https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g Which of A.J. Juliani's Ten Rules most resonate with you? Why? en-us 2017-01-09 20:34:44 UTC 2017-01-14 19:27:52 UTC hello@padlet.com cindyf https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146117706 Ten Rules for Learning (link)
1. Learning starts with attention
2. Attention happens for two reasons: interest and necessity.
3. Relationships directly impact attention.
4. Learning happens inside our head.
5. Technology is a byproduct of learning+creativity. Both must be present for technology to exist.
6.  Learning has nothing to do with innovation, but innovation has everything to do with learning.
7. Intrinsic motivation will always out perform extrinsic when it comes to learning.
8. Worms are better than strawberries & cream.
9. Learning doesn’t have to be meaningful and relevant.
10. Learning is wild, it’s messy, it’s free. Rules don’t often apply, including these ten.

]]> 2017-01-09 20:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146117706 https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146129973 If I have a positive relationship with someone, and I trust that person, I am more likely to pay attention.  I believe this applies to our students as well.  

Sometimes I think that learning must come out of necessity, not always interest.  Of course, we love to learn about things that interest us; but there are things that I have learned that have helped me in my life~ and these things have come out of necessity (compliance). 

Finally, learning can be messy in lot of different ways. My first mental image is the kindergarten classroom covered in glitter, play doh, crayons, paints and easels, and engaged children; however, messy can also be learning on the edge of frustration and this learning is such  that it leads to understanding.

]]> 2017-01-09 21:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146129973 https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146132773 I was the kind of student who really could have cared less about grades. I was fine with a C because it meant I didn't have to study or spend time on what I considered stupid homework and could spend time reading about things that really interested me (and I was interested in a lot). Grades held no value to me whatsoever, but learning did. Under the accountability model we currently have, I would be the kid getting 8s on the summative, but be in detention every week. I'm not saying accountability is wrong - my Momma grounded me for those Cs (and took my books away. Grrrrrrr.). I would just like to challenge those who are the structured, disciplined personality type to make leeway for those kids who do not thrive under extrinsic motivation- they will turn out fine in the end if you feed the passion inside them. ]]> 2017-01-09 21:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146132773 https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146294719 2017-01-10 16:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/146294719 https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147025698 This "rule" is what I live for in teaching. This "rule" is what keeps bringing me to work every day. Do I love and have passion for my subject/content area? ABSOLUTELY, but ultimately I'm here for the kids. I like having an impact on their lives. I firmly believe that if I put a little time and effort into getting to know them as real people, then they will in turn WANT to perform well for me in my class. They will WANT to succeed and aim higher for a goal. I think this is why I find myself in blended learning stations so much because I can have a smaller group with me for instruction where we can have some off-task discussions/conversations which continues to build relationships and allows me to get to know my students...and really SEE them. ]]> 2017-01-13 13:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147025698 cindyf https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147201445 One person's worms are another person's strawberries. This to me directly relates to #1,2&3. I think about my nephew who is a fly fisherman. He knows exactly what flies will catch what fish. That means that he knows what flies will get which fish's attention so the correct fish is both interested and acting out of a need for food when it strikes! The relationships we have with our students help us to know what "bait" we need to use. ]]> 2017-01-14 18:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147201445 cindyf https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147202798 I think you are right, Sally. Messy learning is when there is struggle. This can be at the beginning when something is so unfamiliar or new that it is difficult to grasp or it can be once you've been cruising along and hit an impasse in your progress for some reason. I think about how you often speak to students about being "gritty". Hanging on and not giving in to frustration. "Without struggle, there is no progress" (Frederick Douglas)]]> 2017-01-14 18:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147202798 cindyf https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147203110 Jill, I can tell you really want kids to know you are there for them. I loved how you came to the performances in December and gave the students such heartfelt kudos. 
I always felt it was important for me to try to know something non-school related about my students. That is difficult with 150 students, but so worth it! I always made sure that my team shared any tidbits of personal information we might glean about students so that we could help each other make those personal connections - especially if one of us had a child we had difficulty getting along with!]]> 2017-01-14 19:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147203110 cindyf https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147203493 Dana, I think about Daniel Pink's book , Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us. One quote I love from that is, "If you reward something, do you get more of the behavior you want and if you punish something, do you get less of the behavior you do not want?" He says what drives us is autonomy (the desire to be self directed), mastery (the urge to get better at stuff), purpose (making a contribution)
Engagement increases "when you treat people like people not horses with carrots and sticks". Could the passion you speak of be the desire for self-direction, getting better and making a contribution? ]]> 2017-01-14 19:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cindyf/3oe6jl1too3g/wish/147203493