Rosella's+2nd+Grade+Digital+Learning

2/25/2014
What 3 things would you offer?

1. Opportunities- to experiment and make mistakes 2. Openness - to ask questions and answer themselves through their learning 3. Embrace creativeness (think and look pass the box)

11/5/2013
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Ridgecrest Critical Thinking - Collaboration
During today's training, we worked on ideas and plans on motivating and integrating higher critical thinking skills into everyday activities. We brainstormed as a group and came up with a list of ideas that all teachers in all grade levels could use. We also searched the web and found some awesome sites for our students to use as a resource. During our brainstorming session we discussed ways to improve and encourage writing among all grade levels. Together we generated a list of activities we could use during writing time or at our writing stations. Overall, today was a huge success!

Early Adopter: Inquiry & Design Challenge My Destination Postcard:  

If only my students can show eagerness for learning and transfer this to others. //** This week I will focus on introducing the mini I-pad and record each other. After doing their fun reading station, they will record their summary and then recommend the book they read. This will hopefully make this station more meaningful and hold them accountable. **//
 * //** collaborate - they share their thoughts and discuss topics together **//
 * //** happiness - they enjoy exploring and teaching others what they are learning **//
 * //** outside of the box - be open minded **//
 * //** technology - use technology without being afraid of it **//
 * //** model - be a mini teacher and explain your learning to others **//
 * //** ownership - be proud of your work **//
 * //** partners - help your partner explore and learn **//
 * //** sharing - be ready to share because you own the material **//

[|Six] Innovative Technology Learning Discovery Challenges

Name: Bertha Rosella > ** An Opportunity in Overalls ** > > How is your journey like that of a storyteller? Of a researcher When I think of a storyteller, I think of someone telling a legend, a fable, or a folktale. All these things are told from one generation to another, yet they are somehow different. They change through time yet have a similar ending. My journey has changed from when I started, yet the ultimate goal is the same, "The best for my students." As a researcher, it has been an experimental phase. Analyzing the data and seeing what changes needed to be made in order to make technology more successful.
 * =====Campus: Ridgecrest Elementary =====
 * =====Grade Level(s): 2nd =====
 * =====Discipline: =====

What question did you start out to find answer(s) to?

 * What tweaks, edits, modifications have you made to your focus question?
 * What question(s) remain?
 * What new questions have surfaced as a result of your exploration this far?

As a researcher:

What are you measuring?


 * What patterns are surfacing?
 * What themes are emerging?
 * What does your data suggest?

As a learner:


 * Where have you allowed yourself to be vulnerable in this process?
 * How are you allowing yourself, your professional learning to be 'seen'?
 * In what way(s) have you found the courage to be 'imperfect'?
 * What //a-ha!// moments, elements of a 'spiritual awakening'/"breakdown" have you experienced? What might these insights suggested to you?

What story is unfolding from your research?


 * (//just bullet point notes for now//)

> http://groups.diigo.com/group/sbisd-early-adopters
 * =====Topic: =====
 * =====Focus Question: d//raft a focus question and subquestions, that include student learning - please be prepared to revise these throughout the challenge //=====
 * ===== Resources: //s// //earch for existing resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) - please be sure to add them to our [|Diigo] //=====

Getting Started
 * ===== Activity: =====
 * 1) Individually, design a student resource, activity type, or mini-challenge to try in the classroom over the next month to test. Then, get feedback from partners.
 * 2) Try out resource, activity type, or project during the month(s), documenting plan, process, execution and reflection and collect student work samples.
 * 

//Please create a page for your activities that will help others understand the steps you are taking in your inquiry and design process.//

**Creating Your Activity Page [[image:sbisdlearnsymphony/InqDesign.png align="right"]]**

 * 1) Please make a new page:
 * Title: 
 * Template: activity design
 * Tag : design, campus
 * 1) SAVE your page
 * 2) Check to be sure your page appears at the top of our Activity Share page

//example:// Jennifer F. Round 1media type="custom" key="23908230"media type="custom" key="23908272"