This past week end, I started teaching my arts integration grad course through the district in which I work. 16 teachers from grades Pre K-12 gathered together and worked hard getting started on the track of Arts Integration. It was wonderful! We talked, we listened, we created, we collaborated, we connected. What else can you [...]
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In my last post, “Common Formative Assessments Built by PLCs,” I talked about what common formative assessments are as a reflection of my reading Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work – New Insights for Improving Schools (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, 2008). But you may be wondering WHY you would do this. I’d like to explore that [...]
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PLCs are Professional Learning Communities made up of teachers who work together in a professional environment to discuss student work and help student learning. This year, I joined a book club at my school that is reading Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work – New Insights for Improving Schools (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, 2008). Throught the [...]
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Before I begin, I want you to know that I hear you rapping the title of this post to the line in Bust a Move by Young MC, “No fine girls, just ugly faces…” Ok, I know that’s bad, but stick with me! There is an actual post coming… I was rereading a post from [...]
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He’s been asking for over a year, and finally I was able to say, “YES!” Well, actually, I told Jerry Blumengarten, AKA “Cybraryman” yes when he first asked if my class would like to Skype with him, but the process to make that happen was a little long and slightly complicated. My district, at first [...]
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Again today, I bring you a collaborative piece put together by my team from the EduCon 2.3 session on Arts Integration. (Find Part I here – A Collaborative Reflection) Here are some words about how we are going beyond the conversation and putting our words into action! ~EMP Contributors: Michelle Baldwin: http://avenue4learning.com | @michellek107 Andrew [...]
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Today and Thursday I am happy to be sharing with you a collaborative post created by Yoon Soo Lim @doremigirl, Kyle Pace @kylepace, Michelle Baldwin @michellek107, Andrew Garcia @berkshirecat and myself about our experiences during and after our EduCon conversation about arts integration. (Please check out their blogs as well by clicking on their names.) [...]
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The art of the conversation tends to be a lost one, and yet it is such an effective means of learning. Listening and responding, call and response, you are almost in a constant state of learning and reflection. Conversing is an important part of a teacher’s journey. Here are some reflections on how I have [...]
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One way to make integration work and work well is to collaborate with others. We cannot be experts in everything and with all the talent that lingers in our colleagues and acquaintances (online and off) we can design some really great integration opportunities for our students. Collaboration is something I have blogged about before. I [...]
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