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We are implementing journals in our classrooms

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Things we’ve done:
Checklist for grammar/mechanics
"Question” routine
Active reading strategies

Things we will do:
Poetry

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Thanks first grade for thinking about scheduling collaborations with Darcy, Jane, Dana. Would be helpful!

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To wrap up the lesson, ask students to put everything away and give each student a blank piece of paper to recall what they learned during that lesson.

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Pushing students to use think time. First answer is not always best thinking for learning.

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I am taking sentences out of our anchor texts and having the kids break down what they know before reading the text.

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Incorporating more time for metacognition and time to reflect on learning

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I’m looking forward to teaching kiddos to use “I wonder” statements about their learning to increase student engagement in Reading.

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I am currently working on embracing mistakes to show my students that it is okay to be wrong and take chances. “My favorite mistake”

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Good to have access to Pearson math
components this year.

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Solve and Share routine from Envision math

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Thinking about switching main Math instruction to practice from the day before first, then main instruction last.

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Always walk away with new ideas for improving our teaching! We took away the idea of student led discussions and a poetry resource.

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Things we’ve already tried:
“Which one doesn’t fit” routine
"Notice/Wonder” routine
“Analyzing errors” routine
"Dissecting and analyzing standards mastery questions “ (logic)
Using Mathmatical Practices 1 & 3

Things we will do:
Using resources from Envision

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Plan to begin using running records to monitor student growth.

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I am going to teach my students active reading

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I started having students write 3 sentences about what they read the previous day as a morning routine.

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I plan to have my students reflect more on reading and share what they’re reading with others.

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Using strategies to get more student voice in math. Having students understand the value of making mistakes.

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We need to teach metacognition and more active reading strategies! We’ve started having more daily conversations and writing about what students are reading on their own.

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I plan to spend more time looking at I&E PARCC questions that we as a third grade team should focus on to better prepare our students for the up coming test.

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I am working on having my student be more reflective, especially in writing. I liked the idea of using sticky notes for students to give feedback on their classmates writing based on a specific skill and marking a simple symbol for, like a plus and delta (for change).
I also like the website Which One Doesn’t Belong to get kids thinking and reasoning.

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.