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Ridgecrest Critical Thinking/Collaboration
====The Cadre discussed how to implement Critical teaching skills into weekly lessons. Such as Fantastic Fridays, so that students have free choice of learning critical topics. Then the cadre researched blogs, websites, etc. for elaborated writing workstations. Next we discussed how to involve students in conversations about current events. This would involve sharing the on line Chronicle Mini-pages and Time For Kids so that scholars will use the "Say Something" prompts to have meaningful conversations about the current topic. Finally we brainstormed and began creating a short video titled "Important Information for New Scholars to Ridgecrest". This video will enhance procedures for new scholars to Ridgecrest Elementary.====

My Destination Postcard:
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Name:
> ====http://groups.diigo.com/group/sbisd-early-adopters====
 * ====Campus: ====
 * ====Grade Level(s): ====
 * ====Discipline: ====
 * ====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] //====

====My journey is like a storyteller because my students and I are able to discuss digital learning styles more with their learning styles. For example: I feel I am able to better communicate and assign digital assignments for my students.====

My journey as a researcher allowed me to observe the digital knowledge of my students through a power point assignment. Some students were easily able to develop a power point presentation and some students struggled with basics such as keyboarding.


 * ==== 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? ====


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


 * ==== 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? ====


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

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

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

//example:// Jennifer F. Round 1
Given Your Journey:

Three things I would offer: 1. Risk Taking, 2. Patience 3. Allow more time for Why?