daily objective dry erase boards.....not just for teachers!
While browsing spending hours poring through my Pinterest boards over the past few weeks, I've been inspired to change up some things ...
Schoolgirl Style Challenge Finalist #6 - SchoolgirlStyle
This is it! Our LAST finalist! I know that I’ve probably tortured all of you enough to have dragged it out this long! Voting for your favorite classroom will begin tomorrow morning, so make sure you stop by to see how our voting system will work. So, without further ado, meet Cheryl Scott from Kansas […]
TEACHER DIARY: Mental Images or Visualizing
Student Self-Assessment: I Can Statements
Are you looking for a way to get your students self-assessing their learning at the end of each class period? The Student Self-Assessment: I Can Statements is a great tool to get students to reflect upon their learning. It is not only a great way for students to reflect but also helps teachers conti...
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Exit Tickets for I Can Statements
Grappling with Complex Informational Text
Students in Andrew Hossack's fifth-grade class at Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY, use close reading strategies to determine the main idea and important…
A Learner Centered Classroom in a Standards Based System
Standards Diaries
I am always looking for ways to make our standards more relevant, more connected, and give my students more ownership of THEIR standards. They are, after all Georgia Performance Standards for 3rd grade students....not 3rd grade teachers. I've been using chart tablets to put our GPS in kid-friendly language, review the vocabulary of the standard, draw picture clues, symbols, and even graphic organizers to help students connect the GPS to their real worlds and their own knowledge. What I like…
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Learning Target Board
Primary Possibilities
Learning Targets & Objectives
I had the opportunity to visit another school yesterday to be a part of their site review team. It was an incredible experience and something I wish teachers had the opportunity to do more. Seeing wonderful teachers in action is the BEST professional development, in my opinion! One thing that I noticed in classrooms was a focus on Learning Targets. These were written on the front board and teachers & students referred to them throughout the day. One teacher had a great gesture to go along…
Using a Learning Target Throughout a Lesson
Kindergarten students in Lori Laliberte's class at the Odyssey School in Denver, CO, engage in “unpacking” learning targets that will guide their…
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