Annotated Bibliography Tool - Diigo

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/07/grading-made-easy-with-diigo-jing.html

I like the idea of the diigo bookmarlet that this teacher used to helps students create an annotated bibliography.

Reflections on 5 steps to building a social media presence from scratch

I really liked this article 5 steps to building social media presence from scratch

that said "Today’s teachers need to be able to support their students in knowing how to effectively connect, communicate, collaborate, cooperate, and create." This is such a true statement and one of my goals for this year.

Then the author said this as well "The resume is a 20th century relic. Sure, you can have that one dimensional representation of who you are, but what will set you apart from the rest is the online persona you actively create and the connections you make in your network." This I think is very important as I work with students to prepare for success in their life post high school. Who they are online is more important today than it ever was for students and teachers alike.

BYOT series

http://byotnetwork.com/2012/07/29/intro-to-the-first-week-of-byot/
http://byotnetwork.com/2012/07/30/day-1-of-byot/
http://byotnetwork.com/2012/07/31/day-2-of-byot-2/
http://byotnetwork.com/2012/08/01/day-3-of-byot/
http://byotnetwork.com/2012/08/02/day-4-of-byot/
http://byotnetwork.com/2012/08/03/day-5-of-byot/

Activities to get students and parents prepared

College Guidance Counseling Site

http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/07/qa-college-guidance-counseling-for-free/

I need to check out www.collegemapper.com and see if it is as useful as it is purported to be.

Web 2.0 Questions for a Technology Leader Reflection

http://blog.web20classroom.org/2012/07/five-questions-for-technology-leader.html

As I read this blog post, it made me think how the 5 questions he posited are really ones that any educator in the 21st century should be asking and finding the answers from with their administrator or technology leader at their school.  Excellent thoughts.

Handwrite search app for Google?

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/07/draw-on-your-phone-or-tablet-to-search.html

Well so far, I have tried to activate it on my Android phone, but I haven't been successful.  I will have to give it a try another day.

Web 2.0 Tools to use with Technology

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2012/07/10-byot-byod-back-to-school-basics.html

A great list of tools to do all the things that a student or teacher would want to do this school year.

Evernote - web clipper, "educational pinterest"?

http://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/book-review-my-evernote/

I downloaded Evernote, but haven't figured it out yet.  Maybe I should by this book to get myself to use evernote.

Tutorial to Create an Instructional Classroom Website

http://www.myweb4ed.com/blog/myweb4ed-create-an-instructional-classroom-website/

For someone that needs help getting their blogs created, here is a resource to get started.

Reflecting on Favorite Things of Mrs. Kirch

After reading http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorite-things-from-6-months-of.html, I had the following response for Mrs. Kirch.

I like the idea of the task board.  What items do you put on that task board to help kids focus?

The "Ask 3, then me" concept is an excellent one. It leads toward developing independent learners.

I think this quote really gets to the crux of independent learning - value for learning something new and making it understandable to themselves.

• Our students these days need so much more than knowledge of the subject.  They have to be taught time management, goal-setting, strong work ethic, value in education, motivation, how to focus, how to ask questions and advocate for themselves...

I think I have talked about Google voice for completing some items. Having the option to do a WSQ via google form or google voice depending on the internet access at home would be great. I have a Google voice account where I was receiving text messages and voice messages of questions for the next day, and it worked out great last year.

Thanks for getting me thinking about the resources that may be available online for the Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach.  I have the sixth edition and it looks like there are some great resources, including videos to go with it.

How to measure learning for a high school transcript?

http://www.competencyworks.org/2012/07/carnegie-unit-conundrum/

As the school guidance counselor, I have struggled with the idea of a Carnegie unit simply measuring time, not necessarily content learned. I think that standards based grading could help us move toward a system that rightfully gives credit for the content learned, rather than simply the seat time in a classroom

Personalized Learning Connections

http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/07/72312-flipclass-chat-personalizing.html

Mrs. Kirch included my websites on her list of resources on this page. There are other teachers doing things similar to me.

