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Martin Cisneros did an excellent job  informing me on how I can better teach students in my future classroom. He made an excellent point when he said" everyone is an ESL teacher now." It is very true that I will have ESL students in my classroom. Cisneros helped me learn about things I can do in my classroom to better help my students.
The tools he mentioned seemed small, but can make a world of difference. I had not thought about moving my hands when I talk to give context, or to not be lecturing with my back to the students. These lessons will stick with me. He also showed some great online tools that I would not have thought to use. Obviously, there is Google translate, but he also used a lot more tools. Things like summarizing tools can help students read content easier and voice recording tools can help students practice their vocabulary. All in all, I'm glad I got to see this video and think it will help me with my ESL students.

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This presentation was right on board with everything we've been learning in our technology class. One of the things that stuck with me most is "technology is not a solution, it is an opportunity." No matter how much technology we have at our fingertips, we have to find a way to make it useful and able to learn from. Technology is just the tool.
I really liked the Dynamic Learning Model. We should go beyond the bell, grade level/subject area, walls, tools, and the due date at the expense of the student's learning. Finishing should not be the goal, learning should be. As long as students are continuously learning from these assignments, that is all that should matter. I also think it is important to give students choices & a "toolbox" to choose from, so i took note of all the menu options.

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I learned a lot of great tips for teaching ELL students that I would have never thought of before. Cisneros said that the first thing we should tackle is teaching our students survival language which i completely agree with. Students need to be able to ask for basic necessities before they can be interested in learning about anything that we want to teach them. Also, i underestimated the power of using hand gestures, pictures, and slowing down while speaking to help ELL students. Sometimes the smallest things can help certain words stick with them.
I really liked the AWW board app because I also never thought about how much writing things down on pen and paper is a commitment for them. Using an app like that or a white board would be helpful for them because they can erase and delete as many times as they need to as well as learn from their peers. I never knew about the live mode on Google Translate, which i think is the coolest thing ever. I am already thinking of different ways I can incorporate that tool into my future classroom.

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This presentation had a lot of cool information about the project site OER and Flexbooks. What I got from the OER website is it is a resource website with lists of resources that are grade level and content specific. These resources are great for things such as content and possibly whole unit ideas. What really caught my attention were the Flexbooks. Not only can you completely customize them, but they are actually cost effective for the school district. You can completely customize the book by adding different images and changing vocabulary to make these books fit best for your students. Even though Flexbooks work best for math and science, you can still use them with english by tweaking a unit after a text or novel.

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I like the way they took different teaching-methods models to make the Hyperdocs Model. This model is inquiry-based because it is student centered and leaves the power of learning in the student's hands. The students can work at their own pace, but they can collaborate as well. There is no need for the teacher to hound over students with this model, but instead the teacher can just stay open for questions and feedback. The model important parts of the model to me are "reflect" and "extend". It is so important to reflect on our knowledge to have a full understanding, and share that knowledge with others.
I love the way the presenters used Padlet the same way we are using Padlet. It is a great tool for students to share their thoughts, as well as gain insight on their peer's thoughts.

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I enjoyed this presentation because, it talked a lot about what we have already discussed in class and in the Matt Miller book. We can have all this technology in our possession, but if we do not know how to build off of what we already have, then are we using technology to it's fullest extent?
Making the students think differently about technology and the way it is used in the classroom. The overall goal is to have the students focus on being involved in their learning and understanding what they are being taught.

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Cisneros made me think deeper about the ESL learner than I have ever before. I use to think only certain area had ESL learners, but not all schools. He made it a point to let the viewer know all schools have ESL learners and all teachers are ESL teachers. His point really stuck out to me. A teacher must think about all ways to get ESL learners involved with their classroom, even before they know if they have an ESL learner in their class. The tools he suggested to teachers are good to keep in mind for my own classroom. Even the classroom I am currently blocking in. As a I must be prepared for any ESL leaner in my classroom. This video gave great examples and tools to use in the classroom, and I will be taking those with me.

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I also was struck immediately by the quote "Technology is not a solution. It's an opportunity." Technology is only useful if it has a purpose.  Bell said it's more than just doing a worksheet online. I totally agree. The Dynamic Learning graphic was very interesting. I really liked how one of them said if you replace the word "beyond" with "within," you really can see the traditional school structure most of us are familiar with.  It was cool to see the student vision board idea, which we did in class. I definitely want to use this as a back to school fun activity.  What a great way to get the students stoked about being there while at the same time getting to know something about each of them.

I love the idea of giving students choices. We have some experience with this in Dr. Dore's English methods class. I love the tic-tac-toe and bingo format too. I will absolutely incorporate choices menus in my first classroom.

I loved the eBook idea too!  Wow, if you could assign this to your class and let them write something of their own, no prompts, and let them include graphics, photos, links, etc?  How cool would that be?

