Teacher Efficacy, Your Focus Reflection, February by Sue Kanopka https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn You watched or read about student engagement, classroom management, or instructional strategies. Write three ‘big take-aways’ from the article/video and then try to capture the main idea in a picture/meme. Click the plus under the column for your focus topic to add your thinking and your picture/meme. Post your name with your comments! en-us 2018-04-30 12:58:08 UTC 2020-02-14 20:34:49 UTC hello@padlet.com The first big takeaway that I had was that I need to redirect my classroom so that the students are the producers of information rather than being solely consumers. Secondly, it is important for students to not only experience a "productive struggle", but to also value the productive struggle process. This should be celebrated more than getting the right answer the first time around. Lastly, instead of providing explanations to students who are struggling, I could provide them with probing questions or questions to ask their peers in order to find their own explanation. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724613 2020-02-14 18:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724613 Melissa Russo https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724649 I read the article "How to Make Student Choice Work". The three 'big take-aways' from this are listed below. 1. Know Your Students - In order to have a successful classroom you need to know your students. Know where their background educationally and personally. Know their likes/dislikes educationally and personally. You have a better chance of meeting your student's needs when you know their learning styles. 2. Start Small - Don't stress about making everything a choice. Focus on one or two things a year on how you want to enable student choice in the classroom. This year my goal was to allow my students choice in flexible seating. I purchased a lot of different options, and it is their choice as to what they want to do with it. 3. Find and Use Digital Tools - Provide choices for the students to get technologically involved within the classroom. For example, we are doing a biography project for the month of February and my students have the choice to use any type of online resource to present their project. Main Idea Picture: ]]> 2020-02-14 18:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724649 Jen Apple https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724944 1. Teachers should get to know students and their needs before implementing student choice.         2. Clear expectations for students are key when using choice.                 3. PBL can be useful in implementing student choice. 

]]> 2020-02-14 18:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445724944 Kerri Young Teachers can empower their students through choice. Get to know your students and their needs before planning. Learning is more authentic when students are given choice. Start small and develop a plan. PBL can be a great strategy to use for choice. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445725281 2020-02-14 18:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445725281 LG 5th Grade Team https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445735639 We watched a video about using a "thumbs up" technique for student responses.  It allows for wait time after asking a question and teachers can easily assess which students feel confident about their answers.]]> 2020-02-14 18:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445735639 Jess Murphy https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445735894
1. Students should be given choice when possible. Getting to know your students and providing the right choice is crucial. 

2. Create a love for reading in the classroom. Reading together should be part of the daily routine. 

3. Experimental learning can be beneficial. Students are in charge of their learning, which supports their engagement. 

 

]]> 2020-02-14 18:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445735894 Marta OBrien mobrien3 https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445736745 Classroom management can be tough at times.  My biggest take away and what I tell my students all the time is that it is THEIR classroom and I am just a member and  a facilitator for learning.  By involving them in the decisions and boundaries, they will be more invested in the classroom.  It was sad that a student may enter the room saying "you won't like me" because he was not a reader.  What a strong message that sends to a teacher.  We need to value and appreciate every student for who he or she is. 


]]> 2020-02-14 18:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445736745 Meghann McKenna https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445736972


]]> 2020-02-14 18:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445736972 Meredith B. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737427  Students should be given choice when possible. 

Getting to know your students and providing the right choice is crucial.   Experimental learning can be beneficial. Students are in charge of their learning, which supports their engagement. 

Create a love for reading in the classroom. Reading together should be part of the daily routine. 






]]> 2020-02-14 18:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737427 Jennifer McMahon https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737459 I read many of the articles under instructional strategies and took away the following things:
-productive struggles is good struggle; reduce the teacher talk, question and observe
-give choices for learning
-engage class in questions and have ways for them to be accountable such as chalkboard splash.


]]> 2020-02-14 18:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737459 Greta Thamm gthamm https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737686 1. Building a strong classroom community that supports every student should be the foundation of your classroom management.
2. Students should be taught kindness and respect. 
3. A climate where students feel comfortable sharing positive and negatives is so important.

