https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5 Read and discover the articles and videos posted for this month's assignments. Respond to ONE concept that gave you an "aha" moment and respond to two of your peers. Simply click on the plus sign under the titles to add your responses! en-us 2017-11-21 16:54:01 UTC 2017-12-19 21:18:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png kflora2 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209187549 How would this help students? Why]]> 2017-11-21 17:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209187549 kflora2 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209188855 Which ones have you tried? Which ones are you willing to try?]]> 2017-11-21 17:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209188855 kflora2 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209189404 How do you model your thought processes in different subjects?  ]]> 2017-11-21 17:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209189404 kflora2 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209233457 Where could you use this in your daily lessons? How could you reach all of the students in your class using this model? ]]> 2017-11-21 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/209233457 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/211949929 I have used digital texts in my room and projected text larger to share in whole group settings!

I really like the idea of "beaming" in a guest reader. We recently face-timed with my friend who was on deployment in Cuba. Students loved getting to see his surroundings and talking with him in the classroom. It had a big impact on many students. I would like to try the same with a read aloud. I think friends, former colleagues, and others would be happy to share a favorite story with the class. The class would also enjoy the opportunity to explore outside of the room. ]]> 2017-11-30 16:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/211949929 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/213713206 This article brought to mind some of my ELL students throughout the years. These students seem to have more success in math where you often teach by showing multiple strategies and use manipulatives to represent equations. Even students who don't have a language barrier can often excel when there is lots of demonstration. The think alouds are a great place to show a connection to text, even if students can't read the words on their own. I think I could do more of the think alouds in my daily read alouds to advance some/all of my students with critical thinking. ]]> 2017-12-06 14:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/213713206 msimmons https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879222 I truly love reading aloud, and will be glad to help anyone find the perfect read-aloud for your class. I like reading aloud short books from NCWISEOWL's ebook collection (ask me for a quick lesson in using it), EPIC books has some good ones, but I think the most creative use of tech and read-aloud's is Skype or Google Hangout. I tried Skype last year...it is not user friendly to set up, but Kathy Blades will be glad to help us. I would certainly be willing to try that again, if we can get the tech to cooperate.

]]> 2017-12-11 01:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879222 msimmons https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879531 I model think aloud as a strategy way too much. My best friend is becoming concerned that I am talking to myself out loud way too much. 

It is a great strategy, and I need to focus on having the students do it more .

]]> 2017-12-11 01:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879531 msimmons https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879672 I agree with Carly, I am amazed at how quickly our ELL students are picking up math...it has to be the manipulative and demonstration.

]]> 2017-12-11 01:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214879672 msimmons https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214880392 Our students really struggle with independent thinking. I think one thing we can do is give them time to answer the questions, before we rush in to fill in the blanks for them. Sometimes, they just need a bit longer to think, and there is nothing wrong with a bit of awkward silence. 

]]> 2017-12-11 02:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/214880392 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/215496438 I agree with Mary. Some students need far more wait time than others. I recognized this with several students last year and have tried to be better about allowing students to have time to process and get their answers out. Sometimes, this involves quieting other students who want to constantly speak out ahead of the others. Students need to realize that when their peers raise their hands and are called on, it is their opportunity to speak...even if it takes longer to formulate a response. I also have to learn more patience when giving that extra time. ]]> 2017-12-12 16:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/215496438 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/215498898 It would be interesting to have students demonstrate their think alouds more frequently. This could be done easily in guided reading to show comprehension. ]]> 2017-12-12 16:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/215498898 lgraupmann https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216365157 AHA moment- Using the ChatterPixKids app would be a great idea when discussing historical figures.  My second graders know how to take a selfie better than I do.  I think my students would love to do something like this.  They are always asking to use the kindles.  This is a great way to incorporate technology into your lessons.  I have several who do not like to write and this would be a great way for them to do a response to a read aloud.