I'm thinking I'm going to buy Bell's book too. Great seminar!

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I agree completely agree with Forta. Creating in classrooms are so important. There is such power in creating that can come out in the classroom. I love when he talks about smiles on the students faces. It makes me think of myself in a classroom and how creating something and surprising yourself is a big step in the classroom as a student. The student has to step out of their normal comfort zone of school and think creatively. This is something that is not asked of students very often. Teachers can find opportunities in any subject or classroom to put this into their teaching. I will use this in my own classroom and I am sure I will see a difference in how my classroom functions compared to a normal lecture classroom.

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As a teacher, I see a normal classroom and it does not seem like much can be done with it. Hare talked about always working with the space you are given. looking at the elements of the room for education and inclusion. As a teachers having an open classroom with lots of space seems like a perfect learning space. Having students on top of each other is hard to have students feel relaxed and comfortable in a space that is crowded. Hare explains how learning space design should be part of the teacher curriculum. This is how important this is to her and i agree. The classroom needs good visuals, not just clutter on the wall.  It is easy to overwhelm your students.  Make sure everything in your classroom can be used as a learning technique in some way.  I agree with her completely.  It is so easy to clutter the room with things, but knowing exactly what can help students in your classroom is what you need to surround them with. The way your classroom is set up and the way you run your classroom go hand and hand. Having quiet time in your classroom. Managing your classroom is all part of designing a perfect learning space.

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This video was very interesting. I had not thought about the concept of OER's before this video. This is a resource that I can see drastically impacting the way schools think about textbooks. I think if districts shifted money towards laptops for students to access these online resources, they could save money for other things. As a teacher I will absolutely use these resources to improve my classroom.

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This presentation was okay but not great. The title "Practical, powerful pedagogically-charged teaching" wasn't really what I got from watching. There were two or three solid, interesting ideas, which I wrote down. But honestly the video feed repeatedly stalled/hung up so much it was distracting and irritating. Gonzales would start to say something I was really interested in, then the feed would go "robot voice," stall, and then I would miss part of it.

I did like the idea of Gallery Walks and Single-Point Rubrics. The other idea I loved was not giving a grade on a paper until the student takes 15 minutes to read and think about the feedback and comments I left. Then they can meet with me, tell me what THEY think the grade should be based on the criteria given, and receive my grade. Very cool idea.

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This presentation broadened my view of technology in the classroom. I loved the notion of starting with the learning goal instead of the tool. I feel that often, teachers decide the tool before they even have a lesson plan. I also enjoyed the idea of always going beyond with technology. Using technology as an opportunity is something I took from the presentation. A functional thing I took from the presentation was using Google slides to make e-books instead of docs. That is a trick I will definitely use. Overall, this presentation helped show me how technology can enhance my teaching ability.

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What I really took away from this presentation is that creativity means many things. I had always thought of myself as not creative. This presentation showed me that I am creative, just not in the way I had originally thought. Forta helped me see that creativity is not just media, it's everything. Lesson plans and student interaction is how I can be creative. This presentation also helped show me that I need to help my students go from consumers to creators. Technology will be a great tool to help me accomplish this transformation.

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There is SO much in this presentation of high value. I love her idea that less is more and to avoid visual clutter in your room.  She also said to look at the elements in your room and their potential for learning and collaboration. She said to first identify what great learning looks like then look for elements to support that.
Walls are vertical real estate.  Maximize but don't overwhelm.  Are bulletin boards pushing content or pulling learning through the kids?  This means use boards to display their work or as a place for them to add things they are learning about.
When possible, offer choices for horizontal surfaces - short tables, tall tables, bean bags, caves for cave learners (I love that term), lap desks for floor work.
She talked about quieting your learning space - if you practice, you can hear, see, and feel quiet. I loved the suggestion of having three minutes of mindful quiet time before starting class. Students enter silently to quiet music. This allows them to quiet their minds and refocus themselves to begin your class.

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I liked very much one of the first things said - creativity is about putting your personal stamp on whatever you are learning. I also appreciated Forta saying that even if I think I'm not a creative person, I can be or probably am and just don't recognize it. I just shouldn't box myself into thinking creativity has to be about arts, crafts, music, and things like that.  I also liked what he said about creativity being about a problem you're trying to solve, not the tool you are trying to use.  We need to think about what we want to accomplish with our students and brainstorm out-of-the-box ideas about how to get there.
I loved the tips for teachers to foster a creative environment.  First, let the students lead whenever possible, meaning let them teach a new tech skill or decide on what they want to use for an assignment. Next, be less prescriptive whenever possible (open-ended projects). This means to me, don't say it has to be a research paper and nothing else, for example.  Let them propose ideas so they can "own" their creation!
Finally, I loved the idea of video book reports and book trailers. I think many students would love to take this and run with it. Especially if they aren't comfortable speaking directly in front of the class but are fine in front of a camera recording privately.

