https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n Coded Thinking from Yardsticks 9 Hour Course and Updated 6 Hour Course en-us 2016-08-19 03:21:00 UTC 2025-11-12 16:19:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/118862838 1. chronological age is not always equal to developmental age
2. various aspects of development do not progress at the same rate
3. growth is uneven
These principles should guide decisions about schooling.
-These principles are so important b/c they really get at the heart of why students do what they do. If we can truly be sensitive to this, we can reach more students and help to guide them to be successful in their own ways.]]> 2016-08-19 03:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/118862838 sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/118863000 Hunger is an educational issue. Allow children to regulate their own eating. - I have been having many conversations about "snacking" lately and the more we talk about it, the more I realize that I too am a snacker. I know that I work better with food, so it should come as no surprise that many students do too. The difficult part is structuring this well and not just having students eat around the clock.]]> 2016-08-19 03:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/118863000 sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/120456733 TS
"There's much to be said for these alternative methods of organizing schools if the methods take into consideration children's developmental stages. Mixed age and mixed grade groupings give children increased opportunities to learn with others who are reaching similar developmental milestones in the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language realms. They also give older and younger children opportunities to learn from -and teach-one another." 
-I chose this section to code b/c I know that this has been done at Radez before and I wonder what the outcomes were. How did it go? Why did it end? Having organized our classes by birthdays and really gotten a better picture of the span of ages and abilities in our classes, maybe this is something to consider?]]> 2016-08-30 01:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/120456733 sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140069899 "...teachers need to help children cut work down into bite-size pieces. This includes homework assignments, which should never be longer than a half-hour in duration and should be limited in scope and expectaions." I find this very interesting and in the case of my class this year, very true. I have a younger class than I have had recently and I am noticing that they need to complete works in much smaller chunks. This conversation also came up with several parents at conferences regarding homework.]]> 2016-11-28 01:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140069899 sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140070630 In the 8 year old section, the author speaks to the children having a "strong sense of inferiority" and that encouragement and redirection can be helpful when dealing with this in the classroom. I am wondering if anyone has any other suggestions as well? I have a couple of students this year (the younger ones) who are really struggling with self-confidence and thinking that they are valuable or have something to share. I would love any advice.]]> 2016-11-28 01:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140070630 sillk555 https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140070824 The book states that 8 year olds are "full of energy and do everything in a hurry" but that they are also "highly social and enjoy working in groups." I am looking to find more ways to incorporate active, cooperative groups that enable the students to be productively socially while working in smaller chunks]]> 2016-11-28 01:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sillk555/wyabavft6i4n/wish/140070824