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In all of the Guest mentor videos, I loved that it was obvious how much they each loved to teach/help students! Getting students excited about learning starts with the teacher! Parents and caregivers can introduce the concept of learning but if a student has a terrible year in school, at any age, it can be difficult to bring out the excitement again. Our guest mentors gave so many great ideas to keep students involved and excited. I love the idea of word walls, collaboration, embracing the mess in the classroom and explicit small group instruction.

Many books were mentioned this semester that I found interesting. How Do You Hug a Porcupine? is a great reference when you feel frustrated as a teacher. We all have bad days once in awhile, having resources to combat those days is critical. T.J. Ulmer mentioned the Culture Code as a resource that I saved in my file, as well. Exit tickets were common use for our guest mentors. It really lets students show us what they know. Small groups were also common so that teachers can observe students and answer questions they may have, that cannot be addressed in a large group setting. It helps students feel like they are heard and seen.

Overall, I really enjoyed watching the mentor videos. As teachers, we should never stop learning. I believe it is a life-long process. Every year students change, strategies are developed and new assessment tools are created. To help our students excel in their future, we need to make sure that we have the tools to help them.

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Guest Mentor Speaker #1..Tabitha Rosproy

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Guest Mentor Speaker #1..Tabitha Rosproy

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Guest Mentor #1 Tabatha Rosproy Early Childhood

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Go to assessment: white boards, reteach

Relational Knowledge

Teach to Test; opportunities for flexible thinking

Understand validity of Interpretation

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KSU Guest Mentor Spencer Brown Assessment

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Loves the color Orange

Show what you know

Wonder wall

Exit tickets

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Guest Mentor KSU Assessment Natasha Roseberry Part 1

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Show me what you know

Wildly

Important

Goals

Anchor charts;goal-oriented

Power in the mess

Collaberate

Don't walk alone

Small groups

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TRUE NORTH

Filter out "stuff"

Reflect on your "why"

Running Reading Record

Get to know your students

Get students to believe in themselves

Resources around you/experienced teachers

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KSU Guest Mentor Series Brandi England (SPED)

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Rubrics

Formative Assessments

White Boards

Exit Slips

Peer-conferences

Reflective dialogue

Learning by Doing (book)

Excellence in Every Classroom (book)

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Guest Mentor #* Dena Steen (walk around)

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Guest Mentor #* Dena Steen (walk around)

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Holistic approach

Planning of Lessons

Can Students Apply the Knowledge?

Open-ended tests

Culture Code

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Observations-(assessment)

Small Groups

Be a Team

The Morning Meeting Book

The Gift of Dyslexia