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Student Engagement… Strategy #1

Student Engagement… Strategy #1

March 3, 2013

Jigsaw it! Regardless of the subject, brain research tells us we need many rehearsals (+20…yikes!) for new learning to stick! Learners rehearse learning when they are actually engaged in it. And, just to be clear… a worksheet with 20 math problems does not equal 20 rehearsals…( awwww, maaaan!) So, let’s consider the value of a jigsaw!

Filed Under: 21st Century Skills, Differentiating Instruction, Engaging Students in Learning, Instructional Strategies, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation 2 Comments

Student Engagement… Buzz Words Demystified

Student Engagement… Buzz Words Demystified

March 2, 2013

According to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), the 4Cs: Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and Innovation are infused in learning. Watch and listen to how ASCD describes 21st Century Skills. In the video P21’s video library, the section titled “In Practice,” features sample lessons incorporating 21st Century Skills for any grade level/ content area…. Read More

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Student Engagement- Week 2 Educator Challenge

February 28, 2013

If you are back for round two… congratulations on your successes during week one! If you’re just joining us, welcome~ we’re thrilled to have you here and hope you join the conversation! Let’s think about where we are starting! Level 1: Projects, activities and assignments lack challenge, are inappropriate, or do not cognitively engage students. -> Level 2: Projects, activities… Read More

Filed Under: Educational Issues, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Instructional Strategies, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation 3 Comments

My Favorite Questioning Resource

February 26, 2013

As I look at many of the available web resources out there on questioning, I just can’t find one clearer or more to the point than this one from the Tulare County Office of Education. The best part is about halfway down the page, and is titled, “ELA CCSS Bookmarks.” The tittle is fitting I think, because just like when… Read More

Filed Under: Communicating with Students, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Teacher Evaluation, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 1 Comment

5 Tips to Kickoff this week’s Questioning & Discussion -Apalooza

5 Tips to Kickoff this week’s Questioning & Discussion -Apalooza

February 23, 2013

1. What will you ask? Plan your questions in advance. Know your objective and plan questions that will support students’ deep understanding around that objective. 2. When will you ask? If you plan to ask two questions during a read aloud, sticky note them in the text. Maybe you are interested in students discussing their opinion about a topic you… Read More

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Improving Questioning & Discussion Techniques- 1 week Challenge

Improving Questioning & Discussion Techniques- 1 week Challenge

February 21, 2013

Let’s think about where we are starting! If you missed the rubrics I posted yesterday, you may want to check them out. Level 1: Questions are rapid-fire,and convergent,with single correct answers. All discussion is between teacher and students; students are not invited to speak directly to one another. -> Level 2: The teacher frames some questions designed to promote student… Read More

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I love so much about this discussion! “Protective” gets to the root of so much if this. And I also love the “Adaptation” one reader suggested. What do you think?The PDA profile, in my opinion, is a big step forward in better understanding children with extreme avoidant behaviors. I’m simply floating an idea here.. It's also a step, hopefully, in reducing the inappropriate blame of the parents and carers of these children, resulting in excessive amounts of parental stress. One of the advances of PDA is that it calls out the underlying anxiety associated with the need for control and the sensory processing challenges that *cause* the symptoms. Some of my autistic advisors view the etiology of such behaviors as stress responses that are subconsciously *protective*. That's why I’m wondering if Protective Demand Avoidance fits better than "pathological". I know that the phrase "Pervasive Drive for Autonomy" has been suggested, and that addresses the "what" of the behavior, not the "why". When we substitute the word *Protective*, we are getting to the "why," : the human nervous system striving to feel safe. Respectfully, I have observed this profile across diagnostic categories, including but not exclusive to autism . Behaviors are the tip of the iceberg, and the causality is myriad. Shifts like this move us into a paradigm shift that involves appreciating & honoring behaviors as valuable signals, rather than pathologizing them. The DSM is an outdated system, and PDA is a step forward to looking at underlying causality. I hope it will be included in the next rendition of the DSM. #PDA #compassion #neurodiversityacceptance #brainbody #brainbodyparenting #beyondbehaviors #beyondbehaviorsmovement #ODD #paradigmshift #neuroception #interoception #polyvagaltheory #relationalneuroscience #interpersonalneurobiology #FliptheNarrative #childpsychologist #occupationaltherapist #FASD #ACES #childwelfare #developmentaltrauma**Update: the intention of this post was to open a dialogue, and I have received valuable information about how completely wrong I was in how I went about that reading: My heartfelt apologies for the harm & stress this post has caused to anyone. It was not well thought out & I am so sorry. Thank you PDA Our Way for your illuminating comments. Please forgive me for the stress & upset I have caused, and know that I hear you & want to know how I can do better. Respectfully, Mona ... See MoreSee Less

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