Growth Mindset: Interview with Annie Brock and Heather Hundley
Oct 21, 2016
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Growth Mindset: Interview with Annie Brock and Heather Hundley
Today's amazing interview is with Heather Hundley and Annie Brock, the author's of The Growth Mindset Coach. This fantastic book offers a month by month guide to teaching Growth Mindset in the classroom. It is so well researched and so full of amazing ideas, you will definitely want a copy on your bookshelf! Buying the book through this affiliate link helps to support the podcast.
Heather Hundley is an elementary educator with 12 years of teaching experience. She currently works as an Instructional Support Specialist with Greenbush Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. Heather has an elementary education degree from Washburn University and master's degrees in education and in school leadership from Baker University. She has served as a supervisor for pre-service teachers and as a guest lecturer with Washburn University. Heather was recently named a Kansas finalist for the 2016 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Annie Brock is a former library media specialist and high school language arts teacher. She graduated with a degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University and earned her teaching credentials through Washburn University. She currently works as a freelance writer and educational technology consultant. Annie previously authored Introduction to Google Classroom. She lives in Holton, Kansas, with her husband, Jared, and their two children.
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Want more Growth Mindset ideas and activities? We have some!
Growth Mindset is a simple, yet powerful idea that can unlock the potential of all students.
The following monthly lessons will help you create a classroom community that fosters a growth mindset. We’ve spread the activities out over the year, but feel free to use them at whatever pace works best for your classroom!
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Free Choice in Kindergarten
Oct 14, 2016
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Free Choice
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Free Choice time in kindergarten is a time that students are able to self-regulate activities based on their own interests.
We always makes time in our schedule for "Free Choice" a time when children are able to choose their own activities and goals. Giving children free choice time allows them the freedom to fulfill their own needs in a way that recognizes their individuality, desires, and interests.
We discuss how allotting this time of unstructured play builds children's academic, social, and emotional ability. We hope you will all find time for free choice in your classroom, here is a peek into ours…
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A Trauma Lens: Interview with Kelly Vagts
Sep 23, 2016
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A Trauma Lens: Interview with Kelly Vagts
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Today we have an interview with Kelly Vagts about the "trauma lens". Kelly Vagts is a clinical social worker who provides direct therapy services to grades K - 6 at HMK Elementary in Moab, Utah. Her speciality is working with children who have experienced trauma. As a therapist, she is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), and will soon to be adding Neurofeedback to her trauma treatment repertoire. She prides herself on staying current with innovative trauma interventions that are based on the ever evolving field of neuroscience.
Here is the pyramid that Kelly refers to in the podcast:
And here is a video explaining Epigenetics:
And here is the brain scan that Kelly refers to. The abused brain is on the right, as compared to the healthy brain on the left.
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Elections: Interview with Mary Parry
Sep 03, 2016
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Elections: Interview with Mary Parry
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As we gear up for election season, we are fortunate to be able to interview Mary Parry about her debut children's book Sadie McGrady Runs For President, which follows Sadie McGrady on her fictional journey from regular kid to President of the United States, as she explores what it’s like to run a campaign and become a world leader. Will she win on Election Day? And if she does, will she have what it takes to be a good president?
Mary is a writer and mother of three with a passion for including more women in politics and leadership. She grew up in Missouri, went to college in Texas, and now lives in North Carolina, where she has been busy dedicating her career to advocating for women and girls. Mary served as a women’s vote director during the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns in North Carolina, providing education about women’s issues and encouraging women to vote. She was the Director of Advocacy for Women AdvaNCe, working to engage more women in the political process in North Carolina.
Through her work — and her own daughter who sought a way in to civic engagement -- Mary has seen kids with passion and ambition for creating change. She has come to believe that leadership can be experienced and nurtured from a very young age, and she wrote Sadie McGrady Runs for President to help parents and daughters become empowered and to become women who lead. She hopes her writing can inspire kids to take their own goals and ideas seriously and to set their goals for leadership roles, whatever path in life they choose.
You might also consider adding our Election Thematic Unit to your curriculum this year. Your subtends will love learning about Mr. President while practicing academic skills that are strategically linked to standards.
President's Day or Presidential Election Thematic Unit.
Your classroom or homeschool students will love this President's Day or Presidential Election Thematic Unit. Enjoy teaching young children about Mr. President while practicing academic skills that are strategically linked to Core Standards.
Contents Include
Literacy Activities
A Call From Mr. President: Alphabet Letter Fluency
Race to the Capital: Identifying Alphabet Letters and Sounds or Reading CVC Words
Washington and Lincoln: Reading and Matching Sight Words
Bear Country Voters: Writing Alphabet Letters
Patriotic Sounds: Isolating the Beginning Sounds in Words
Rhyming Flags: Rhyming
The Flag: Sentence Tracing
Math Activities
Campaign Buttons: Ordering Numbers 0-12
Red, White, and Blue Party: Counting (or Adding) Objects
The Donkey and the Elephant: Comparing Numbers
Counting Stars: Counting Objects to Match a Given Number
Design a Flag: Recognizing Shapes Regardless of Orientation
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Guided Writing
Aug 26, 2016
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Guided Writing
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You won’t want to miss these great tips to get your students writing!
