PD

Lunchtime PD: Google Classroom About the Stream

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On Thursday and Friday (repeat session) at 12:40 (during lunch) at the portable SMART board outside of the IT Office we will unpack some on the ways to use the stream including posting assignments that students report most helpful.

Next Thursday (September 22nd) at 12:40 we will have an open share session. Bring your tablet and be ready to share your Classrooms with the following two questions in mind:

What can I share that is helpful for others?
What, perhaps, can I improve to make students experience navigating my class a bit more effective?

 

 

Google Classroom Feedback Please

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Now that we are into the third week of school and, you have had sometime to use Classroom with your students, please fill out this form. Next week student feedback will be shared and, we will start open workshop time, so we can all continue to learn how to best use this new digital space to enhance student learning with clean workflows.

Refinement Challenge Week 8

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Click here to see the post about how it works and the previous weeks aims of inquiry or here for last weeks challenge. This weeks series of questions is aimed at inquiry related to assessment:

Assessment

  • Assessment Alignment. Are all assessments aligned cognitively with standards, learning goals, instruction, and learning activities?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Authentic Assessment. Are students creating real-world products or performances?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Assessment Technology. Are digital technologies being used to facilitate the assessment process?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat

Discipline-Specific Inquiry – April

Authenticity/Relevancy- April

Deeper Thinking- April

Personalization-May

Agency-May

Communication-May 

Collaboration-May

Assessment-May

Google Classroom

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First a VERY BIG thank you for your efforts over the past few weeks with Google Classroom. 88% of faculty members participated in PD last week!

May 20th and 27th teacher trainers and Liz will be on hand to answer any specific questions you might have. We will meet outside the faculty room at the portable SMART board.

Below are all the Google Classroom resources that have been sent out over the past month in case you need them for reference:

1) Google’s online training center

2) Handy infographic for understanding the Classroom interface

Google-Classroom-Essential-Infographic-Alice-Keeler

3) ZIS Upper School Classroom exploration roadmap

Refinement Challenge Week 6

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Click here to see the post about how it works and the previous weeks aims of inquiry or here for last weeks challenge. This weeks series of questions is aimed at inquiry related to communication:

Communication

  • Audience. How are students communicating?
    • Alone / In pairs / In triads / In groups larger than 3
    • If with others, with whom? (circle all that apply)
      • Students in this school / Students in another school / Adults in this school / Adults outside of this school
  • Communication Technologies. Are digital technologies being used to facilitate the communication processes?
    • Yes / no
    • If yes, in which ways? (circle all that apply)
      • Writing / photos and images / charts and graphs / infographics /
        audio / video / multimedia / transmedia

 

Discipline-Specific Inquiry – April

Authenticity/Relevancy- April

Deeper Thinking- April

Personalization-May

Agency-May  

Communication-May

Collaboration-May

Assessment-June

Refinement Challenge Week 5

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Click here to see the post about how it works and the previous weeks aims of inquiry or here for last weeks challenge. This weeks series of questions is aimed at inquiry related to agency:

Agency

  • Talk Time. During the lesson/unit, who is the primary driver of the talk time?
    • Students / Teachers / Both
  • Work Time. During the lesson/unit, who is the primary driver of the work time?
    • Students / Teachers / Both
  • Interest-Based. Is student work reflective of their interests or passions?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Initiative. Do students have the opportunity to initiate, be entrepreneurial, be self-directed, and/or go beyond given parameters of the learning task or environment?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Technology Usage. Who is the primary user of the technology?
    • Students / Teachers / Both

 

Discipline-Specific Inquiry – April

Authenticity/Relevancy- April

Deeper Thinking- April

Personalization-May

Agency-May

Collaboration-May

Assessment-June

Google Classroom PD

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The explore Google Classroom station is now ready:) File_000It will be up for the month of May to help you get ready for the change communicated last week. Stop by to play, explore and learn.

 

If you have indicated you would like specific help (one-on-one) watch out for an email from Liz later today. The following group sessions will run next week, please RSVP below:

 

Below is an interactive template you can explore on your own, but it’s recommended that you explore classroom with a partner to be learn both the teacher and student perspectives. If you need a student to help you explore some are on hand ready and excited to help you.


 

Refinement Challenge Week 4

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Click here to see the post about how it works and the previous weeks aims of inquiry or here for last weeks challenge. This weeks series of questions is aimed at inquiry related to personalization:

Personalization

  • Learning Goals. Who selected what is being learned?
    • Students / Teachers / Both
  • Learning Activity. Who selected how it is being learned?
    • Students / Teachers / Both
  • Assessment of Learning. Who selected how students demonstrate their knowledge and skills and how that will be assessed?
    • Students / Teachers / Both
  • Technology Selection. Who selected which technologies are being used?
    • Students / Teachers / Both

 

Discipline-Specific Inquiry – April

Authenticity/Relevancy- April

Deeper Thinking- April

Personalization-May

Agency-May

Collaboration-May

Assessment-June

Refinement Challenge Week 3

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Click here to see the post about how it works and the previous weeks aims of inquiry or here for last weeks challenge. This weeks series of questions is aimed at inquiry related to deeper thinking:

Deeper Thinking

  • Deeper Thinking. Do learning activities and assessments allow students to engage in critical thinking and complex, messy (not simple) problem solving?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Creativity. Do students have the opportunity to design, create, make, or otherwise add value that is unique to them?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
  • Metacognition. Do students have the opportunity to reflect on their planning, thinking, work, and/or progress?
    • Yes / No / Somewhat
    • If yes, can students identify what they’re learning, not just what they’re doing?
      • Yes / No / Somewhat

 

Discipline-Specific Inquiry – April

Authenticity/Relevancy- April

Deeper Thinking- April

Personalization-May

Agency-May

Collaboration-May

Assessment-June