Last week I shared pictures from my walkthroughs at Sappington Elementary, and this week I get to share ideas from both Sperreng and Concord from our district PDC walkthroughs.
Long ago, I realized that I am not the most creative of people, but like any learner, I've accommodated this weakness...I've become a thief. Very little of what I do was an original idea; instead, I see things that inspire me and morph them into a system or structure that works for me. As I share the ideas believe, I encourage you to become a thief...think about how you can make any of these ideas work for you.
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Let your students know you. This simple visual lets kids see what they have in common with you and supports building relationships. |
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Conference with kids. Pulling kids into another section of the room to meet with them gives them a sense of purpose and direction, as well as a chance to move. |
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Clever Visuals: Whether it's the "math stairs" floating around on Facebook or inspirational quotes as shown here, consider how we can use our space to reinforce learning. |
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Visual Learning Supports: This chart provides both graphic representations and detail to help all types of learners. |
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4th Grade ELA Learning - they really have learned this before! |
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Clever "Whiteboards" - these placements serve as dry erase boards for students in small group learning. |
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Common book themes - as students read throughout the year, they identify which of the common themes their book showcases. |
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Announcements on a scrolling screen - as students do their morning work, the announcement scroll on the whiteboard. This may be a good fit for Flyertimes next year. |
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The learning in this classroom is spiraled with the teachings of our middle school ELA classes. |
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Flyervision - this short video announcements are led entirely by students.
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A clever roll of the dice to get kids writing. |
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Visual math - the associated vocabulary is on the symbol |
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Book Club norms |
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An elementary schedule - this is how they really spend their time. |
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Encouraging reading with visual supports. |
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Encouraging reading school-wide. |
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Helping students pick books and holding them accountable for being a "real reader." |
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