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I thought this presentation was so wonderful. Everything she mentioned is something I can take to my own classroom in the future.

It is very true that teachers do not have control of what their classroom looks like. We must create an atmosphere that is welcoming and real to their learning. Most of the time, teachers want to fill their walls just to fill them. That is not the case. She says it is better to have less than to have too much. That brings me to a personal situation, I always felt overwhelmed when I would walk into a classroom that had so many things taking up wall space. After this presentation, I have a better understanding of not doing that in my future classroom. Instead of using posters and pictures on bulletin boards, make that a space to show off students work. Students love to see their work being projected for all to see.

One topic she talked about was making comfortable seating for your students and making them feel at home. I love this idea. No student wants to sit in a desk for a whole entire class period, especially when they are in a tight pushed together classroom. I think it is important to have bean bags, roller chairs, and comfy chairs in the classroom. Most students learn better when they are comfortable.

I never thought about giving the first three minutes of class to students. After hearing this, I do believe it could have such a great impact on the students. It will prepare the students for the lesson that is about to happen. A quiet area can help students majorly.

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I loved getting to hear this presentation and learning about new ways we can create lesson plans and activities for our students. I really do agree with how teaching changes everyday. As teachers, we must change our styles of teaching as years go by to stay caught up with our students. I think the presentation portrayed how important it is for students to learn by designing something instead of your standard notes and lecture.

I love hearing about how science teachers tend to use the 5E model. As a future science teacher, I can say we use this model everyday. I enjoyed hearing about this because it is what I am learning in my science methods class. We create a 5e model to have a student centered lesson, which was stated in this presentation.

I agree with what was said on how our lesson plans need to be for the students too. If students can get a feel for the lesson and see it hands on, it can help the student have a better understanding. Graphic design is something all the students can enjoy and it creates a fun atmosphere in the classroom. I like how they said students can create their own design page by using Adobe Spark. This helps a teacher really see who is understanding. I think sharing with other students is an important factor in the 5E process. I loved the statement, "Kids learn in a way they enjoy."

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Cisneros did an excellent  job of explaining ways to help ELL students. I found this presentation vey helpful because I did not know much about ELL students. He said that once teachers help ELL students, they learn immediatley.

He said teachers must teach these students the survival language first.  "Can I use the bathroom," is an example of survival language. Anything a student has to do is considered a survival language. Also, when teachers are teaching they should never turn their back from ELL students to write. These students might rely on reading your lips and therefor they could not if you turned your back. Make sure to talk slow, use gestures with your hands, and use pictures.

I loved how Cisneros introduced tools that we can use to help our ELL students. I really think the app Awapp is very beneficial to all students, but very helping for ELL students. They can change what is being taught in their own language on their Chromebook. I really love the concept of Plickers. I think this is such wonderful tool for teachers to see which students are understanding and which are not. Google translate can help these ELL students even when a teacher cannot at the time. TLDR chrome extensions are a great way to help these leaners understand the importance of a passage. This presentation was filled with many wonderful ideas I can use in the future.

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I really enjoyed watching this presentation because it was filled with helpful tips that we have been learning. I really liked her statements that started with "beyond..." I think this is something me must take into consideration as future teachers.

I loved how she mentioned the idea of vision boards. We got to make our own for this class and I loved doing it. I think my students would love being able to do this. She emphasized putting the work into the students hand. I think this really makes a students centered classroom. She mentioned giving the students options. I think that is so important for students especially for the ones who struggle completing their work. Personally I love being able to pick which assignment I do for classes. It allows students more motivation. Middle school students love getting to use technology so I thought her presentation was a wonderful learning ways to go beyond just the normal.

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Something I really liked that Cisneros included was the small things that can help like slowing down our speech and using visuals. I think that a lot of students could benefit from those things, not just the ELL students. Visuals is something that I know I always tend to have trouble making sure I include so this just adds a bigger emphasis to it. Slowing down your speech is something I believe everyone could do because people naturally tend to talk fast.

I also loved that he included the different apps that we can use as teachers. I think that a lot of times teachers are scared to try different apps so the fact that he recommended these are great. It also went along with that we need to provide information in their language too to help them understand it. With google translate as a tool, we have no excuse as teachers to not provide them with that.

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One of the things I liked was how that all of these tools can be used to help the students get into their creative side. I feel like students are so use to being able to use their technology now that they don’t know how to be creative with a paper and markers. That’s why I loved how this was telling us how we can be creative with giving them their assignments, so they can get the chance to be creative with what they do.

