Taking Steps Towards a Personalized Learning Classroom Megan Crew Natalie DiFusco-Funk

Megan Crew “ No one corners the market on wisdom” -Anonymous Decorative Images

Natalie DiFusco-Funk True leaders don’t create followers. They create more leaders. -From the Trailer of Marshall all of you Decorative Images

Today’s Goal Leave here with at least ONE practical idea to implement in your classroom this school year.

Teacher Language: Power of Our Words Three Types Reinforcing Reminding Redirecting Teaching Communication Presenter’s Job Listener’s Job Decorative Image

Student Driven Assignments Performanced Based Learning Goal: Identify the standard(s) and what the students will know and be able to do. Role: What role will your students take on? Audience: Who is the intended audience? Situation: Create a statement or prompt that engages the students. Product: What will students create to demonstrate understanding?

Choice Chart Practical Tool Combination of student and teacher choice WHAT Subject area or content HOW Demonstrate knowledge Decorative Images

Passion Projects Student Driven Projects Based on Passions Hobby Social Awareness Career Lessons on Researching Independence on their Project Authenticity Passion Project Fair Decorative Images

Geography Undercover Agent Option for choice chart Alternatives to: multiple choice test map identification Results: student engagement Decorative Images

Good Dog Carl Goal: Use your descriptive language skills to write the words to go along with the pictures in Good Dog Carl. Role: Author Audience: Frankie Funk Situation: Frankie is coming to visit our classroom. He loves looking at books and having stories read aloud to him. One of his favorite books is Good Dog Carl, but there are no words throughout the book, only pictures! Your job is to work with a partner and use your knowledge of descriptive language to write the words that would go on each set of pages. Product: Good Dog Carl with descriptive language so that Frankie has words to go along with the pictures!

Closing Addressing Social Emotional Learning Student Engagement Research Questions Contact Information: ndifusco-funk@salem.k12.va.us mhcrew@salem.k12.va.us @ndf81 @Crewmeg22 Salem City Schools Decorative Images

Sources The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn by Paula Denton, EdD Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind By Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda Understanding by Design By Grant Wiggins

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