Teaching Generatoin Text - research on texting in education

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2012/07/new-study-confirms-teaching-generation.html

Pillars of Flipped Classroom Expectations and first day videos

Just read Mrs. Kirch's post about her first day of school video. I liked the pillars of flipped classroom that she posted.

http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/07/introducing-flipped-class-to-students.html

http://flippingwithkirch.blogspot.com/2012/07/intro-to-flipclass-for-parents.html

Grade Contract for High School Courses

http://www.myweb4ed.com/blog/grade-contract-why-my-students-excelled-with-it/

I saw a post on twitter - https://twitter.com/MyWeb4Ed/status/228138213238272000 - about a grade contract for middle school math and and algebra. It got me thinking about developing communication with parents and students to get students to spend more time getting better grades and greater understanding. I am going to change it up to go with high school math classes.

Flipclass tips

Tip 5 - Ensure in-class time focuses on authentic hands-on learning experiences, PBL, labs, etc.

#flipclass @poweroficu takes time to get a new culture established where "EVERY STUDENT COMPLETES EVERY ASSIGNMENT" - Think standards tho!  from @drjolly

Written directions for Mr Schwen's CMS

Blog with the written directions on how to use Mr. Schwen's CMS in google forms.  Great tool!

Continuous Feedback Assessment Structure

Nat Banting at Musing Mathematically had a great blog where he talked about Continuous Feedback Assessment Structure and its use in Problem Based Learning.   That continuous feedback is what I want to make sure I implement in my classroom. Students need to know that they are going down the best path all along the journey to their final product in problem based learning. The binders Nat described with a calendar, rubric, daily log, and a group contract. He is also stepping back from technology because it was a distraction to him and his students last year (i.e. class wiki).

Tools for Flipclass

5 Tools for Flipclass

Video Creation Tools - need to experiment with some of them

Need to consider what my students will use for fall.  So far Blogger and Google Docs are the main ones I want to use.  Thinking about Google voice and how students will do phone casting and vodcasting of explanations of math problems.

Implementing Cell Phone Use in Your Classroom?

I posted this question on twitter tonight. It was actually based on what I was thinking about as I was driving home today.

What appropriate training, support and structure have you used to implement cell phone technology in your classroom? #flipclass #edchat

There was actually a great blog about this topic that I found while reading through my twitter feed.  Check out the

The 60-Second Guide To Texting In The Classroom

I think I will be using PollEverywhere and Celly in my classroom this fall to get students interacting in a way that I can keep for a longer term.

Then there was the Is the Cell Phone the New Pencil? which discusses some survey results that "participants valued texting".  That is something that I have seen more and more in both students and their parents.

On July 13, I found this blog from a #pblchat that I think it useful Teaching Students to Schedule Their Time. Given the high school students I work with, I think this teaching them to schedule their time will be an important first step to help them build autonomy in my classroom.  It suggests starting out with a more defined schedule but show them that as each day passes, I will give them more autonomy in choosing the order of their learning. Some of my students really struggle with the power of choice. I need to practice helping them make these choices so they do it well on their own.

On July 13, I found this book in the blog listed above that I think I will get.  Students Taking Charge: Inside the Learner Active, Technology Infused Classroom

Reflections on SimpleK12 Webinar: What's Required for a Flipped Classroom: An Admin Point of View

SimpleK12 Webinar: What's Required for a Flipped Classroom: An Admin Point of View

Presented by: Brian Bennett

Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012

Time: 11:00- 11:30 AM Eastern Time, USA

Join now: http://tinyurl.com/sk12live 

                    ****************Don't forget to tweet with the #sk12****************                       ==================================================================

NOTES FROM WEBINAR

Notes: Flipped Classroom for administrators

bit.ly/adminflip

http://vodcasting.ning.com/

  Flipped Learning: 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LGd88qrTAcharacteristics

  

