Week of April 30th - Smartlearning

 April 30th and May 1st
Kindergarten will be at Aurora school with Ericka 
Grade 2 through 5 at Breton Elementary with Bev 
Grade 2 through 9 at Condor School with Tammy and Susan - this session will be looking at smartlearning in the content areas. The example will be science. 

May 2nd and 3rd - smartlearning lead teachers meet at DCS in Drayton Valley

Wednesday, May 9th - Evergreen School  Grade 1 with Mary Strasburg
Tuesday, May 15th - Aurora School with Debby Schmidt

Please register for any of the events by emailing Lisa
at [email protected] 

Please check out the Professional Learning Tab for information about Profressional Learning in the 2012-13 school year.

And what DO YOU mean by learning?
http://weblogg-ed.com/2011/and-what-do-you-mean-by-learning/
Learning is not a thing, it is a process…I try on these pages to distinguish between contexts of productive and unproductive learning. And by productive, I mean that the learning process is one that engenders and reinforces wanting to learn more. Absent wanting to learn, the learning context is unproductive or counterproductive.

CHOICE
"If the choices don’t include all students in a way that is relevant to them, is it really choice?"
http://primarypreoccupation.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/its-your-choice-you-choose/

Project Based Learning
"I loved the fact that we could learn curriculum outcomes based on what the students (not the teacher’s guide or myself) chose. Digital artifacts have been a part of my classroom for a long time, but I prized the specificity of the ones we created this time."
http://primarypreoccupation.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/cakes-snakes-and-boxes-passion-based-learning/

PRIMARY PORTFOLIOS
http://primaryportfolios.wikispaces.com/

Bulking up the Brain Muscle http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/how-exercise-could-lead-to-a-better-brain.html?_r=1

Up coming Smart Learning Work:
April 30th, May 1
Learning Rounds
K  - Aurora School
Gr. 5 class for teachers grade 2 and up
Upper Elementary class for teachers in elementary and middle years - Condor School
Please sign up by emailing [email protected]

May 2nd,3rd  - Lead teachers meet location to be determined

Galileo - Inquiry through Play workshop for early learning educators at Division Office May 31, June 1 and June 22.
Please register by emailing [email protected]

CARC sessions

April  -   FNMI  / classroom management / effective school leadership / Provincial achievement tests/ Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark system

May -  Early Learning / Inclusion / POWER OF TEN / leading in literacy and numeracy / differentiation
Did you know that if you want to bring in a speaker on a school based day CARC will possibly work with you and share costs?  Contact  Donna McRae
Phone: 403-348-8194
Cell: 403-348-3283
Email: [email protected]

The Assessment Gap in Career and College Readiness
Douglas B. Reeves
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol7/714-reeves.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express714

Literacy
Lori Oczkus's unique guide for busy teachers offers 12 practical chapters on the hottest literacy topics including independent reading, grouping strategies, formative assessments, nonfiction, fluency, comprehension, and more! Research-based guidelines, classroom examples, and a "Top 5 " favorite lessons list for every chapter make this an essential reference to help you motivate students and improve literacy.
Designed for professional development, Best Ever Literacy Survival Tips includes a study guide and discussion topics that are ideal to discuss at staff meetings or as part of a book club or professional learning community.
© 2012 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-813-0
Read chapter one here....
http://www.reading.org/Libraries/Books/bk813-samplechapter.pdf

MATH
Edmonton Public Math Resources
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1071377/d8f793c1d1/520546819/85ef0636ef/

Human beings have all kinds of irrational fears and anxieties about everyday objects and situations: spiders and snakes, heights and enclosed spaces, airplanes and needles. Math.
That last one, in fact, may be very common, just going by the number of adults who freely admit to hating math or being bad at it. That supposed dislike of math, scientists say, may be disguising a real phobia that probably begins at an early age.......
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/07/BAIN1O01IC.DTL#ixzz1rrcO1TK5

Mathematical Doodling This is a series of videos about doodling in math class. Hopefully more info about the mathematics soon.

http://vihart.com/doodling/
http://vihart.com/  - Math Improv: Fruit by the Foot

How To Snakes

Edublog Awards
Some great blogs to check out........
http://edublogawards.com/

Pizza, Wine and Vasectomies - Comfort Zones
http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/639/

Alberta reading lists have been recently updated on TeachingBooks.net!
Online resources to help you promote the Young Reader's Choice Award and other Alberta reading lists include:

• ideo book trailers
• Audio name pronunciations
• Lesson plans
• Multimedia interviews with authors and illustrators

Click on these direct links to the resources for the awards:

• 013 Young Reader's Choice Award, Grades 7-9
• 2012 Rocky Mountain Book Award

See all Alberta Reading List Resources. If asked to sign in, here are access directions for Wild Rose School Division No. 66:
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