6 Steps to Help Students Find Order in Their Thinking | Edutopia

Fascinating! We have done this! :-)

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/six-steps-help-students-find-order-thinking-ben-johnson?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=six-steps-students-order-thinking&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link-repost

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Applying Mindfulness to Mundane Classroom Tasks | Edutopia

Love the thinking behind even the smallest part of the class's interaction. 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/applying-mindfulness-mundane-classroom-tasks-abby-wills?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=applying-mindfulness-mundane-tasks&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=image

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Developing a Growth Mindset in Teachers and Staff | Edutopia

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If Your Teacher Likes You, You Might Get A Better Grade : NPR Ed : NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/02/22/387481854/if-your-teacher-likes-you-you-might-get-a-better-grade?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150222

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Tom Wujec: Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast - YouTube

❤️❤️❤️

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_vS_b7cJn2A

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Are You Humiliating Students Without Even Knowing it?

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Are You Humiliating Students Without Even Knowing it? smartclassroommanagement.com - They are comments that roll off the tongue without second thought. They're a gut reaction to a private question or idea from a student that we can't wrap our head around. Available on the App Store.

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Free Form Friday (or Google’s 20% Time in High School) | The Reading Zone

Thank you, Cameron McKinley! Great article!

https://thereadingzone.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/free-form-friday-or-googles-20-time-in-high-school/

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Why I Flattened My School | Edutopia

I want to see more collaboration in our meetings. I have some ideas.


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Q&A: Exit Interview With A Nationally Known School Leader : NPR Ed : NPR

Worth a second read.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/02/15/385774711/q-a-exit-interview-with-a-nationally-known-school-leader?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150215

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This Note-Taking System Turns You Into An Efficiency Expert | Co.Design | business + design

While this may not be for everyone, I think we can all take away some ideas of value to bring into our organization and planning methods. 

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3016456/this-note-taking-system-turns-you-into-an-efficiency-expert

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What will be the most significant classroom innovation in the next 10 years?

Right on the money. Great read for teachers, parents, and kids.    Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   What will be the most significant classroom innovation in the next 10 years? Langwitches Blog - What a catching blog post title. It might have caught your attention because of the keywords "the most significant" and "innovations" and a promise of a prediction to guide you into the future. Taking into consideration that devices, such as the iPhone, which changed an entire culture of anytime and anywhere connectedness, information flow, participation, creators, producers and learners, did not exist 10 years ago, I am venturing out to say that there is no accurate answer for what will be "significant" 10 years from today. I will disappoint you if you were looking for short, easy to follow instructions. Especially in education, planning for a "moving target" leaves us anxious, eager and willing to give our ear to anyone who promises us guidelines for that future we so desperately are looking for. Available on the App Store.

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Developing a Growth Mindset in Teachers and Staff | Edutopia

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Collaboration + problem solving & community building

Consider watching this lovely TED Talk on problem-solving and collaboration. He really nails the magic of working together. 

http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_got_a_wicked_problem_first_tell_me_how_you_make_toast?language=en

 

Y'all have no idea how often you inspire something in my classroom. Share more.

Oh, and everybody ask Jennifer about her research project.

Thank you for helping me so much, Sarah Kate!

 

 

Tosha Caston-Smith

Pre-AP English 9

Spain Park High School

 

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Formative Assessment Is Transformational! | Edutopia

I'm going to really try to fully digest this and build a new way of thinking around grammar this semester, using some of these ideas, specifically exit tickets, individualized instruction on grammar, online resources for teaching grammar, small group work and group teaching. 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/formative-assessment-is-transformational-andrew-miller?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=formative-assessment-transformational&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

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32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms teachthought.com - 32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms: Spotting The Holes In Your Teaching by Terry Heick Available on the App Store.

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