Are you looking to greatly improve student writing in your kindergarten classroom?
These Writing Continuum Cards align to kindergarten core expectations. These simple cards allow students to self monitor as they work towards the progression to the next level of writing.
This continuum includes six steps: 1) Prewriting 2) Random Letter Stage 3) Emergent Stage 4) Developmental Stage 5) Pre-Conventional Stage 6) Conventional Stage.
Each card describes the characteristics that reflect the writing stage in a “I Can” format. The characteristics are written clearly to allow students understanding of the learning necessary as they move forward to the next writing level. Providing these clearly written anchor cards motivate young writers to aspire to reach greater heights.
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Outdoor Classrooms: Interview with Victoria Hackett
Aug 12, 2016
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Outdoor Classrooms: Interview with Victoria Hackett
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Today we have an interview with Victoria Hackett. Victoria is the founder of Outdoor-Classrooms.com. As a parent, educational consultant, trainer and coach, Victoria inspires playful learning. She has been in the field of education for over twenty-five years and holds a Masters in Education from Cambridge College. After years of working with children, educators, and parents (in various settings) Victoria has cultivated a passion for creating children's gardens as outdoor classrooms and has been spreading the concepts of Outdoor Classrooms ever since. Her mission is to create an international virtual community of Natural Teachers who inspire children to reconnect with nature. Her vision is for every child, in every school, to have access to an Outdoor Classroom.
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Shared Writing
Aug 05, 2016
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Shared Writing
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Today Mom and I will discuss Shared Writing: what it's benefits are and some of her favorite Shared Writing activities for the classroom. We also get the giggles.
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Mathematics: An Interview with Tamara Shaw
Jul 29, 2016
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Mathematics: An Interview with Tamara Shaw
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Today's episode is a real treat! We have an interview with Tamara Shaw about mathematics education. Tamara is currently a special education teacher with Weber School District. She spent 5 years in between teaching assignments as a math coach and has also spent the past 8 years developing curriculum and teaching teachers about common core math, best practices in math instruction, and math pedagogy with the Utah State Office of Education. She has an undergraduate degree in psychology, graduate degree in middle school mathematics, an elementary math endorsement, and a special education mild/moderate endorsement.
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Portfolios
Jul 15, 2016
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Portfolios
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Today we will talk about portfolios. How do you get started? How do you store them? And how do they provide authentic assessment? For more information, you can read the companion blog post.
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Although I will never part with actual paper portfolios, Lyndsey has a different take. This year she is creating amazing digital portfolios for free using google docs. Here are her insturctions.
A portfolio contains work samples that are representative of where a child is at a particular time. It clearly shows development as it continues throughout the school year. A portfolio is an effective assessment tool that authentically documents a child's progress and serves as a great reporting tool as well.
Memory books are also a great tool to keep "favorite" school memories alive. We have merged the memory book idea and included it as part of the portfolio system.
This product has been built for your flexibility. There are portfolio covers and binder end tags provided for all grades Pre-K, K and 1st. There is also a black and white option to run on colored tag, as colored ink is generally at a premium.
The product is then divided into sections: Beginning of the year essentials, month by month work samples, pages to use throughout the year to document memories, and an end of the year section.
These adorable "What I Want To Be: Career Hats," are ready to layer on top of students pictures. They can be used for portfolio pages, writing prompts, journals, bulletin board displays and more. The set includes 45 plus hats and more will be added as they are requested. All are available in color with labels, color without labels, and in black and white. They are available in png. format for easy layering. These are available for commercial use when credit is given for this original work.
A portfolio often includes pictures, art projects, and monthly work samples in writing and handwriting (see our portfolio/memory book template for ideas and masters). To provide a more complete body of work that highlights the accomplishments of your students, it is necessary to also include math and science work samples. To get our Portfolio Basics check here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creating-a-Portfolio-Keepsake-Measuring-Growth-One-Sample-at-a-Time-252121
The pages in this math and science portfolio packet are designed to be used in conjunction with books and other activities that support your theme or unit of study. They include reports, worksheets, or examples of what has been accomplished or learned. These portfolio pages can serve as culminating activities or work samples. They represent what the student can do independently or with little guidance at a particular time. They include the following twenty math and science portfolio pages:
A portfolio is a sampling of information relating to a child's developmental progress in a school setting. A portfolio contains work samples that are representative of where a child is at a particular time. It clearly shows development as it continues throughout the school year. A portfolio is an effective assessment tool that authentically documents a child's progress and serves as a great reporting tool as well. Memory books are also a great tool to keep "favorite" school memories alive. We have merged the memory book idea and included it as part of the portfolio system. The product is then divided into sections: Beginning of the year essentials, month by month work samples, pages to use throughout the year to document memories, and an end of the year section. And has included templates for writing, art, math, science and more!
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