Renae

=  Learning Profile =

"This I Believe..."
What are your core values as you consider your new role as an instructional coach?

//Students really want to be challenged and would rather be challenged than bored// //Teachers need to challenge students at ALL levels// //Students HAVE to be presented multiple avenues to submit work in multiple modes// //We have to re-think group work. It's not working.// //Social networking needs to become the "old" toy or get re-purposed - real life with real jobs won't allow you to text and look at Facebook all day long.// //We are standing on the edge right now. We have to jump. If we don't, we will lose them. If you're afraid of heights, get out NOW.//

===6-Word Memoir (thoughts about my middle/high school experience) ===

//Reading. Running. I wrote my life.//

Me, As A Learner

 * What motivates you to learn? //I have to start with a question. Something I just HAVE to know the answer to, you know?//
 * What must you have in order for your learning to be successful? //Closure. The question must be answered and another question needs to take its place!//
 * What causes you to pay attention, even if the topic you’re studying is not your favorite? //I have to have some interest in the subject. I always try to think about that before I teach something. How to make the most unappealing, uninteresting subject seem like it's something you really MUST learn about.//
 * What makes you shut down? //Too much talking AND too many videos, actually. And having to move around and change tables, chairs, etc.//
 * How can we create or avoid these conditions in our learning community? //put yourselves in their shoes//

Burning Questions
As you journey through the next few days, months and new school year, jot down any burning questions that surface in your thinking...

//How can I HEAT up lessons that take place in the library without stepping on toes?//

 Personal Connections
What connections are you drawing to your own learning, your practice, your experiences...?

//I've been teaching this way since the beginning. What's old becomes new again, obviously...//

Reflections
//Creating A Learning Symphony Workshop// 1. What is your sentence? here's my favorite quote of the 3 days...it pretty much sums up my attitude and should become my 6-word memoir...spoken by a Northbrook HS student that was my favorite student participant.....

"Who drives a truck to Peru?"
2. In what way(s) are you better today than yesterday?

My Next Steps
What is your action plan, what will your next steps be? //find the book Drive by Dan Paynes// //Change my Plagiarism slideshow to a flipchart// //Find Stephanie M. when she gets back in the country - she's supposed to be the coach for our campus!// //re-visit this wiki, under **vehicles**, for the links that I didn't get to look at// //work on Google more: iGoogle, sites, etc.// //Vimeo// I made a list of notes on my iPad...

Google Docs

 * [|Creating A Learning Symphony]