Great coaches are able to inspire and motivate their coaches. Literacy coaches provide guidance and feedback in order to enable teachers to be more efficient (Bean, 2015). For teachers to be comfortable with implementing new strategies, coaches need to be there for support and give feedback for teachers to use the new teaching strategies. With that being said one scenario set a better example of a coach.
In Brown Middle School, the principal changed around schedules in order to meet the teachers concerns. They met with their reading specialist who they are familiar with. The reading specialist worked with both teachers and students.
In Green Elementary School, the principal brought someone from out of district. The reading specialist was their to "improve their teaching of reading". That statement already goes against the principals of a good leader. A good leader supports their teaching methods and does not force teaching methods. Another issue was the reading specialist was not familiar with the districts reading series. It was frustrating for the teachers as well as the reading specialist herself.
In both scenarios the reading specialist's goal was to help the teachers. The first scenario focused on both the teachers and the students. The second scenario focused more on teacher concerns rather than what was needed for the students.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Share the Wealth: Kahoot!
Kahoot!
Kahoot is a great website to get students engaged in learning. Kahoot is a game-based learning tool that quizzes student knowledge on a topic. Students are gathered around a shared screen such a smart board, projector or a computer monitor. Individual students will have a device that will have the answer choices in the form of colored shapes. Teachers can award points for answers or use it as a study tool. If awarded points, they will come up on the screen after each question.You can set the amount of points, amount of time students have per question and whether or not you want points to be given.
Teachers can create their own quiz or search from the thousands of quizzes available. They have a ton of different categories based on grade and subject. Students are highly engaged through out and its a great way to assess students after a lesson.
Kahoot can be used as a studying tool, informal or formal assessment, exit ticket or just a quick fun review. Teachers would need to create an account and once you have your quiz set all you need to do is have students put in the game code (which is different for each quiz) and they get to choose their nicknames or put in their actual names. After all the students are in you may begin.
Here is the link to get started....
Students should go on this link to enter game pin...
PD Workshop: Two Column Notes
Click this link for a PD Workshop :)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IMdIxIxPMfCrye6WUnl6JaHfp0XYyDmR
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