Community and classroom learning is different in different locations/time of day

Student Centered

Personalized to students: connect with their future careers to current learning

Flexible/collaborative

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1huNoGMsvv1ZTfXsDHDUM2VWt_7pfQnW2pTRr8DsU3zM/edit

PBL, Understanding By Design, Inquiry, blended learning, lecture all pulled together to use teh best for the students we have

http://pnaugle.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-hosted-blog-commenting-party.html

wordle from classroom concerns: students! Classroom and teacher

Supporting students is the goal of the classroom - not being a lazy teacher but finding ways to support students

Allow students to find what works for them, even if the initial video or tool the teacher shares doesn't make sense to teh student - be curator of content and creator of content

Flipped responsibility back to the student

Flipped learning does not require homework - give them tools in class and some do it outside of class

Do not dictate when and where they learn; not teacher driven homework

Flipped Learning Works at All levels: elementary middle upper - flipping gives control to students

Collaborative learning is King

Physical Space: Stop facing the front of the room with blue screens in front of everyone.

Show Admin how learning space fits learning needs of students

@bennettscience: 

Time spent in school should be spent meeting your students' needs, not defining learning for them

Where is the data? Greg Green, Clintondale High School - do I continue to support failure or do I do something different? Homework is to find out about the data at CHS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LGd88qrTA

Reba - Greg Green - Clintondale High Schoo - flipped High School - Great Videos

lhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LGd88qrTA

flipteaching.com: more data points by Ramsey -  - Click on "Resources" for all the data he has curated.

@plnaugle (Paula): I have created an Edmodo group called Flipped Class, The code to join is t728f5. There are 100 members there currently.

@plnaugle (Paula): You might also like to join the Flipped Class Ning http://vodcasting.ning.com/.

@plnaugle (Paula): I  will be hosting several parent tech nights to help them learn about the  tech I am using in my classroom. Last year I hosted a blog commenting  party to get the parents comfortable commenting on my students blogs. 

    This seems like a great idea.

    

   @plnaugle (Paula): Here is the flyer about our blog commenting party https://docs.google.com/document/d/1huNoGMsvv1ZTfXsDHDUM2VWt_7pfQnW2pTRr8DsU3zM/edit

   

   

    @plnaugle (Paula): Here is a post I wrote about our commenting party http://pnaugle.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-hosted-blog-commenting-party.html.

    

    Mary: Http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/18/my-view-flipped-classrooms-give-every-student-a-chance-to-succeed/

    

    How to present to teachers without feeling overwhelmed?

    

    flippedlearning.org

    http://flippedlearning.org/ - this works, just typed into browser

        

    flippedclass.org

    

    flippedpd.org  - Kristin Daniels - @kadaniels is the person to contact for flipped pd

    

    How to scale it to large groups without being overwhelmed?

    

    @plnaugle (Paula): Check out this Twitter stream #flipclass https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23flipclass

    

    @cgramatges (Charlie)

    

    @carlasinpirati - Carla Belyea - Math teacher

    

    @bennettscience - Brian Bennett
You can see a snippit of my class philosophy here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E61YKwA6B28&feature=g-user-u

Plan for the rest of the summer to Prepare for 2012-2013

I was reading through Crystal Kirch's Flipping with Kirch blog about her plan for the rest of her summer.  It got me thinking about setting a prioritized list for the rest of my summer.  My first day of teaching students will be August 20. This week is week 7 of my summer vacation. Goes by so fast. I have fewer students but more distinct classes to think about.

Plan
1. Precalculus syllabus (10 students)
2. Algebra 2 syllabus (12 students)
3. Geometry syllabus (10 Students)
4. Algebra 1 syllabus (6 students)
5. Assessments/Assignments for these classes
6. First week of school plan for teaching procedures
7. See if ASSISTments will work for me (I had started looking at it late May)
8. Standards based grading

Reflection on "A Six-Point Checklist for Education Innovators"

I was reading http://www.edutopia.org/blog/checklist-for-education-innovators-suzie-boss and thinking how the six points she lists match up with my actions and thoughts.