]]> 2020-02-14 18:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737686 dianameverett https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737824 2020-02-14 18:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445737824 Dan M. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738230 Take Away:
1.) There is more to both student and teacher than the surface  observations. The more you humanize and relate to each other, the more successful the entire class environment will be.
2.) You do not have to be "mean" to be effective with classroom management. As the adult, you have the ability to create a firm, yet respectful environment. This calls to mind the Haim Ginott quote, "

“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”

3.) Students deserve to have a voice in their own classroom.
]]> 2020-02-14 18:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738230 Lisa Morrissey lmorrissey https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738365 "Talk Less So Students Learn More" caught my attention because I tend to talk a lot!  The author gave simple ideas to help manage the endless talking.  Some simple techniques that I plan to try are: teach in small mini lessons; provide open ended problems that put the learning on the student rather than the teacher, ask more questions, and talk less to observe more.]]> 2020-02-14 18:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738365 Maria Cherego mcherego https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738686 2020-02-14 18:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445738686 Karen C https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445739490 1. Students should be given choice when possible. Getting to know your students and providing the right choice is crucial. 

2. Create a love for reading in the classroom. Reading together should be part of the daily routine. 

3. Experimental learning can be beneficial. Students are in charge of their learning, which supports their engagement. 

]]> 2020-02-14 18:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445739490 ST https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740312 Students should be given choice when possible. Getting to know your students and providing the right choice is crucial. 

Create a love for reading in the classroom. Reading together should be part of the daily routine. 

Experimental learning can be beneficial. Students are in charge of their learning, which supports their engagement. 

]]> 2020-02-14 18:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740312 Tishara O'Brien https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740672 Love, love, love the idea of starting each day with making eye contact with each student on their level. The teacher in the video sat on a chair and greeted each student by name and welcomed them in to start the day. It's such a simple but powerful way to make your students feel valued. Love it!]]> 2020-02-14 18:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740672 Give Choice whenever possible. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740924 Develop a love for learning and reading.
Put students in charge of their own learning to increase their engagement.]]> 2020-02-14 18:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445740924 Meghann McKenna mmckenna26 https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445741383
1) It is so important to get to know your students
2) Allowing your students to have a voice in the classroom and letting them know you are listening
3) Establishing a welcoming and safe environment for all students


]]> 2020-02-14 18:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445741383 Establish, maintain and restore relationships with your students. dianameverett https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445741804 2020-02-14 18:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445741804 Maria Cherego mcherego https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445743179 "Music Makes Me Happy"
1. Use music for different parts of your class: welcoming, exiting, background music. *mood enhancing

2. Help students to remember facts with musical compositions or their own songs

3. Using students' choice of music to enhance their understanding of subject matter being taught.]]> 2020-02-14 18:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445743179 MCherego Pic mkr32993 https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445743739 2020-02-14 18:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445743739 Jay VanCassele jvancassele https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445745816 A Student-Centered Model of Blended Learning

1.) Creating a blended lesson where students can learn at their own pace. 

2.) Promoting student independence. 

3.) Allows teacher to work with individual students who may need more support. 

4.) Allows for extension activities for learners.  


]]> 2020-02-14 18:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445745816 Christina McCallum https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445746023
1.      Your classroom should be a welcoming and safe environment
2.      Talk to your students and really listen 
3.      Know your students and show them you care
]]> 2020-02-14 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445746023 Lisa Woodland-Smith https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749116 Talk Less so Students Learn More
Encourage productive struggle - students need to work through difficulties without teacher interference.
Reduce teacher talk time - have a student time your lessons to keep them within a certain time frame.
Use questions instead of explanations  - ask students to turn and talk with a peer, review a similar example, or write a question in response.
Slow Down and Observe - create a diagram of student seats and observe students engaged in the learning process - collect the data and use this to inform the learning and instruction process.
Non-teacher scaffolds - use partnerships with peers, peer-coaches and peer teaching small groups.]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749116 Kelli Barlow https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749245 1. Students work together to fill a "kindness jar".
2. Student explains act of kindness, then all students celebrate that student together.
3. Class celebration when jar is full.

