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This is a video :)

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and you find yourself here, go ahead, share something, if you dare.
You can then go to Flipgrid, or jump right to Vialogues, you choose!
https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1369929/pages/voyage-to-vialogues

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Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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Are people more likely to use Padlet synchronistically or asynchronistically? I can see how you could do either. Curious though which is more common? -- Kristin

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Are people more likely to use Padlet synchronistically or asynchronistically? I can see how you could do either. Curious though which is more common? -- Kristin

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What's the advantage of using Padlet as oppose to a google doc to which everyone in the class
contributes?
Also, how can I turn this from an anonymous post to one that's identified?
Becca Price

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What do folks think of the fact that they can move these "post-it" notes around on the Padlet surface. Is that helpful to learning? Why? why not?

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I recently read an article about how an instructor used 5 minutes of mediation at the start of their class. This is meant to be a time for students to clear their minds and become more focused for the class at hand. Has anyone ever tried this, either as a student or as the instructor? Does class size and topic matter?

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One of my projects while on sabbatical is to learn a bit of Japanese, since I have the privilege of contributing to a UW partnership with Waseda University in Tokyo. I find Japanese fun but difficult since it is so different from English. I have found no single system for learning Japanese--one typically needs a combination of methods--but this is the best site I have found for understanding the syntax and grammar, and it's free. (The paid version provides some bells and whistles.) The app's author lives in Seattle, btw.

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One of my projects while on sabbatical is to learn a bit of Japanese, since I have the privilege of contributing to a UW partnership with Waseda University in Tokyo. I find Japanese fun but difficult since it is so different from English. I have found no single system for learning Japanese--one typically needs a combination of methods--but this is the best site I have found for understanding the syntax and grammar, and it's free. (The paid version provides some bells and whistles.) The app's author lives in Seattle, btw.

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- David Goldstein

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Learn Japanese with the Human Japanese family of apps

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So, you want to learn Japanese. Good news-you've come to the right place. Human Japanese is software for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, or Windows Phone that teaches the Japanese language from square one in a warm and engaging tone.

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Wake up it's Monday morning.
What are the two things you do on Monday morning?
1)Hit the snooze button.
2)Turn off alarm

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Teaching teachers to be lifelong learners

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Teaching teachers to be lifelong learners

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Learning never stops for those who want to grow.
I'll use what I learn here to help teachers go!
From student to teacher and then back again,
My hope is that the learning will never end!

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Learning can happen ANYWHERE! I think sometimes we forget about that. Here at Kristin, our outdoor spaces are equally as important as our classrooms. Starting from Kindy all the way through students learn in so many different contexts - both digitally and analog. I believe in both. The research supports both.

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For best results, I think  pairing mid-semester mentoring with helping students ask for help is a pretty great idea.

Asking for help is a brave thing to do
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It's a brave thing for me,
and a brave thing for you.

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Okay, really the article I want to share is called "Metacognitive Midsemester Feedback" but in The Places We'll Go,  alliteration is FUN!

What I have to share with you is a lovely list of questions Julie Candio Sekel asks her students mid-semester to help them think about their behaviors and habits and how those interact with their learning and course progress.

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I received a lot of comments and questions in response to my previous post about how I receive and give midsemester feedback. So I've decided to share the list of questions that I ask students about their behaviors and progress, in an effort to help them think about their learning and connect their effort to their course performance.

1. On average, how much time do you spend preparing (reading, writing, and reviewing notes) for this course each week? (multiple choice)

2. How frequently do you refer to the syllabus? (multiple choice)

3. Which assignment or activity did you learn the most from so far? (multiple choice)

4. On which assignment or activity were you most successful, and why were you successful (i.e., what preparation strategies did you use)? (open response)

5. Which assignment did you find most challenging and why? What did you do to overcome any questions, concerns, or struggles you had with it? (open response)

6. What do you plan to do in the second half of the semester to better prepare for course discussions and assignments? (open response)

7. How many times have you visited the writing center? (multiple choice)

8. How many times have you attended office hours (in person or virtually)? (multiple choice)

9. Are you on track to meet your personal goals for this course? (multiple choice)

10. Is your accountability group on track to meet its collective goals for this course? (multiple choice)

11. Is there anything else you'd like to share that would improve your learning experience in the second half of the semester? (open response)

I'll be discussing the survey results with students next class and will be meeting with them individually to share their current grades as well as address any concerns they might have. I love engaging students in both the Stop-Start-Continue exercise and this metacognitive midsemester survey to remind students of our shared responsibility in their success.
Their success = my success.

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I received a lot of comments and questions in response to my previous post about how I receive and give midsemester feedback.

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The Seussean Museum is Where We Have Gone

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The Seussean Museum is Where We Have Gone

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As it turns out, we live about 30 minutes away from the Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts (where Ted G grew up). It's a fun place for kids and adults, although there has been some controversy in recent years about his depiction of race and ethnicity, and the museum's role in contextualizing his stories and characters in his time, and ours.

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The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the newest museum on the Quadrangle, is devoted to Springfield native Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss! The fully bilingual (Spanish and English) first floor features family friendly, interactive exhibits exploring Dr. Seuss's Springfield roots and providing opportunities to experiment with new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, and invent stories-all in line with Geisel's revolutionary role in changing how we learn to read.

The second floor, curated by Geisel's two step daughters and great nephew, recreates Geisel's studio and living room (with the furniture and art materials he actually used) and features never before publicly displayed art, family photographs and letters, and the original Geisel Grove sign which used to hang in Forest Park. You can even find Theophrastus, the toy stuffed dog Ted Geisel's mother gave to him when he was a boy in Springfield.

New Interactive Stations Ready for Play!

Giant Marble Maze

The Seuss Bakery

Whoville with Ball Wall and Light Wall

Lorax Recycle Game

And more!

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The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the newest museum on the Quadrangle, is devoted to Springfield native Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss! The fully bilingual (Spanish and English) first floor features family friendly, interactive exhibits exploring Dr. Seuss's Springfield roots and providing opportunities to experiment with new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, and invent stories-all in line with Geisel's revolutionary role in changing how we learn to read.

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I was able to take students into the Grand Canyon on many, many overnight trips.  One place I took them was to a cave and we would spend about two hours in it. In this video, a student shares his accomplishment with his parents who did not want him to go. When others do what they, or others, don't think they can do brings me delight!

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To Tell the Truth - Can you guess who he is?