First, "Am I action oriented?". Yes, when I want to learn something new, I create a plan to make it happen and then follow through with that plan. Some examples are ACT data, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and common core assessments - all three of these areas were professional development that I attended last year and that informed my actions and changes to my classroom last year and in the year to come.

Second, "Do I know how to network?" I am not exactly sure what got be first involved with the Flipped Classroom NING, but it definitely got me more involved with networking with like minded educators that are increasing their Personal Learning Network to include other passionate, innovative educators. Now I am using Twitter more to actually "converse" with others who are doing the things I am or want to do. It is great to connect and communicate through networking. I have always enjoyed sharing what I know and gleaning from those around me.

Third, "Am I willing to take risks?" Yes, I have been challenging policies that limit my students abilities to use personal electronic devices to extend their education. I read about new things and then I pilot them in my classes and I use what works to make the new things work for me and my students.

Fourth, "Can I look ahead?" Yes, I think I am able to look at something new and see where it may lead my students and me to be better learners.  I look at the idea of a paperless society by using google docs - now I am probably a year or two behind on adoption of google docs, but now that I am using it, I can definitely see new and interesting ways to implement it.

Fifth, "Can I overcome obstacles?" I think I have done that again and again.  It is the theory I had from college when people looked at my studying of chemistry and math and said "Oh you must be so smart."  My response, "No, probably not, but I am willing to bang my head against the wall a little while longer to figure something out."  I persevered until the obstacle was overcome through reaching out to others if I needed help or just figuring it out myself.

Sixth, "Do I help good ideas grow?" Yes, I think I am an early adopter and I share with others where I can collaborate and feed off of the work that we are all doing to use the good ideas we have. I think blogging and video casting are ways that I can help others get into what I am thinking and doing so good ideas can grow.

I like to innovate in my classroom.  Now to collaborate and share this innovation with others.

Digital Bloom's Taxonomy

I saw this great graphic about a digital bloom's taxonomy that I wish lead back to the original source.  This secondary source actually cites the original source so I am going to link to it so I can consider other ways to use web 2.0 tools to help me build my tool box for this fall. I think these tools can help my students TWIRLS each day.

Rubric Creation Software for Free

This morning I was reading an article about assessment in the flipped classroom.  This article referenced QuizStar which is a free tool for creating quizzes. At the bottom of the page, there were a list of other free tools for educators. The one that caught my attention was RubiStar which is another free tool to educators to create quality rubrics. I know that using rubrics with more problem based learning is the direction want to go this year and I am excited about this new tool to help make that happen.

TWIRLS for student class expectations

1. Think - you will do most of the thinking. As your teacher, I will ask you questions, respond to your questions with follow-up questions, and challenge your depth of knowledge with higher-order questions.
2. Write - you will complete and return written work on time. You will have a Watch, Summarize, and Question assignment almost every day. You will keep notes in your composition notebook with date and time of new learning to log your learning process and to complete an online WSQ assignment.
3. Interact - you must be on time for class and attempt all work. You will not be thinking alone, speaking alone, nor aimlessly listening. You will think, speak, and listen with a purpose of interacting with your peers and teacher during class.
4. Read - you will need to read your WSQ and your classmates WSQs nightly. Also there will be reading assignments from books, magazines, journals, and websites to further enhance your mathematical understanding.
5. Listen - you will listen to yourself and others through audio and video recordings and face to face interactions.
6. Speak - you will practice speaking math daily because as your teacher I am interested in hearing you use correct terminology and vocabulary to communicate mathematical information with others.

Digging Deeper in Understanding

So I have begun working on my pre-calculus lesson plans for 2012-2013.  On Flipping with Mrs. Kirch, she talked about TWIRLS - thinking, writing, interacting, reading, listening, and speaking which she got from SIOP training.  I have never heard of SIOP but it stands for Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol found at http://www.siopinstitute.net/index.html

Could be an interesting professional development institute to attend although most of my students are not English Language learners but focused instruction on TWIRLS make so much sense for classroom expectations.