Ruth’s Ruckus2

I am forever getting great stuff from folks in my PLN.  Two websites that I was introduced to recently are interesting:  This first one – Kidblog looks promising and will need to be sanctioned by OITMS before anyone uses it.  The premise is the same as classblogmeister – simple safe blogging for students. Instructional blogging [...]

This is a VETC09 session. Live Blogging…
Sharon McGlone, TRT at Booker T in Norfolk, is presenting.
Things that help:

TRT gives overview to students
TRT creates samples when planning with the teacher
TRT co-teaches
students practiced in diads
Rubrics given to students before they were assessed
Teacher training is key
refer to podcasts as “audio files” to increase teacher comfort
Students in groups worked best
be careful about [...]

It’s the school motto at Brighton, but I’ve been on the periphery most of the year.  Today I was able to make a significant contribution.  Our third grade special education teacher has been looking for some activities for her grade level assesment students to complete as evidence that they have mastered specific SOL.  I got [...]