Sloan Elementary by kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary en-us 2017-02-20 04:38:14 UTC 2023-03-21 13:45:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Linda Brecht is exploring making visible thinking strategies with technology. In studying ecosystems, she had students watch a video about the wolves of Yellowstone to prompt their thinking to the impact of ecosystems. Students were able to make connections by commenting on each others' writing. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303318545 2018-11-12 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303318545 Kim Ord's focus is on math this year. She is working on spiraling concepts so students continue to see them as new units are introduced. In one lesson she combined digital with hands on exploration of angles. Students analyzed angles in buildings and how to find complimentary angles. The other half of the class explored angles on the wall outside. She believes exposing students to the concept in multiple ways allows student to fully achieve the learning target. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303320193 2018-11-12 15:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303320193 Allison Smith's focus this year is on differentiation in literacy centers. She is working on building independence in students so that she can work with a small group, while the others engage in activities that support their learning. She is working closely with the gifted teacher to develop centers that students can navigate on their own. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303321431 2018-11-12 15:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303321431 Allison Smith is also working on phonics instruction. Students work in whole class phonics sorts to make new words using the sounds they know. She is working on incorporating manipulatives that support this work, so she can support students in small groups. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303322162 2018-11-12 15:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303322162 Mrs. Callihan is looking to increase student reading levels in a variety of ways. She noticed that several students do not get the opportunity to read aloud at home, so these students are able to use Raz Kids to read aloud with assistance. These can be recorded so Sue can listen to student reading after the class period ends. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303323467 2018-11-12 15:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303323467 Mrs. Callihan is working on using tech in more appropriate ways. One question being explored is, "How does this support student learning?" kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303324292 2018-11-12 15:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303324292 Mrs. Callihan recently started planning a project based learning unit with a 3rd grade class after attending a PBL professional development. While this work is brand new, she will continue to ask--how can we connect with other teachers outside of Franklin Regional and what can we learn from them? kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303325224 2018-11-12 15:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/303325224 Linda Brecht is working on including more STEM projects tied to content and specifically literacy. One of the questions she is looking at is, "Is there a problem here that students could work on to create something?" Students have to think what resources do they have and how could they address this issue? kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/305217525 2018-11-16 12:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/305217525 Kim Ord combines project based learning in a mini unit on hurricanes. After learning about research in digital learning, Kim wanted to combine student driven research in science. Students led the discussion of what they wanted learn by developing a list of questions. These were used throughout the mini-unit as a reference of "what are we learning and what do we still want to know more about?" The class connected to a school recently affected by a hurricane. Students used Google maps to research the location of the school and why a hurricane might have formed there. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328665128 2019-02-07 11:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328665128 Sue Callihan is partnering with a 3rd grade class for a project based unit on happiness. This unit is driven by students. They learned about different types of happiness and discussed what makes them happy. The students designed a survey that was sent home to parents to ask what they do infuse happiness in their family time. While we discussed Google forms for the survey, it was decided that a paper survey was best for reaching all families. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328666864 2019-02-07 11:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328666864 Linda Brecht is working on writing with a purpose. Students learned about regions on the country. They combined argumentative writing with their knowledge of the economies to persuade Dr. Brecht to visit their communities. They used data bases to research and multiple drafts across Google docs. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328672321 2019-02-07 11:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328672321 Gaming and team building. Linda Brecht and Kim Ord used Quizlet Live to review for assessments. This allows students to review material through an engaging activity. Students must work together to figure out who has the answer. If they get one wrong, then they start back at the beginning. This guides them to learn which questions they need more practice with. kpainterdepd https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328675998 2019-02-07 11:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kpainterdepd/sloanelementary/wish/328675998