All Discussions Tagged 'Common' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T16:42:40Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Common&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHungry Teachertag:www.classroom20.com,2013-11-18:649749:Topic:9797492013-11-18T00:01:21.853ZMr. Petersonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MrPeterson
<p>Let me know what you think of Hungry Teacher's new lesson, "Who Cut the Cheese?"</p>
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<p>Let me know what you think of Hungry Teacher's new lesson, "Who Cut the Cheese?"</p>
<p>Download all of their lessons for free at, <a href="http://www.hungryteacher.com">www.hungryteacher.com</a></p>
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<p>I am a first grade teacher and a graduate student working on a paper for a globalization class. With the addition of the Common Core standards, most states will be working toward students obtaining the same set of skills. As a teacher I find when a student moves into the classroom from a different district, because our curriculum maps do not match, I may have already covered a topic he/she has not yet been taught or vise-versa. I'm wondering your thoughts on having a standard curriculum…</p>
<p>I am a first grade teacher and a graduate student working on a paper for a globalization class. With the addition of the Common Core standards, most states will be working toward students obtaining the same set of skills. As a teacher I find when a student moves into the classroom from a different district, because our curriculum maps do not match, I may have already covered a topic he/she has not yet been taught or vise-versa. I'm wondering your thoughts on having a standard curriculum map to accompany the Common Core standards so that students moving from state to state and school to school would have an easier transition.</p> Stay Updated on Common Coretag:www.classroom20.com,2012-05-15:649749:Topic:8373952012-05-15T17:49:40.279ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
<p>Here are tools to help you and your colleagues stay updated on Common Core changes. <a href="http://bit.ly/IQjX7a">http://bit.ly/IQjX7a</a></p>
<p>Here are tools to help you and your colleagues stay updated on Common Core changes. <a href="http://bit.ly/IQjX7a">http://bit.ly/IQjX7a</a></p> UDL in the Classroom - Reaching All Students with Technologytag:www.classroom20.com,2012-04-04:649749:Topic:8242532012-04-04T15:16:14.538ZLisa Parisihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LisaParisi
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<p>I am writing to let everyone know about the new <a href="http://goo.gl/Sd2XY" target="_blank">School of Ed at P2PU</a>.</p>
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<p>This is a pilot program offering seven free PD courses for K-12 focused on peer learning. The School of Ed is about hands-on learning driven by each educator's particular needs and classroom situations. It's about connecting, collaborating, and creating, not just reading or studying.</p>
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<p><strong>All the courses are now…</strong></p>
<p>I am writing to let everyone know about the new <a href="http://goo.gl/Sd2XY" target="_blank">School of Ed at P2PU</a>.</p>
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<p>This is a pilot program offering seven free PD courses for K-12 focused on peer learning. The School of Ed is about hands-on learning driven by each educator's particular needs and classroom situations. It's about connecting, collaborating, and creating, not just reading or studying.</p>
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<p><strong>All the courses are now</strong> <a href="http://goo.gl/Sd2XY" target="_blank">open for sign-up</a>. Enrollment space is limited.</p>
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<li>Writing & Common Core: Deeper Learning for All</li>
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<p>One of the most exciting things about this project is that all the content is open-licensed which means that anyone can use it for any purpose they like. We hope lots of folks will benefit from this.</p>
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I have been using Twitter for over a year. Since New Years 2009, Twitter has taken off to new heights. Everybody wants you to follow him or her on twitter, from United States Senators to Shaq, twitter has become a ubiquitous forum for those who want to know everything.<br />
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So, why is Twitter so cool? I still haven't figured that out yet but it has become a forum for all of us to communicate and collaborate. So how can we utilize the concept of twitter in our classroom? Here are some ideas I am…
I have been using Twitter for over a year. Since New Years 2009, Twitter has taken off to new heights. Everybody wants you to follow him or her on twitter, from United States Senators to Shaq, twitter has become a ubiquitous forum for those who want to know everything.<br />
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So, why is Twitter so cool? I still haven't figured that out yet but it has become a forum for all of us to communicate and collaborate. So how can we utilize the concept of twitter in our classroom? Here are some ideas I am pondering...<br />
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...but first, let's learn about Twitter in Plain English...<br />
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Language Arts<br />
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Objective: Have students twitter between characters in a story from the previous nights reading.<br />
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Process: Students will read chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies. After they read they will construct a twitter list between Jack and Piggy<br />
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This twitter list must include the following elements:<br />