I also like that she pointed out how we tend to stick to using the same method with presenting our lessons. That would be boring for me if I was a student. We need to remember to mix it up or our students are going to fall asleep on us. I think that is something that we need to consciously do or we will forget and keep our lessons boring.

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There were two things I really liked about this that stuck out to me. The first one is that I liked how he said it will teach kids how to work well with others and open them up to more learning experiences. I have already seen this in the classroom with allowing the students to pick how they want to complete a project. They are more excited when we let them be creative with it then if we tell them what they have to do for it. They have also been more willing to include others in their group and help their partner.

The second thing I really liked was how he said that students should be researching understanding and communicating. I have had students that will automatically ask me what the answer is. I tell them all the time to either look it up in their notes or look it up on their phone. This way they can get use to looking up the information and understanding it.

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The first thing that stuck out to me was how she brought up the seating. Teachers tend to always leave students in these desks that just sit in rows or stations. That is so boring for them. Find some kind of way to change things up for them so they have a whole new way to learn comfortably. Teachers should be picturing themselves sitting in their chairs all day long listening to the teachers. Adding a few bean bag chairs to the room could make a real difference for some students.

I also liked the part about there being too many things on the wall or the information being redundant. I feel like I have seen so many classrooms where the information is overloading to me, let alone a student. It feels as if you have no idea where to look when you need help, or it is just too distracting when the teacher is talking.  There have also been a lot of times that I have been in a classroom and seen the same information repeated. At that point, the poster is just cluttering the room and doesn’t need to be up there.

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2.   The Purpose of Classroom Creativity

a. “How do we shift students from content consumers to content creators?”

b. The Idea of this video is the importance of allowing our students to create in our classrooms, rather than just “passively consuming” as Matt Miller puts it. Ben Forta discusses a study that was done in Scotland, that found many different positive outcomes of creativity in the classroom: 1. Students are more interested in discovering things for themselves. 2. Students are open to new ideas and challenges. 3. Students are able to solve problems. 4. Students learn to work well with others. 5. Students become very effective learners. 6. Students have great ownership of their learning. All of these positive outcomes are things that we strive to create for our students, but sometimes we are unsuccessful. I strongly agree with Miller and Forta that we must allow our students to create their knowledge through discovery and creation, rather than through us as teachers trying to directly feed them knowledge. Not only will this practice help our students obtain a better understanding of the content we are teaching them, it will help students to develop the creativity and problem-solving skills that can help them succeed at almost any new life experiences.

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3. Powerful Learning Space Design

1. In this video, Rebecca Hare discussed the importance of have a creative and versatile learning space for your students to operate in. One important aspect of her presentation was talking about classroom decorations. She advised for your decorations to “pull learning through” your students rather than “push it at them.” Hare also discusses using the furniture you have in your classroom to plan your lessons. Although you often may not have control of the furniture in your room, you do have control over how you arrange your room. Hare advises us to think about different positions of work, allowing students to move around and utilize the classroom while they are learning. Hare believes it is bizarre to expect our students to sit in one place for eight hours and be successful learners. I agree with all of Hare’s ideas. However, I think that it sometimes becomes hard to manage your classroom alone if you are allowing students to move around freely and change positions in the room.

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4. Pedagogy for Everyone

1. This was probably my favorite of all the videos. Jennifer Gonzales spends a great deal of her time discussing curation, and why she believes it is important in the classroom. She argues that it is important, especially in today’s modern world, for students to be able to sift through different sources of information and decide which are the most reliable, and why. Gonzales suggests that curation projects are more effective than research papers, as it teaches students to learn for themselves how to evaluate a source and how to organize their information. I also really enjoyed her discussion on on what she called busysheets vs. powersheets. It is important that our students feel what they are doing is important. Students even as young as middle school can see busy work for exactly what it is. We should challenge our students to think and discuss rather than recite memorized ideas and facts.

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1. Solid Teaching Craftsmanship for Everyone

2. “The tools are only as good as the hands that wrap around them. You are the craftsman.”

3. This video topic was about changing your style of teaching from specific, benchmark, testable, goals, to broader goals like adapting, creating, and sharing new information. The video advised teachers to allow their students to have some choice in their educational experience, rather than being strictly by the book. We are beginning to move towards teaching for mastery, not adhering to the normal bell curve, where it is presumed normal that some students fail, and some students succeed. This video advised us to try and find a way to balance forced assessments, like SOLs, and authentic assessments, like a physical application of knowledge. The people in the video presume that teachers teach the way that they do because of tradition. Jon Corippo argues that administrators have been out of the classroom for 5-10 years, so it is often hard to be creative, because they expect the traditional method of teaching. I agreed with all the ideas that I watched in this video, however, as an early teacher, I worry that I will be forced into traditional methods, just so I can be successful in the eyes of my administrators so I can remain employed.