https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0 Who are the "Rock Stars" at your school? Make a note of any teachers who have already started shifting their instructional strategies to a more blended approach. How are they blending teaching and learning? What blended learning model(s) are they using or adapting? en-us 2019-01-02 19:33:57 UTC 2019-01-09 01:08:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318613373 Mary Jane Griffith 5th grade

Mary Yang 4th grade DLI

Sellika Reese 2nd grade
Evonne Chen 2nd grade

April Ridge 1st grade

Each of them are using different digital tools to enhance their instruction, assess, and create.

]]> 2019-01-09 00:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318613373 ssonnenreich https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318613642 Stacey Tanner-first grade
Stacey uses a variety of hardware and digital content all day long. Kindles, Chromebooks, iPads, her first graders use them all independently. 

Archer Birrell-fourth grade
The Jedi Master of Google tools and video tech.

Christine Kent-fifth grade
Another effective Google tools user. Also great at using features on Dojo. ]]> 2019-01-09 00:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318613642 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615173 K-1 Teachers
For years they would always say, "well 'our' students can't do that... It's different for our students.
We are not hearing that anymore. The teachers have embraced the growth mindset and are willing to try the new things and make them work for their students, rather than dismiss it entirely.

Emily Fisihetau (5th grade) and Lonnie Tapia (4th grade)
These teachers are leading out at individualized and differentiated centers during small group time. They also are great about teaching student self-direction, and accountability using digital data notebooks.]]> 2019-01-09 00:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615173 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615284 April Stevenson-4th Grade just wrote a grant and received about a thousand dollars to change her room into a flexible seating classroom. She has many different areas; standing, sitting on bounce balls, sitting on stools, a large rug on the floor, beach chairs etc. Students take their Chromebooks and go to an area that is comfortable and where they can work on their differentiated assignments.]]> 2019-01-09 00:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615284 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615316 Hurst - right mindset
Dietz - students track their own progress
Kirk - creates a daily playlist]]> 2019-01-09 00:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615316 tdrose1 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615481 Joan Thompson - 4th grade teacher with a student centered classroom with flexible grouping and exploring content.  Questioning to help students go further.

Kaeley Isbell 1st grade teacher has used different out of the box learning activities to engage and help her students enjoy the learning experience.

Amber Welch--6th
Flexible grouping and being more as a coach. ]]> 2019-01-09 00:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615481 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615948 Davenport - embracing blended learning! Creating her own modified station rotations

6th grade - great collaboration; building the legwork for PBG; creating CFAs together.]]> 2019-01-09 01:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318615948 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318616013 Alissa Pope is a first grade teacher who is motivated to integrate technology with her students.
Michelle Ellsworth is a fifth grade teacher who utilizes cooperative learning and has integrated technology to support cooperative learning in her classroom.
Denisse Zepeda is a fourth grade teacher who utilizes Google forms for assessing her students.]]> 2019-01-09 01:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318616013 https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318616084 Suzy Gaeta- 3rd grade. She is constantly using technology to adapt learning to fit her students needs. She is the first to jump on board with new technology that she can see will help her students access material and assess where they are at. ]]> 2019-01-09 01:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pmoeai1/z78uo6igjhj0/wish/318616084