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talking to them numerous times during the day and trying to do this everyday

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Connect with students on their individual needs, working one-on-one, students collaborating, working individually on their computer reading program.

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I try to relate it to student's personal experience by asking a lot of questions or have them do a quick write. I also share my experiences and make my own connections.

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I build relationships, then make an effort to connect what we're learning to personal experiences and ideas. Students begin to offer their own ideas and examples which helps keep most students engaged and more connected to one another as well.

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I try to learn about my students' interests and incorporate that into the curriculum. I also use a lot of personal examples to help them relate to me.

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Getting to know the kids and try and make the lessons relevant to their lives.  I try to embed humor in the lesson to keep them on their toes.  As much as possible, I try to get individual time with students to help them with questions.

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Connecting with students and staff on a personal level and finding out what their level of interests are. Possibly what their needs may be and provide choices.

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By forming relationships with my students. Learn about who they are as people.

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I make learning personal and student-centered by getting to know my students and their interests and making examples that relate to their interests.

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I ask for a lot of student experience and some of my science starters are based on getting to know more about my students.
I also share about my life and kids.

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Relate it to something in the "real world" to avoid "when will I ever need this" questions and keep them engaged and on task.

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Connect students to relevant topics and skills through building relationships and connections to students and applicable situations.
3 and 2: Student learning differentiated by levels by splitting students into performance groups, webquests, kagan strategies... all occurring simultaneously
1: How find time to implement all this with mass numbers (135+)?

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Relationships, relationships, relationships!  That's key!  Then, start with what they CAN do and move toward accomplishing what they aren't successful with YET!

I think this model is a great way to create engagement and allow for greater opportunity for informal (and even formal) assessment of student knowledge and their ability to apply their learning.  I liked that there is so much opportunity for differentiation and giving power to the student for their learning opportunities.  I also like that there is not a heavy reliance upon technology for the success of the model.  I think this will also lend itself well to the SpEd classroom as differentiation can be heightened and a "check-in with the teacher" station can be added.

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I get to know my students and learn their interests at the start of the year and even through out the year. Then I try to incorporate their interests within my instruction so they can make those connections easier. It is all about building relationships with your students.

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I explain the why behind each thing we learn. I make connections to real world issues and problems to make the work meaningful to students. I use centers to group students and get them the practice they need in areas they can improve.

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I try to give my students options of content and process within the broad themes dictated by standards and the IUG.l

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I ask students to give their thoughts and ideas in a variety of formats such as, quick-write, post it activities, discussions and turn and talks.

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I get students involved by designing the lesson around their own interests so they are engaged because it is all about them...then I work the required curriculum into the activity.

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My classroom is student centered groups to drive classroom conversations.

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I make learning personal by getting to know my students likes and relating content to their interests.

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I make learning personal and student centered by learning about my students interests. I use these interests to guide instruction to made learning more fun and engaging for them. It always starts with relationships.

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I try to get to know my students -- both academically and personally. I pretest students in math when appropriate and find enrichment work for them to complete when they show mastery of material. I pull small groups as needed to support students who need more support.

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Kindergarten is the place to personalize student learning and usually begins on day 1. Many kindergartners come to school for the very first time and with many different skills. I assess those skills to look for a baseline and then I know where to go from there. Small groups is definitely where the magic happens in kindergarten.

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I try to personalize learning by looking at assessments to see where all students are. I use small reading groups to work at their level. During reading and math interventions students work on skills they need to work on.

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I try to personalize learning by incorporating centers and small groups into my daily routine as much as possible. I also try to play in to their interests to draw students in!

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I try to personalize my learning by doing small groups and giving extra support as needed. I also like to relate content to real life situations for easier identification of content. Trying to make learning fun!! Creating small group stations that teach the same content but each station is leveled based off needs. Sharing data with students to let them set goals and understand strengths and needs. Using data to identify specific student needs and provide instruction to meet those needs.

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I do a lot of background knowledge building on the front end of units. This provides the students an opportunity to share what they already know, allow them to learn from each other and add to their existing knowledge base about the topic, and to become personally connected to the topic. I also try to connect whatever it is we are learning to real world examples, to help them understand the importance and relevance of the content being taught.

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I try to personalize learning by checking in with each student, and giving support in small group, or giving a level 4.0 challenge when needed. I try to make the content interesting to 8 year olds!

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I use real world situations and stories that the students can connect with. Building relationships is also very important in my classroom.

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I try to encourage questioning, make the students accountable for their own learning. Another thing I often do is let students pick their own topics (Writing tasks). I also stress how learning in school is connected to the "real world."

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Build relationships and be compassionate.  Use their strengths to shine and to help others.
3.  ADD technology...slowly; start small, collaborate with team
2.  Math might be easier to start with?? With 3 adults in the room, I need to TRY blended learning.
1. TIME

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Try to connect the learning with their interests and background knowledge. I also like to incorporate projects and see the excitement of the kiddos.

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Horizontal Agenda
Exploration Station Rotation
Data Walls

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1. Using a mixture of technology along with traditional paper and pencil
2. Adding some real life reasons for learning
3. Using different media as opposed to just online

1. Team builder
2. Self check chart

1. Seeing this in 1st grade examples

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I connect student learning to their interests and cultures to make it personal.

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I try to personalize PD for what teachers need!!

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I try to personalize PD for what teachers need!!

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SG

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Start with relationship building!

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I like to grade work one on one whenever I can to individualize what each kid needs to learn and where we can go from that point.

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I like to start the year by giving kids a quiz to see which way they like to learn best. It gives them a bunch of different I like/don't like questions and they choose which way they like to learn best!! I then use this to guide the way I teach.