I've decided to use a bulleted list as my format to draw attention to the main points and consolidate what I've learned so my readers can absorb clear content.
The National Writing Project (The Current) - 'Project Make It Happen' - Making a cozy cove for students to calm down their emotions and de-stress - Use a light color scheme (I love pastels anyway, yay!) - Have comfortable furniture - Coloring books and fun books - Giving back to the community: made checkerboards for local hospitals, made pollinator boxes for non-stinging bees - Hands-on: constructed outdoor seating for their school - Advocate for a school art fair - Employ audio, video, text, conferences, charts, student work, parent feedback, and supporting research = Overall, a great resources with entire collections of resources specifically for connected learning, radically changing the 'conventional.' Educator Innovator - Utilize Google Classroom and Google Drive - EngagementLab's Suite, Archive.org's Popcorn, LAMP's MediaBreaker (online creation tools) - Connect history and current events: shows that history is being made and it matters - Use fictional/creative forms to engage students as well = Technology and content can overlap to create shared spaces and efficient learning. It's refreshing to read through these resources because I know that I have an entire online community supporting me which I hope my students will be able to tap into. Through the plethora of websites, my relationships with other teachers can be rooted in supported research, allowing authentic conversations in person.
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Cindy
11/12/2018 03:03:37 pm
Kelly, I'll be seeing a bunch of my NWP colleagues later this week at the conference I'm headed to. NWP has been the most valuable professional development network that I've ever been a part of, so I'm glad you're finding it useful, too :)
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