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I have a grade 5 blog for the two grade 5 casses

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I have a grade 5 blog for the two grade 5 casses

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twes5.blogspot.ca

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http://faithhenderson.edublogs.org/
-used to share partnering
-used to share student work
-used to share events happening in the library
-used to share links for students

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We have hoping to share our thoughts, reflections and voting results on the books we are reading from the 2016 selections.

jellybean4abook.edublogs.org

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Ms. Blakeman & I started a blog for her grade 1 class. Check it out at http://ahpsblakeman.blogspot.ca
Students blog about their learning in various subject areas. Ms. B & I are beginners, too and are learning along with our students. They have become quite adept at blogging on their own.

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The PUSH your Learning conference was promoted through a blog-more interactive than a website

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The PUSH Your Learning Conference is all set for Saturday March 4th at Bear Creek Secondary School in Barrie.

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This is my personal blog with reflections on my professional learning! http://loweneduninja.blogspot.ca/

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I teach grade 4 and 5 and I started a blog earlier this year just to expose the kids to different ways of expressing themselves. We talked about the safety concerns with blogging and how we deal with them. We also talked about adding their own personal flair to their blog. They like to experiment with different colours, font sizes and inserting pictures. I often provide a prompt for the kids to write about, and they go from there. This seems to be a gateway to bigger things in regards to technology. They really have become quite competent with using their Google drives, learning how to research for projects and working with it at home. It is also an easy way for parents to see what their kids have been working on. Parent enjoy commenting as well. We haven't gone back to to recently, but we will, and I am sure the kids will be able to pick up where they left off. Sorry about my extremely long answer. Can't figure out how to change the font size! LOL!

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This blog supports students with research needs, especially Heritage Fair. It's one way from me to students/staff. Student created Google Docs and conferences make the interactions two way, and student comments lead to timely updates. Greg Harris, Teacher Librarian

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http://forestofreading2016.blogspot.ca/
With Melissa's help, I created a blog for students to record their ideas about this year's Forest of Reading books.  My hope was that other schools could join in the conversation.  This hasn't happened yet, but the students love putting their ideas on the site and it's a good way for parents to see what we're doing.  Sonia Goronovsky

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Here's an example with many contributors to share a board wide collaboration -The buddy Bench project

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Nantyr Shores Secondary School completes Buddy Benches

Last fall we received a donation of wood from "Sawmill Sid". The wood was rough ash and with that material we constructed 5 benches for the "Buddy Bench" Project. Working with this wood was a challenge but a great learning experience as we were used to working with finished wood. The process to make the benches took many weeks of construction and then another couple of weeks to sand them down and stain them. Now that we have the benches finished they look really good and we are hopeful that the schools accepting these benches will be grateful to receive them. We hope that these schools put the benches out in their yards for everybody to see and use. We are glad to have had the chance to help the elementary schools in our community.

Written by: Jacob McKinnon and Spencer Hutchinson, Construction Technology students at Nantyr Shores Secondary School.

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Nantyr Shores Secondary School completes Buddy Benches Last fall we received a donation of wood from "Sawmill Sid". The wood was rough ash and with that material we constructed 5 benches for the "Buddy Bench" Project. Working with this wood was a challenge but a great learning experience as we were used to working with finished wood.

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194 Days of School blog- sharing our learning in SCDSB

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The 194 Days of learning blog is back for another year of making our thinking and learning visible. This year, the blog is open to anyone in the SCDSB community wishing to talk about their learning. Watch this space, follow
#SCDSB and @SCDSB_LandT on Twitter or better yet, subscribe to this blog so you don't miss a post.

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Although learning never stops, there are 194 days of learning in the 2015-16 calendar for the Simcoe County District School Board. Our fantastic team of resource teachers see so many amazing things across the county, we are going to use this space to document and share some of them with the world!

