https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j Week 4.2 Discussion Forum en-us 2018-07-23 13:23:36 UTC 2025-10-14 21:20:58 UTC hello@padlet.com christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270866474 Teacher roles should be focused on the relationship between teaching and learning. Teaching is more about curriculum and learning is about how teachers teach the curriculum. "The opportunity to design and be creative, to design learning that meets the needs of students, to try new things--and perhaps the opportunity to fail," (Miller, 2014). After reading this statement, I understand better why teachers need to be like architects and contractors. Just like an architect, teachers can create and design curriculum that is innovative and creative following the state standards required to teach. Just like a contractor, teachers must then teach or provide instruction in the most engaging way possible following the curriculum designed by them to help students be successful and reach learning goals.]]> 2018-07-23 13:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270866474 christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270867293 "Deep learning often happens when learners encounter experiences that challenge them to figure something out, explore new information, and create a product" (Block, 2015). When I think back on my memories of school, I only recall those memories where learning was project oriented and connected to my life. Culminating experiences are those that connect multiple disciplines and require student to inquire, design, and create for inspiration combining the knowledge they have learned. Culminating experiences should not be graded or evaluated, but rather for engagement and enjoyment.]]> 2018-07-23 13:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270867293 christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270869091 An orbit of ability is a teacher's given knowledge, talent, and expertise in a discipline or on a given topic. Teachers can be more effective educators if they collaborate with their colleagues to gain professional advice on their unit of studies. Seeking orbits of ability allow you to grow as a professional and gain new knowledge. This is a topic is something new I learned when reading these chapters. I love to collaborate with teachers about my lessons and units of studies, but I was unaware that there was actually a name for what I was doing.]]> 2018-07-23 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270869091 christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270870207 Takeaway #1 will help me view my curriculum from an architects point of view. View my curriculum from the perspective of an architect will allow me to pick apart the curriculum and truly see what teaching will benefit my students the most. As a teacher being a contractor will help me to teach my curriculum in a more meaningful and engaging way.
Takeaway #2 will help me create culminating experiences to for fun and making-memories with my students. Learning does not always have to be graded and now I understand that more clearly. Before I though culminating experiences where supposed to be graded to show what a student learned throughout the entire unit, but now I know these experiences are for fun and engagement to make learning exciting for students.
Takeaway #3 will impact my district by improving instruction through collaboration of teachers for new knowledge about the profession or subject matter teachers within the district specialize in. Collaboration and team growth is something my district has set as a goal for the new school year and with the new knowledge about orbits of ability, I now understand the importance of collaboration with other teachers.]]> 2018-07-23 14:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270870207 christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270871879 Takeaway #1 can be utilized to improve my instruction through my curriculum mapping that is required prior to the start of the new school year. As I continue working on my curriculum mapping, I can now really break-down and think about my curriculum to create curriculum that is creative and includes innovation projects for my students.
Takeaway #2 can be utilized to improve my instruction by empowering my students to just have fun with their culminating projects rather than focusing or worrying about the grading criteria, because I will no longer require a grade for these projects. I still feel some criteria should be used, but I can improve my instruction be allowing students to help set and create the criteria for these projects or experiences. 
Takeaway #3 can be utilized in my district through having team collaboration time built into our professional development Mondays. I want to bring this idea up to the staff during the first days back and explain how beneficial it would be for me and any new to the field teachers, because we have several teachers in the building who have over 15 years of experience.]]> 2018-07-23 14:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270871879 christina84hull https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270872816 Block, J. (2015, October 20). Designing learning that matters. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/designing-learning-that-matters-joshua-block
Hale, J., & Fisher, M. (2013). Chapters 1-4: Upgrade your curriculum practical ways to transform units and engage students (pp. 7-45). Alexandria: ASCD.
Miller, A. (2014, February 20). Teachers are learning designers. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teachers-are-learning-designers-andrew-miller]]> 2018-07-23 14:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/christina84hull/5l0xoyjhu26j/wish/270872816