https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8 Made with big dreams en-us 2016-09-07 23:08:05 UTC 2016-09-08 15:50:43 UTC hello@padlet.com abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122293687
-Trust and respect
-Community
-Choice
-Accountability
-Brain Research
-Transitions as Brain and Body Breaks
- 10 steps to independence]]> 2016-09-07 23:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122293687 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122294199 2016-09-08 00:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122294199 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122294448 At times, some students stamina may falter or they may find themselves not being independent. Our deep-rooted trust in children's ability to learn the necessary skills of independence through explicit instruction and guided practice is what allows us to teach them again and trust them again. I think this is very important because if you just give up on a student after the one time they have a short stamina, they will think you don't believe in them. ]]> 2016-09-08 00:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122294448 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122295292 A sense of community empowers students to hold others accountable for behaviors, learning, respect, and kindness. If a student is disruptive, other students will redirect that student and hold this child accountable for his or her learning behavior.]]> 2016-09-08 00:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122295292 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122300222 In an article on engagement in learning Gambrell wrote, "Choice has been identified as a powerful force that allows students to take ownership and responsibility for their learning. Studies indicate that motivation increases when students have opportunities to make choices about what they learn and when they believe they have some autonomy or control over their learning" (2011, 175). ]]> 2016-09-08 00:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122300222 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122301319 Without a doubt, choice is an essential core belief and true foundation for the success of Daily 5. Giving students choices, allows them to trust you more. The Daily 5 is what led us to a high degree of trust and respect for children as we have taught them to make their own choices. Students absolutely love to make their own choices. It gives them a sense of being independent. There comes a point where the teacher still needs to make choices, but it is still important to give students the option of having choices, if they have choices they are more likely to work harder. ]]> 2016-09-08 01:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122301319 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122308560 With the daily 5, we needed to be accountable to our students by thoroughly teaching them what it looks like, feels like, and sounds like to participate in these productive tasks. ]]> 2016-09-08 02:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122308560 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122310251 Children no longer need the management from teachers to complete unrelated assignments. We have taught our students to select meaningful reading materials and writing topics, which naturally results in a high level of motivation, engagement, and achievement. ]]> 2016-09-08 02:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122310251 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122462931 Ken Weson originally taught the rule of thumb about the ability to process and retain information. This lesson resulted in change. The lesson; the average number of years our children are in age parallels to the average number of minutes they can maintain attention during direct instruction. I find this to be interesting because it makes sense why students can only maintain attention for a short amount of time before a brain break is needed. It is interesting that teachers recorded themselves and looked back on it and actually realized how many students became bored or were in their own worlds.

]]> 2016-09-08 15:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122462931 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122465272 In the book, Brain Rules, John Medina discusses the fact that after about ten minutes of direct instruction, the brain must make a slight shift in order to refocus. This even goes for me as an adult. I feel like after reading for 20ish minutes I need a break. I have to look around and refocus. ]]> 2016-09-08 15:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122465272 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122467032 It used to be that 80 percent of our time we spent delivering instruction to the students and about 20 percent of the time was given to students practice of concepts. However, this needed to be switched. Twenty percent of our time should be spent teaching our children based on their immediate needs, as guided by individual assessments. Eighty percent of students' time must be spent on practicing the skills and concepts introduced during their instruction. I find it important that students get a lot of work time. I loved when my teachers would give us a lot of work time so we could ask questions in class.  ]]> 2016-09-08 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122467032 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122469108 To become better at something, it takes practice. The more time we give our students to practice, with our expert, focused, just-in-time coaching available right when they need it, the better they will become at reading and writing. I think it is important to ]]> 2016-09-08 15:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122469108 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122473700 Based on research, adding just ten more minutes to the reading time for the students in the highest percentile raised the amount of words they encountered by over 1 million words per year. I found this to be crazy! It is amazing what just ten minutes of added reading time a day will do.

]]> 2016-09-08 15:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122473700 abigail_roemhildt https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122474880 When children's bodies are in need of a break, they tend to get antsy. They will start disrupting, get up to get a drink or go to the bathroom. However, they realized that when their bodies and brains were provided with the needed break, the children were able to settle back in and continue with reading. Once they see the students getting antsy or the stamina for the work session waning, they stop the class and have students put away their materials and join back in the class-gathering place. I think brain breaks are crucial. Once students minds start wandering, are they really retaining any information? probably not. This is why brain breaks are essential. ]]> 2016-09-08 15:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/abigail_roemhildt/w6v9crgvele8/wish/122474880