]]> 2017-12-15 01:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216365157 dananewbern https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216365733 I like the Think Alouds.  I find it hard to always stop and say what I think instead of asking questions for the students to answer.  I agree with Carly, I think having the kids read and then think aloud during guided reading would be great discussion.]]> 2017-12-15 01:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216365733 lgraupmann https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216367229 2017-12-15 01:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216367229 lgraupmann https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216369600 Mary you are so right about wait time. Students who struggle with comprehension. Their processing is slower than other students and so it takes them longer. At times it seems I actually see their little minds processing the information and they are just on the cusp of pulling it all together. ]]> 2017-12-15 02:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216369600 dananewbern https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371058 I do love Read Alouds.  It always makes great discussion.  It inspires students to read certain genres and authors or series as well.  Usually the students tell me Mrs. Teacher read that to us.  I think Skype or something of the like to have guest readers would be awesome.  I loved when Mary had the Dillon Boys read the first chapter of our One School One Book.]]> 2017-12-15 02:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371058 dananewbern https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371379 I think a lot of students have learned that if I wait long enough someone will do it for me.  Students who don't need that time get impatient and help them.  Everyone is in such a hurry.]]> 2017-12-15 02:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371379 dananewbern https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371964 This too reminded me of my student who spoke no English when he came last year.  We laughed a lot and demonstrated to each other in order to understand.  Finding a way to do that with everyone in all subjects would make for more fun and engaging learning.]]> 2017-12-15 02:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216371964 lheflin https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648203 Read Alouds are one of the  best parts of our day. Like other folks I truly love them! The students are engaged and love to make predictions and use their schema to form them. We have great discussions that promote higher level thinking. Students have been also making great connections with our read alouds this year. I have also used digital texts in my classroom on the small screen and large screen. Students love tem. They are also enjoying utilizing EPIC in our classroom. My aha moment was using technology as an exit ticket. This would be wonderful if we were 1:1 in 4th grade. It would be an easier way to gather an informal assessment on skills and strategies that are being modeled. I do have students sketch while I am reading aloud. I do think it is important to make sure students are sketching for a purpose. It is great for  visualization and creating imagery using sensory words, However, it would be awesome to use the app for sketching while reading.]]> 2017-12-16 00:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648203 lheflin https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648517 Think Alouds are such an important tool with problem solving and comprehension.  I try to incorporate it as much as possible because I feel you can gain so much through self- reflection and student reflection. I agree having students use this tool during guided reading would be a great way to monitor comprehension.]]> 2017-12-16 00:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648517 lheflin https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648674 The strategy used in the video was a great way to promote the independent thinking process. Turning and talking with their peers while the teacher listens and makes observations holds individual students accountable. Also students are more engaged it seemed. Independent thinking is so hard for our students. Our students today want to make sure they are right and  see what their peers have to say. I like Mary have used the wait to answer.]]> 2017-12-16 01:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216648674 lheflin https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216649009 Making our learning transparent for our students is so important. Having students think through the process as it is modeled and after it is modeled is a great learning tool. Modeling what students need to do not just telling them has become a very important part of my classroom with ELL's as well as other students this year.  Using the Think Aloud strategy could help all students understand expectations better, as well as have them truly thinking while they are working. ]]> 2017-12-16 01:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216649009 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216832448 Read aloud in Kindergarten is one to the most important times of the day. You teach so much through book. Children learn parts of a book, unknown vocabulary, how to read with expression and fluency. We have a lot of "turn and talk time" when we come to a special part or word in the book that is new to most children. One activity they really enjoy is to stop in the middle of a story and allow them to predict what might happen at the end. This activity can be turned into a great writing activity and they allow each child to record their ending of the story for their friend to listen to before finishing the story aloud. Read alouds are also a great teaching tools across the curriculum. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216832448 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833050 I agree with Dana thing alouds are a wonderful tool across grade levels. It does take teacher modeling and lots of practice for students to gain understanding of think alouds.]]> 2017-12-18 02:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833050 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833213 2017-12-18 02:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833213 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833224 2017-12-18 02:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833224 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833225 Students need proper think time through out the day with different activities. Some activities are more complex and will need more time than others. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/216833225 ChelseaEaves5th https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217132771 I found these ideas to be really cool ways to get kids engaged in reading and read alouds. I know at the start of the school year,  I tried to dip into Global Read Aloud a little bit with The Wild Robot and joined the Facebook group where so many teachers from the US and around the globe were volunteering not just to communicate with classrooms to talk about text but to record themselves reading, so that made me think of maybe next year getting more involved and trying to "Beam in a Guest Reader!" I love the social media use because it teaches students how to be responsible on social media platforms as well! I use Epic a lot as a platform to blow up books to read on my SmartBoard, and my students love it!]]> 2017-12-19 02:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217132771 ChelseaEaves5th https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217133539 I agree that there can often be an element of impatience! I think every kid needs and deserves their own think time to process information. I think finding ways to hold students accountable and allowing for time to share thoughts helps.

