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Let’s Rethink How We Educate Students Teaching Reading and Writing in the 21 st Century
Middle and High School • What is the teacher doing?
What Is Engaged Learning? • An unawareness of time passing. • State of flow: our sense of self and self- consciousness disappears. • During flow: actively involved students are lost in the work.
Engage Your Students • Your students: • BLOG PODCAST USE INSTAGRAM • • TEXT DIGITAL CITIZENS COMMUNICATE GLOBALLY • • TABLETS SMART PHONES • TECH SAVVY
Bring Flow and Engagement: Self- Selected Books • Open the World of possible for Every Student
Collaboration = Active Involvement
Problem Solvers
How Does Reflection Support Learning?
Feedback Over Grades • D • F • 0 • What do these teach students? • What feelings to they raise?
Failure as Information • What if we helped our students understand these ideas about failing? – Do you stop trying to ride a bike the first time you fall off? – Failing gives students information about learning. – Reflecting on failing as information can raise students’ awareness of how to improve. Teachers need to help students see why it’s better to take risks than always play it safe.
The Power of YET
Taking Risks
Differentiation + Choice = Reading Improvement • Practices that need to go:
Choice of Topics = Investment and Develops Real Writers Toss these practices! Writing to prompts! Grammar Worksheets!
19 th or 21 st Century? • “If we teach today as we taught yesterday we rob our children of tomorrow.” • John Dewey
Technology to Enhance Learning • Genius Hour • Project Based Learning • Digital Writing • INVITE STUDENTS TO NEGOTIATE DECISIONS WITH YOU!
Teach Students What’s Behind Success
Progress Motivates
Communication & Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity & Choice
Questions to Help You Grow • How are teaching and learning changing? • How can I step out of my comfort zone & grow? • What do my students need from me? • Is what I’m doing supporting all my students? • How can I use my strengths to better meet each student’s needs?
Plan Units That Differentiate & Offer Choices to Students • Contact Information: • www.lrobb.com • @LRobbTeacher • www.therobbreviewblog.com • www.therobbreview.org
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