the way they are best able to show what they know

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Students are comfortable in their choices in order to share.

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Everyone was responsible for doing something, but they could think about how they would learn it best. 

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Everyone was responsible for doing something, but they could think about how they would learn it best. 

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Students werew aware of their individual way of learning. #metacognition
The learning/ interest inventory was age appropriate, but the teacher also used academic language as well.

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I teach early primary and I would defiantly use the pat yourself and kiss your brain!!!!  I like the way the little boy made his connection with "Just right." 

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I teach early primary and I would defiantly use the pat yourself and kiss your brain!!!!  I like the way the little boy made his connection with "Just right." 