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Here's my professional learning blog

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Year 2 at the Canadian International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

There are many advantages of working at a school two years in a row:

1. Names!
I love the fact that I know the names of many of our students by name. I see 450 students in a week and I would normally know their names by now but here in Vietnam many students have the same last name like Nguyen (pronounced Win) or Tran. Students also go by two names here. They have an English name that they choose to use while at school ( and they can change it whenever they wish) and they also have their given name. Sometimes I know their preferred name but don't always know thier given name. sometimes I know their given and preferred name but have not been able to successfully pronounce it! Attendance when covering a class can be a challenge as I really want to pronounce each students' name correctly.
I also have learned several names in the many departments and we have developed some positive relationships in the marketing, purchasing and IT departments that are making my job much easier this year....
Luckily, Phuong my library assistant, is here and she is an amazing translator and communicator of our crazy ideas in the library learning commons!
As we teachers cycle in for two year stints I had to say goodbye to my elementary teacher-librarian partner, Karen in June. She was a great mentor for me last year as she helped me learn the procedures and policies that are unique to CIS school and to Vietnam. Thankfully she was replaced by Claire who has learned the job quickly! She is an enthusiastic and a positive force!

2. Connections Around the City
Our VP Andrew has been part of team of other international school administrators that have been working hard to have us connect for social and professional goals. I am looking forward to the November PD day where I will be working with other Teacher -Librarians from 6 other international schools. I know we wil learn a lot from each other.

3. PD through Twitter
I have been able to keep up on professional news from home and away via Twitter just as I had when I was at home. The 12 hour difference has made it challenging to participate in some chats (there is one called #pubpdasia) but technology such as Flipgrid has provided a great solution to connecting classes and teachers. We are really trying to enhance our global literacies.

4. ELL is so interesting!
I am learning so much more about the way the Vietnamese language is spoken and learning how to create resources that are both mirrors and windows for our students here. For example I have highlighted the Orca sounding books and encouraged our ELLs to read them as quick reads. I am also gaining insight into the structure of the Vietnamese language as I see similar patterns in their English writing. I did not really understand the struggle some of our students face last year that I do now. I think living in a country where you cannot speak the dominant language has been a real learning opportunity for me.

5. I have been getting more and more students to read!
I love that I have more books and because I know the students better this year I can better match the book to the students. I decided to genrefy the small Senior Fiction collection and I think it helped me to weed out irrelevant books and it's now helping students to find books that interest them. Students are asking me for suggestions more and more which is exactly why I am here!

Life is busy and I feel like I'm making a positive contribution!

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Year 2 at the Canadian International School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam There are many advantages of working at a school two years in a row: 1. Names! I love the fact that I know the names of many of our students by name.

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I wrote a collaboration blog while I was TL at Trillium Woods to help me track and think about my co-teaching.
Here's a link to my book blog

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus
Ann Braden
Sky Pony Press

Ann Braden's realistic portrayal of her protagonists' struggle to get through the day really helped me to remember that all of us find life challenging and that we need to remember to look for those in our classes that could use our belief and support in their abilities. I immediately related to Zoey and wished I could help her as she seemed to have many more responsibilities placed on her then a grade 7 student should have to deal with. Reading this novel has encouraged me to be more aware of the lives my students are leading and thinking about how to support them when they come to class.
This would make a great read aloud for grade 5+ as it would help to bring some interesting classroom discussions around social justice and poverty. I couldn't help to think that Zoey's determination and perseverance reminded me a lot of Felix from Susin Nielsen's novel, No Fixed Address. Although the protagonists of these two novels live in different countries, the complications of poverty are portrayed in a honest and empathetic way. Both books would work well together in a class to help students see themselves and to perhaps see the lives of some of their classmates to further develop empathy among all of us.

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus Ann Braden Sky Pony Press Ann Braden's realistic portrayal of her protagonists' struggle to get through the day really helped me to remember that all of us find life challenging and that we need to remember to look for those in our classes that could use our belief and support in their abilities.

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What benefits have you found when you or your students blog?
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