]]> 2017-12-19 02:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217133539 ChelseaEaves5th https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217134103 I agree with you that it would be interesting to have students model their own think alouds more frequently. It would be interesting to see what would happen to our learning environments if we created a culture of think alouds. ]]> 2017-12-19 02:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217134103 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217244755 Everyone loves a Read Aloud!! I remember Read Alouds from when I was a child. The excitement to find out what happens next was often the highlight of my day! I love the idea to ask parents to read aloud through skype or google hangout. It often makes me think of students whose parents are in the military and are deployed or work away from their home. What a great surprise to have a child's loved one read to the class through skype or google hangout. The time zones may be different, but you could share a previously recorded video. Parents would feel more involved in their child's education. And, the child will beam with pride!]]> 2017-12-19 14:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217244755 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217250564 2017-12-19 14:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217250564 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217287245 I try to do Read Aloud with Math ans Science as much as possible.  I tend to do more with Science.  I read the book What would you do with a tail like that.  The students were engaged and involve during this read aloud by trying to guess the animals by their noses, feet, tails,  etc.   After the book,  students drew a picture of a new animal that they created by using different body parts from the book to create a unique animal.  

I think I am going to try finding more books on Math related topics that I can play on the Smart board . ]]> 2017-12-19 16:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217287245 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217291477 Our students do have a hard time with independent thinking, they just want us to give them everything. Using the activating strategy is a great way to encourage this. As the teacher we need to step back and listen to the conversations within partners or groups. We need to let them talk things out and figure things out on their own and multiple ways of solving problems.]]> 2017-12-19 16:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217291477 ekenan https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217292033 I love this strategy she used with her class! I liked how the students were encouraged to ask the student questions after they shared their answer. I like grouping students together and watching how they show each other different ways to solve a problem. ]]> 2017-12-19 16:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217292033 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217354591 I LOVE think alouds! It's a great strategy that we use quite often in Kindergarten. When it's difficult for these little ones to write their thoughts down, think alouds are a perfect opportunity for them to say out loud what they are thinking and how they are processing information. We use this across all areas of the curriculum. We use the reciprocal think alouds sometimes, but I would like to use them more.]]> 2017-12-19 19:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217354591 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217356750 I agree with some of you folks too about independent thinking. Our little ones often want to take their friends thoughts and use them as their own, instead of thinking for themselves. We ARE trying to release that independence to them so that they can share their brainstorming and questions that they might have.]]> 2017-12-19 19:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217356750 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217358336 I agree with Carly with 'beaming' in more volunteer readers. Giving the students an opportunity to listen to another readers ways of presenting a story. ]]> 2017-12-19 19:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217358336 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217378906 Independent thinking can be beneficial to student learning because it helps make students more accountable for their own learning. I have to be sure that my students are comfortable with thinking aloud with the potential to have the wrong answer. Students need to understand that wrong answers are perfectly fine as long as they are wanting to learn. The strategy shown in the video is great and it gives students the time to think about what they want to say and not be intimidated by saying it in front of the entire class. ]]> 2017-12-19 21:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217378906 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217380368 I agree with everyone here. I am usually so focused on asking questions that I forget to think aloud. I will try to work on incorporating more think alouds in my classroom.]]> 2017-12-19 21:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217380368 https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217380796 I agree with everyone here that reading aloud is one of my favorite parts of the day. I love some of the ideas that were brought up here. My kids love read alouds so much already so many of these ideas that have been shared on this post can certainly help enhance that even more.]]> 2017-12-19 21:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kflora2/3woe6agq6bq5/wish/217380796