PD 10/17 by Carolyn Fischer https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD After reading your assigned piece with your group, post your thoughts here for discussion en-us 2016-10-13 21:39:57 UTC 2023-03-06 09:56:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Curiosity jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131145930 "If students leave school less curious than when they arrived, we are failing." George Couros

Kids are naturally curious so do we inspire them to learn with us or in-spite of us?]]> 2016-10-17 14:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131145930 How do we approach inquiry based learning? jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131148969 Are we the kid in this video? The rain or the parent?]]> 2016-10-17 14:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131148969 Can I teach inquiry if it is already handed to me? jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131152935 The frustration we feel trying to integrate inquiry based learning into FOSS or Journeys... is that what kids feel with our lesson plans?]]> 2016-10-17 14:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131152935 jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131155593 2016-10-17 14:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131155593 Nuggetz 4 Life jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160086 I didn't choose the nugget life.
The Nugget life chose me.]]> 2016-10-17 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160086 5 Strategies for Reaching Disengaged Students: https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160144 1. Use Whiteboards!
2. Random Selector through sticks or technology
3. Turn and Talk (Elbow buddies)
4. Use Technology! 
5. Engage Kinesthetically with manipulatives. ]]> 2016-10-17 14:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160144 12 Engagement Strategies https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160937 1. Partner Teach: Teacher picks partners; partners take turns teaching other.
2. Charades: Students can act out specific vocabulary  words.
3. Quick Write/Draw a Picture: Students use white boards to write a specific response.
4. Four Corners: Have students go to a corner, read a list of words and see how they all relate to each other. 

]]> 2016-10-17 14:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131160937 8 Ways for teachers to talk less and get students talking more. jfitkin https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131161414 1. Don't steal the struggle.
2. Move from the front of the classroom.
3.Teach students signals for your often-repeated phrases and for transitions.
4. Use non-verbal reinforcement for behavior whenever possible.
5. Turn your statements into questions and prompts.
6. Instead of asking, "Does that make sense?" say, "Can you put that in your own words?"
7. Stop repeating yourself.
8. Notice moments when you summarize for students and instead get their input.]]> 2016-10-17 14:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131161414 Preparing a Classroom Culture for Deeper Learning: https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131163530 1. Teachers need to understand how to do inquiry based themselves
2. Students need to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas. 
3. Inquiry based learning starts simple and evolves over time
4. Make learning relevant 
5. Integrate Technological Resources ]]> 2016-10-17 14:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131163530 Ways to Keep Your Students Attention https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131168142 1. Desk Switch: Give students a count down from 10-have them pick a new (productive) place to sit in the room
2. Require a response from all students through the use of white boards or yes/no with sign language/a symbol
3. Require students to take notes & every so often, ask them to doodle an imagine representing what they're taking notes on in the margins
4. Throw in a curve ball higher level thinking question related to the lesson-have a quick discussion]]> 2016-10-17 14:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131168142 Designing Learning that Matters https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131169142 *Remember to ask WHY-we should always have an answer for that whiny kid off to the side who wants to know "Why are we learning this!?" 
-Try to answer this question by stating the objectives early, before the students have the opportunity to ask/whine about why they're doing a certain activity]]> 2016-10-17 14:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cfischer10/stjosephPD/wish/131169142