Looking Back at 10 years of EdCamps Oh how the time flies, EdCamp Madison is turning 10 this year! It will be held Saturday, February 3rd at Sun Prairie West High School. Which can be found at 2850 Ironwood Drive in Sun Prairie Wisconsin from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Get more information and register here: https://sites.google.com/sunprairieschools.org/edcampmadwi/home I will always remember sitting in my first EdCamp opening session at the very first EdCamp Madison and having no clue what I was in for. So, I’d like to take this space to go over some of the basic rules of EdCamp. No One Will Pitch It for You EdCamps are unconferences. By this I mean that they have a blank slate of sessions for the day. There may be a few predetermined sessions, but ultimately the session topics are determined by attendees during the pitch & plan session that opens the day. If an idea gets pitched there will be a session on it. If a topic doesn’t get pitched, there won’t be a session on it. So, it i
I haven't fallen back on my 2 - 20 min. commitment, but might feel like I might try to come up with a new way of reflecting on articles I read next week.
Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding
Differentiated instruction considers approaches to
- content
- process
- products
As teachers work through content, they need to provide opportunities for students to process instruction. It doesn't take time away from instruction. It is essential to instruction. There are many ways for processing.
- Silent Reflection
- Journaling
- Partner Conversations
- Quick Surveys such as Kahoot, Poll Everywhere, Google Forms
Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset
"A growth mindset is the belief that you can develop your talents and abilities through hard work, good strategies, and help from others. It stands in opposition to a fixed mindset, which is the belief that talents and abilities are unalterable traits, ones that can never be improved. Research has shown (and continues to show) that a growth mindset can have a profound effect on students' motivation, enabling them to focus on learning, persist more, learn more, and do better in school. Significantly, when students are taught a growth mindset, they begin to show more of these qualities."
Why Don’t We Differentiate Professional Development?
- Gauge Teacher Interest before planning
- Measure Teacher's Readiness before delivering
- Allow teachers to participate
- Follow-up after delivering
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