Great Song!

What an awesome song. Thanks Will.i.am.

"What I Am" perfect for Character Education or an All About Me Unit.

Using Assessment Results

In this weekend workshop we learned about data mining. Some learning included: how to use data from assessments to improve our teaching. How to prioritize lessons, set smart goals, select teaching strategies, look at result indicators and monitor and evaluate student learning.

Supporting Afterschool Activities at S.S.I.S.

Saigon South International School, HCMC, Vietnam:

2011-2013

Dance/Gymnastics/Cheerleading Club:

 

What do Teachers do When Kids are Not at School?

You might be wondering what your teacher does when students have a P.D. Day.... well, let me tell you, we do a lot!

This P.D. Day the First Grade Team led a CFG (Critical Friends Group- see past post about this) meeting to tune our Non-Fiction Writing Rubric. We had a nice group of participants, with representation from EC 3, EC 4, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, Art and ESL! The participants took ownership of the work, as if it was their own, and really helped us improve our rubric, which will improve student achievement! We also worked with a fantastic facilitator who helped keep the group focused and following the protocol.

Here are some pictures of the CFG group hard at work collaborating....

1st grade teachers confering with the facilitaor.

Participant carefully reviewing student exemplars.

The Reggio Approach

I am a Reggio inspired teacher and try to incorporate many of the features of the Reggio Approach into my teaching where I can. I am planning to write my final project for my Masters Degree on the Reggio Approach.

Here is a short video that does a great job at explaining the Reggio Approach: