Personalized Learning: Start Here Vanessa Behun and Briana Nesheim 2/3 Multiage Teachers, Victoria Elementary

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Agenda Physical Environment Different Ways to Personalize Instruction How to Get Started with PL Personalized Learning Projects Agenda

Physical Environment Can I give up control of my space? How much space do I as a teacher take up? Will I allow students to move furniture in the room? Physical Environment

Students Book box Magazine boxes Cubby (kitty litter pan) Mailboxes Plastic drawers Communal supplies Binders Locker

Furniture Repurposing other school furniture

Furniture Changing Heights of Tables and Desks

Furniture Grants Garage Sales Donations PTO *Fire code

Furniture Apple Store bar

Troubleshooting Sharing spaces No saving places What happens if there is a problem? Sitting safely is modeled Parents Troubleshooting

Jump Into Personalized Learning! First Steps: Not PL Everything Revised Daily 5 choices to include PL Took out Word Work, Read to Someone Jump Into Personalized Learning!

Learning targets in grade level reading Big Jumps: Reading Learning targets in grade level reading Theme Offer voice and choice in products demonstrating learning/understanding

Starting in September Ordering for Fall: Tagboard Mr. Sketch Markers Construction paper Bare Books Sticky Notes Starting in September

Learning About the Learners A list of things that make me happy Reading survey Can be homework so parents have a discussion with student (i.e. reading timeline 1, 2) Biopoem Reading Timeline Examples of inventories we have done Keep them! Save them! Return to them to remind students

Multiple Intelligences “Smarts” Make sure to revisit them throughout the year Use them to make groups/partners Posters are free! Post-its on which one they think describes them Put them up for others to see Use them to make groups/partnerships

PL Projects

Grade 2 Power Standards Covered Using tools to locate sources Creating a multimedia work Finding images Sharing with an audience Power Standard 20 Working with others on a project using technology Power Standard 21 Working with others on a shared project Power Standard 22 Using knowledge and text to find facts to answer questions

PL Modeling to the class Post-it research (paired by teacher for success, topic chosen by kids) (freebie) All ongoing projects Student Showcase Try grabbing a buddy teacher to demonstrate research process for two classes- MAKES A DIFFERENCE -debate over topic, want to jump into project right away, use Wikipedia, book research and computer Abe Lincoln, Powerpoint Constitution (two birds!)

Research Process Google Doc Question List Research Sources Project Presentation Reflection Doc for accountability Must have at least 10 questions Wikipedia discussion Sources- Google is not a source! Presentation: to class, small group, teacher, friend 3 questions,comments, compliments, 1 thing that could be better

Our Class’s Favorite Project Ideas Google Slides Bare Books Posters on Tagboard Interviews/News Shows Smore/Weebly Sites Padlets WeVideo Kids learn a new Chromebook app/site from Digital Learning Coach and teach others

Teacher Tips We are constantly changing our rooms, schedule, etc. to fit the needs of our learners We add a little each time and see if it works They do not get to pilot the plane, they get to be “frequent fliers” Connect to PLC Book cover is link to YouTube video

goal

Your Turn! What questions do you have? What is one thing you will try next year? What will you take with you to the classroom? Sharing of thoughts and ideas Your Turn!