Every Student Learning

Back to the Classroom

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 06:52:00 +0000

I am going back to the classroom this year. When the district cut my job as an instructional technology coach because of budget shortfalls, I made the decision to go back to the classroom. That decision was fueled by the fact that I have been out of the classroom for five years. I have always believed that instructional coaches or anyone telling a teacher what to do in their classroom is no longer credible after the five year mark. Think about it, anything that I tell a teacher now would be based on my theory of what I think might what. Those theories have not been vetted on the clients which are the students.

I am excited to return to a fourth grade classroom this year. My blog will chronicle my return to teaching and my journey for recertification as a national board certified teacher.

Form Swift lesson plan template

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:52:00 +0000

Jamie Smith ,over at formswift.com, brought the following resource, that they provide for teachers, to my attention. It is a lesson plan template centered around Common Core. They currently have math, ELA, and science templates available for free. The templates are available at http://formswift.com/common-core-lesson-plans.
You may also want to check out the rest of the resources that are available on this site ar http://formswift.com

Blended Learning

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:39:00 +0000

What is Blended Learning?

The term blended learning is generally applied to the practice of using both online and in-person learning experiences when teaching students. In a blended-learning course, for example, students might attend a class taught by a teacher in a traditional classroom setting, while also independently completing online components of the course outside of the classroom. In this case, in-class time may be either replaced or supplemented by online learning experiences, and students would learn about the same topics online as they do in class—i.e., the online and in-person learning experiences would parallel and complement one another

There is a general consensus among education innovators that blended learning has three primary components:

In-person classroom activities facilitated by a trained educator.
Online learning materials, often including pre-recorded lectures given by that same instructor.
Structured independent study time guided by the material in the lectures and skills developed during the classroom experience.

Blended Learning Models

1. Rotation model — a course or subject in which students rotate on a ﬁxed schedule or at the teacher’s discretion between learning modalities, at least one of which is online learning. Other modalities might include activities such as small-group or full-class instruction, group projects, individual tutoring, and pencil-and-paper assignments. The students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments. This includes:

Station Rotation — a course or subject in which students experience the Rotation model within a contained classroom or group of classrooms. The Station Rotation model differs from the Individual Rotation model because students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their custom schedules.
Lab Rotation – a course or subject in which students rotate to a computer lab for the online-learning station
Flipped Classroom – a course or subject in which students participate in online learning off-site in place of traditional homework and then attend the brick-and-mortar school for face-to-face, teacher-guided practice or projects. The primary delivery of content and instruction is online, which differentiates a Flipped Classroom from students who are merely doing homework practice online at night.
Individual Rotation – a course or subject in which each student has an individualized playlist and does not necessarily rotate to each available station or modality. An algorithm or teacher(s) sets individual student schedules.

2. Flex model — a course or subject in which online learning is the backbone of student learning, even if it directs students to offline activities at times. Students move on an individually customized, ﬂuid schedule among learning modalities. The teacher of record is on-site, and students learn mostly on the brick-and-mortar campus, except for any homework assignments. The teacher of record or other adults provide face-to-face support on a flexible and adaptive as-needed basis through activities such as small-group instruction, group projects, and individual tutoring. Some implementations have substantial face-to-face support, whereas others have minimal support.

3. A La Carte model — a course that a student takes entirely online to accompany other experiences that the student is having at a brick-and-mortar school or learning center. The teacher of record for the A La Carte course is the online teacher. Students may take the A La Carte course either on the brick-and-mortar campus or oﬀ-site. This differs from full-time online learning because it is not a whole-school experience. Students take some courses A La Carte and others face-to-face at a brick-and-mortar campus.

4. Enriched Virtual model — a course or subject in which students have required face-to-face learning sessions with their teacher of record and then are free to complete their remaining coursework remote from the face-to-face teacher.

Blended Learning Now.com

How to Help Students In Poverty

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0000

How To Help Kids In Poverty Adjust To The Stability Of School After Break

Leading Learning for Children in Poverty

What You Can Do for Students Living in Poverty

Nine Powerful Practices by Ruby Payne

Why Teach Differently to Those from Poverty

Taking a Different Approach to Discipline in the Classroom

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0000

http://kcur.org/post/taking-different-approach-behavioral-problems-school-trauma-informed-care#stream/0

Behavior Management Models

http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/40497_1.pdf

http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/1956-how-to-approach-behavior-problems-in-class