]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749245 Carla Basile https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749268 1. Everyone celebrates each other's act of kindness immediately.
2. The student has to be able to explain what they did that was an act of kindness. 
3. This promotes a positive classroom where students are supportive of others. Concrete and instantaneous. ]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749268 cheryl broderick https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749368 1. classroom works together to create a caring environment
2. everyone celebrates immediate praise
3. ownership to the activity, not just teacher pointing it out-students know what they did to be able to move the pom pom into the jar.]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749368 Noel Carbo 1.Kindness is evident in this classroom. The students recognize each other's strengths and kindness. https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749447 2. This is immediate gratification.
3. A positive classroom environment. ]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749447 Reghan Heiner https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749518 1. Everyone celebrates the act of kindness immediately.
2. Students need to explain what act of kindness they did. 
3. The kindness jar is concrete and instant feedback. ]]> 2020-02-14 18:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749518 Susannah Johnson https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749775 Create a love of reading.  Celebrate books and find those that students can connect to.  Give students choice in what they are reading. ]]> 2020-02-14 18:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445749775 Jen Smith jasmith67 https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754003 1. Shoutouts are given to students by their peers
2. Shoutouts create a positive classroom environment
3. Shoutouts are completely student-centered]]> 2020-02-14 19:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754003 https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754123 Be the students' coach. 
Let the students believe that they are & see themselves as their biggest teacher. 
Be in "observation mode" more than teacher mode so students understand that they are responsible for & capable of learning.]]> 2020-02-14 19:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754123 Rachel Stern https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754387 1. Shoutouts are given to students by their peers 
2. Shoutouts create a positive classroom environment
3. Shoutouts are completely student-centered ]]> 2020-02-14 19:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754387 Trish Reardon https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754393 1. Shoutouts are given to students by their peers.
2. Shoutouts are student centered.
3.Shoutouts create a positive classroom environment.

]]> 2020-02-14 19:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754393 Donna Smerecki https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754505 Shout outs:
1.  They are student centered.
2.  They are given to students from their peers.
3. They create a positive classroom environment.]]> 2020-02-14 19:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445754505 Nisha Savalia https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445757444 1.) "Each child has a different language to express themselves and that they feel comfortable with." 
2.) We treat environment as a third teacher.
3.) I like to hope that children come to school not because they have to, but because they want to come to school.]]> 2020-02-14 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445757444 J. Dunn-Rodriguez https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445762109 1. Blended Learning- Just WOW! I would love to set up a classroom like this for ELA. It would really help me spend time with students in need. 
2. Students worked at their level despite attendance issues
3. Kids are always learning... never repeating, always mastering and moving ahead or getting remediation. Nice. How do grades work here?. Love this. 

]]> 2020-02-14 19:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445762109 Lisa Lattimore https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445775747 1. Students suffering from trauma need us to be trauma responsive and provide accommodations to help with the dysregulation associated with trauma
2. By building relationships with students affected by trauma, we can help them connect to the community and feel safe, which ultimately fosters an evironment for their learning
3. It is important to intentionally handle such students with care, understanding, support and transparent discipline aimed at helping them maintain calm, focus, and readiness to learn.]]> 2020-02-14 19:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445775747 Kathy Benson https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445782275 1.  Try something different to help a noisy class -- like a rain stick or chime.
2.  Appeal to olfactory learners with "Quiet Spray" (lavender mineral oil).  I'd like this one too!
3.  Try an objective app like "Super Sound Box" or "Too Noisy."  Saves the teacher from being the noise inspector.  Teach and practice the response.  ]]> 2020-02-14 20:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445782275 D. Papadopoulos https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445793122 How to Make Student Choice Work
1. Learning is authentic when it is personalized.  Find out about your students by having them write blogs, writing prompts that explore their interests.
2. Teacher must set clear expectations for self choice.
3. Teacher provides structure for student choice learning. Provide a list of options for students. Find and use digital tools such as Adobe Spark, See Saw and Wakelet.]]> 2020-02-14 20:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mrskanopka/hd635t7sf7pn/wish/445793122