One More Thing…One More Thing…

Hamber Secondary Hamber Secondary

January 19 2011January 19 2011

VSB Learning ServicesVSB Learning Services

For secondary:For secondary: 1500 teachers1500 teachers 1 peer mentor (full-time)1 peer mentor (full-time) 2 literacy mentors (half-time)2 literacy mentors (half-time)

Resources NeededResources Needed

TimeTime

My Personal GoalsMy Personal Goals

Bring Art to my science classBring Art to my science class learning as a creative process learning as a creative process

Bring Tech Ed to my science classBring Tech Ed to my science class learning produces something of valuelearning produces something of value

Bring Drama to my science classBring Drama to my science class practice & effort leads to improvementpractice & effort leads to improvement

Bring Elementary culture to my classBring Elementary culture to my class nurture curiosity & show caringnurture curiosity & show caring

My HopeMy Hope

My hope is that you leave with one thing that My hope is that you leave with one thing that shifts you forward.shifts you forward.

““Doctors have it much better than teachers.Doctors have it much better than teachers.They get to practice on dead bodies.”They get to practice on dead bodies.”

Jill ReidJill Reid

My FearMy Fear

My fear is that what I brought today and My fear is that what I brought today and what you came expecting are two different what you came expecting are two different things.things.

“I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.”

Alan Greenspan

CaveatCaveat

““If you are going to doing something new, If you are going to doing something new, you must stop doing something old.you must stop doing something old.

If you are going to do more of this, you must If you are going to do more of this, you must do less of that.”do less of that.”

Faye BrownlieFaye Brownlie

AgendaAgenda

Building Your CurriculumBuilding Your Curriculum Disciplinary LiteracyDisciplinary Literacy Rubrics to Letter GradesRubrics to Letter Grades Using Digital TechnologyUsing Digital Technology

FORFOR Professional Development Professional Development To support student learningTo support student learning

Building Your CurriculumBuilding Your Curriculum

Science 8 Life ScienceScience 8 Life Science IRPIRP Unit Plan with Learning GoalsUnit Plan with Learning Goals Cells KUDCells KUD Unit Plan with Enduring UnderstandingsUnit Plan with Enduring Understandings

BenefitsBenefits

Less stressed & more focusedLess stressed & more focused Easier to assess before, during, & afterEasier to assess before, during, & after Focus on deeper learningFocus on deeper learning Makes me more flexible/accommodating:Makes me more flexible/accommodating:

Of how students learnOf how students learn Of how students demonstrate their learningOf how students demonstrate their learning

Examples of Student Digital WorkExamples of Student Digital Work

Student curved mirrors PowerPointStudent curved mirrors PowerPoint Fluid Systems WebsiteFluid Systems Website Speeding Car Lab VideoSpeeding Car Lab Video Speeding Car GlogSpeeding Car Glog

Converting Rubrics to Letter GradesConverting Rubrics to Letter Grades

Use with Permission from Rockridge SecondaryUse with Permission from Rockridge Secondary

Disciplinary LiteracyDisciplinary Literacy

Reading for Information ≠ Reading LiteratureReading for Information ≠ Reading Literature

The way we read for information is discipline specific.The way we read for information is discipline specific.

Historians read differently than mathematicians who read Historians read differently than mathematicians who read differently than scientists.differently than scientists.

Reading in history ≠ Reading in math ≠ Reading in scienceReading in history ≠ Reading in math ≠ Reading in science

Who is going to teach students how to read like a scientist?Who is going to teach students how to read like a scientist?

Using Technology FOR Using Technology FOR Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

TwitterTwitter

RSS ReaderRSS Reader

Using Tech to Support Student LearningUsing Tech to Support Student Learning

Class blogClass blog

Online ResourcesOnline Resources(cue Teacher-Librarians)(cue Teacher-Librarians)

MoodleMoodle

In closing…In closing…

Building CurriculumBuilding Curriculum Teaching reading in your disciplineTeaching reading in your discipline Using Technology to support your learningUsing Technology to support your learning Using Technology to support student learningUsing Technology to support student learning