Behavior Problems: Discipline That Works

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/praise-discipline/behavior-problems-discipline-works

http://www.amazon.com/The-Behavior-Survival-Guide-Kids/dp/1575421321

Classroom Freebies for Teachers

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0000

http://www.classroomfreebies.com/

https://www.teachercreated.com/blog/2010/07/finding-freebies-for-your-classroom/

http://www.mysavings.com/free-stuff-freebies/other-teacher-freebies/

http://www.passionforsavings.com/free-stuff-for-teachers/

http://teachergalaxy.blogspot.com/p/freebies.html

Response to Intervention: Meeting Students at Their Learning Ability

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:00:00 +0000

http://www.edutopia.org/practice/response-intervention-meeting-students-their-learning-ability

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/response-to-intervention-resources-youki-terada

Step In, Step Out: A Strategy for Thinking Deeply About Text

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:58:00 +0000

http://www.thethinkerbuilder.com/2014/01/step-in-step-out.html

Setting Goals and Living Life

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:58:00 +0000

I am at one of my schools waiting for a teachers plan. With these few minutes that I have... I got to thinking about my blog and how I can use it with the teachers that I have been working with...hence the title. It has always been a dream of mine to make this a blog that teachers read. So to make that happen, I need to make it a goal to write and publish at least one blog entry a week.

I have been working with a couple of teachers on literacy centers and tech integration. One strategy that I am trying is Interactive Notebooking. As I build the notebook I am also looking for ways to incorporate technology.

School Leaders: Tips for Coaching Your Super Teachers

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sat, 09 May 2015 01:40:00 +0000

School Leaders: Tips for Coaching Your Super Teachers

Instructional Coach

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:36:00 +0000

Every Student Needs a Champion

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:56:00 +0000

I have watched this motivational talk by Rita Pierson over and over again. Here recently the message really resounded deep inside as I had to be reminded of the truths that she speaks in a very personal way. This talk rejuvenated my quest for not egual but equitable education for all students. I hope it inspires you as musch as it does me...

Teacher Effectiveness

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:38:00 +0000

"Teacher effectiveness is the cornerstone of a strong education"

--Patricia Whitfield Madison

An effective teacher demonstrates a caring attitude.

An effective teacher can relate to his or her students.

An effective teacher is willing to think outside the box.

An effective teacher is an excellent communicator.

An effective teacher is proactive rather than reactive.

An effective teacher strives to be better.

An effective teacher uses a variety of media in their lessons.

An effective teacher challenges their students.

An effective teacher understands the content that they teach and knows

how to explain that content in a manner that their students understand.

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/11-habits-effective-teacher

Teacher Discounts

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:28:00 +0000

http://www.giftcardgranny.com/blog/the-complete-list-of-66-teacher-discounts/

UNRAAVEL a Math Problem

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:23:00 +0000

Unraavel a math_problem_fourth_fifth from Toby Price

Cultural Differences in the Classroom

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:17:00 +0000

How Cultural Differences May Affect Student Performance

Children in various cultures learn different rules for communicating with adults through facial expressions, body language and physical gestures. Learn how cultural differences can play out in the classroom....By Karen McGee, M.A

Check out this article at:
http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/support/704-cultural-differences-student-performance.gs

Student Motivation

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:11:00 +0000

http://edge.ascd.org/blogpost/top-5-student-engagement-myths

Surprisingly statistics show there are more engaged students than disengaged students. The Gallup Student Poll shows that 63% students are engaged in school (Lopez, 2011). As defined in the poll, engagement at school means that students feel their work is important and they get the opportunity to do what they do best.

Reading Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:51:00 +0000

http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/readingworkshop.php

Classroom Freebie

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:21:00 +0000

http://www.classroomfreebiestoo.com/2015/01/civil-rights-leaders-freebie.html

Welcome 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 01:51:00 +0000

Cant wait to see what the new year has for me...

Exposing the charter school lie: Michelle Rhee, Louis C.K. and the year phony education reform revealed its true colors

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:30:00 +0000

Exposing the charter school lie: Michelle Rhee, Louis C.K. and the year phony education reform revealed its true colors

Effective Vocabulary Instruction

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 21:15:00 +0000

Find more education infographics on e-Learning Infographics

New Job

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:12:00 +0000

I have a new job: Instructional Technology Coach. I am way exited. Now I will get to concentrate on one of the things that I absolutely love and that is the integration of technology into the content areas.
The true definition of technology integration is when the teacher uses technology to introduce, reinforce, extend, enrich, assess, and remediate student mastery of curricular targets.
I am truly looking forward to helping teachers make technology an integral part of their classroom instruction..
I am also excited in that I will be able to devote more time to this blog. This is one of my loves that has been neglected for so long...
Please be looking for new and exciting blogs...

100 Stores That Give a Teacher Discount - BestCollegesOnline.com

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 01:23:00 +0000

100 Stores That Give a Teacher Discount - BestCollegesOnline.com

Sensational Science 2014

noreply@blogger.com (Patricia Whitfield-Madison) — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:36:00 +0000

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