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A twitter screen name for Jack and Piggy that reflects their character.<br />
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NOTE: Entry can only be 140 characters long! Be specific and concise.<br />
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EXAMPLE<br />
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LeaderJack: Looks like we are stranded! Fat kid is freaking out. I call him Piggy.<br />
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TimidPiggy: There are no adults here! My Auntie says I should not go swimming because of my Asthma.<br />
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TimidPiggy: Where are the other boys. Found a coch shell – Raplh blew it and we found the other children<br />
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LeaderJack: Piggy wants order. I blew the conch shell and we gathered everyone.<br />
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LeaderJack: They elected me chief!<br />
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Have students read their twitter posts out loud in class and explain why they selected their material. Segue this into a class discussion. Compare and contrast postings from other students.<br />
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Social Studies<br />
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Students can make a twitter list for historical figures. Like the language arts example, students can glean the main points of a specific historical figure and use that to understand whom this historical figure is.<br />
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Activity 1:<br />
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For homework, assign students a historical figure based on the current unit of study.<br />
NOTE: you can also use this to personify Amendments, Bills, etc. i.e. what would the First Amendment twitter about?<br />
Students construct a twitter list for the aforementioned assignments. Students must provide the following elements for their twitter list:<br />
A screen name that represents the personality of the figure, Amendment or bill. NOTE: it will be the roles of your classmates to guess whom you are referring to based on your twitter information.<br />
Organize your “tweets” chronologically.<br />
Provide context and information pertinent to your subject.<br />
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Students bring in their Twitter list and present it to the class. Students will try and figure out who is Twittering based on the information provided.<br />
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This is a great idea for a unit review and students can use their “tweets” as a focused study guide.<br />
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This activity would target secondary and middle school students.<br />
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Objective: Have students create their own twitter account and follow a US or State Senator or Representative.<br />
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Process:<br />
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Students find a US, State or local dignitary to follow on twitter.<br />
Students will follow what the dignitary is “tweeting” about and file a twitter report each week on whom they are following<br />
This could be a form of current events in the classroom.<br />
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Recommendations: Make sure you alert administration, parents and your tech director before allowing students to participate on twitter.<br />
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Mathematics<br />
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For math, teachers can use this tool very simply.<br />
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Every night one student will tweet a selected math problem to the class.<br />
EXAMPLE: 32 + 43 = ?<br />
Students will have to answer the problem by the student posted for that night as an extension of the homework.<br />
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NOTE: Based on grade level, you can make your tweets more challenging. I see this working well with more involved math such as Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus.<br />
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Colleagues<br />
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I have always felt twitter would be an effective tool for teacher collaboration. Imagine a world where your entire school building is on twitter. Your principal opens up his twitter account every morning and can see what you will be covering in your classroom today. Maybe something peeks his interest and he sends you a direct message to ask if he could drop in to see this lesson. Cool right? Unless you don’t care for your principal and feel that he or she serves a better purpose at his or her desk then in your classroom.<br />
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Or imagine collaborating with other teachers on your own twitter account. Say you are covering Hamlet and a neighboring teacher is covering the same unit. You collaborate through twitter about what you are covering each day. Maybe even set up a web cast between your students where you can discuss Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1.<br />
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The above examples are simple blueprints of what you can do within the parameters of a twitter post. And you thought only celebs and Senators could twitter! Pshawh! Also, check out TWEETDECK. It is a great forum to organize all of your tweets on your desktop!<br />
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I hope these ideas peeked your interest and that you take leap and make twitter part of your classroom! I look forward to hearing your feedback and how you have used twitter in your classroom and school district!<br />
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