https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw Share articles and resources that might inspire innovation. en-us 2018-07-26 20:02:07 UTC 2018-08-01 17:48:27 UTC hello@padlet.com pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226250 You can make a copy and share it with your class. Students compose their Tweet and a link appears for you to click as you approve student work. As long as your Twitter account is open in a tab, clicking the link will automatically post your students' thinking to your class Twitter account. Students can connect with authors or experts in a disciplinarian field. They can publish work or share links to work. They can also participate in Twitter chats. ]]> 2018-07-26 20:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226250 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226443 Literacy guru Pernille Ripp organizes a fall read aloud that allows students and teachers from around the world to connect and discuss a shared text. Last year, 7th graders read A Long Walk to Water and connected with students in Canada and Japan via a shared blog space and Flipgrid. ]]> 2018-07-26 20:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226443 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226550 Students across grade levels and their family members come together to discuss a shared text. LMS has hosted a fall and spring FBN for a few years now, and we greatly appreciate the sophomore students who join us and help facilitate the discussion. ]]> 2018-07-26 20:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271226550 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227433 Combine learning goals and community service. Students can design projects that will help their local, national, or global society. For example, readers of A Long Walk to Water can come up with ways to raise $1000 to build a well in South Sudan. ]]> 2018-07-26 20:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227433 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227535 2018-07-26 20:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227535 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227552 Join the movement and introduce Ss to texts that will act as windows by introducing the varied narratives of different cultures and lifestyles. ]]> 2018-07-26 20:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271227552 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228166 2018-07-26 20:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228166 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228232 2018-07-26 20:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228232 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228540 Extension projects (one of my favorites) is on this list!]]> 2018-07-26 21:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228540 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228706 An administrator of the group will approve your request. There is a fiction and nonfiction group.]]> 2018-07-26 21:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228706 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228791 You will gain access to shared resources, authors, and a community of innovative teachers.]]> 2018-07-26 21:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271228791 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271229158 2018-07-26 21:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271229158 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271230614 King's Edutopia publications and website seem to share innovative (and tested) ideas for the middle school math classroom.]]> 2018-07-26 21:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271230614 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231141 He explains (the gist of) the history of education and why today's system needs to change. ]]> 2018-07-26 21:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231141 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231420 He outlines three principles crucial for the human mind to flourish --and how current education culture works against them. ]]> 2018-07-26 21:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231420 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231569 He argues that our education system needs to work harder to nurture creativity. ]]> 2018-07-26 21:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231569 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231692 2018-07-26 21:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271231692 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232076 He emphasizes the importance of embracing change and why many teachers resist change. Student testimony encourages us to reflect: Are schools teaching for yesterday or tomorrow? He shares many examples of how Ts can empower their Ss.]]> 2018-07-26 21:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232076 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232460 The blog, podcast, and videos offer many innovative teaching methods.]]> 2018-07-26 22:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232460 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232749 She employs a students-teaching-student model. She provides examples, such as Genius Hour.]]> 2018-07-26 22:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271232749 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271233592 At 9 minutes, he discusses how teachers (and education) can adapt to the needs of today's learners (since their brains and habits have developed differently, due to technology). He is the author of Rewired (2010), a book that explains generational differences at home, school, and work. In this book, he makes many suggestions for teachers.]]> 2018-07-26 22:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271233592 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271261614 Wagner shares how his negative experiences as a student influenced his desire to reimagine school. He also discusses his experience as a teacher (10 years as a HS teacher) and as an administrator. ]]> 2018-07-27 03:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271261614 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271288277 This piece includes an example from an eighth grade science class.]]> 2018-07-27 13:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271288277 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271288894 He's funny and believes it's a wonderful time to be a math teacher.]]> 2018-07-27 14:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271288894 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271657670 No matter your subject area, you can encourage students to think like a disciplinarian and encourage talent development. ]]> 2018-08-01 11:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271657670 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271691071 Templates can guide the creation of a well-organized and authentic project.]]> 2018-08-01 17:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271691071 pplunkett https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271691904 Complete this PD from home. Check out Rick Wormeli: "RW helps teachers understand and work towards change in education away from the traditional school model. He will push our thinking on what is ethical as well as motivate us to develop systems that work for our schools."  ]]> 2018-08-01 17:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pplunkett/oyidi4iltjuw/wish/271691904