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Notes: TCRWP Digital and Media Literacy Institute

Small Group Session: Kate Roberts (Sunday)


How do we use digital texts when reading? How do we write digital texts?
Goals for Our Work Together

We get to know ourselves better as digital readers and writers. We will build empathy
for the digital learner. (experiences and makers)
We will have a clear picture of what we want to do with kids. Why would we want to do
this with kids?
We will learn from each other.

Read Aloud: Child Labor


What am I supposed to know about child labor right now based on the text?
They decided to focus on this story rather than the harsher story because there is going to be
a follow up later about the other one.
Main Idea (teaching points)
___________ (topic) is/are ____________(trait/emotion)
What is this text trying to teach me about the topic?
For whom?
Why?
How?
When?
Sentence Frames/Thought Prompts are very good as well to help them do thinking.
Thinking Routines: Connect, Extend, Challenge (Project 0) Think, Puzzle. Explore
HW
What topic do I really want to explore and write about? What do I want to make?
What is this medium good for?
What will it not do?
What is my main purpose?
Who am I making this for?
Large Group Session: Colleen Cruz: Sunday
Digital and Media Literacy
Carl Anderson (great books on conferring)
Different Methods of Instruction
Demonstration: If a teacher is going to do something, do it in front of the kids.

Explain an Example: Put up something thats done, and talk off of it. This is great for
procedural stuff. Not a great method for idea generating or thinking.
Guided Practice/Coaching: The reader and writer does the work while the teachers coaches
the student on the side.
Inquiry: This is wide open. If you want kids to explore or come up with their ideas, this is a
good method. (e.g. go off and write down what you notice)
Brian Cambourn
What are the conditions of learning? This guy started his research in the 1970s and kept
track of how children learn. He would record how kids learned from the early years of
childhood.
1. Immersion: Parents talk to kids and immerse them in language. In order to learn
something well, you have to be immersed in it.
2. Demonstration: Parents show kids how to do something. Parents constantly
demonstrate how to do something.
3. Engagement: This is the most important condition of learning. You have to be engaged
in the task. Without this, a student cant learn. Every kid is born to learn and be
engaged. When a kid is disengaged, something went wrong.
4. Expectation: The expectation you have for your child is extremely important. Someone
must expect that you will learn something.
5. Responsibility: The learner and teacher take responsibility for the learning.
6. Approximation: This is the most misunderstood. When you first try to learn something,
you try and fail. You fake it until you make it!
When you get a crumpled valentine, you should encourage and show respect for
the effort. This is important as a teacher. Don't just praise the brightest and
best.
7.

Practice: You have to keep practicing in order to get better. Kids will not get better at
anything unless they practice.
8. Feedback: You have to give kids feedback. You should wrap it in positive before getting
to anything negative. Give praise for the good.
Digital and Analog Workshop (What are the thoughts about when to use?)

Digital

versus

Analog

Prewriting

Prewriting

Evernote
Blog: YWP

Writing Notebook: 3rd grade and above

Developing Stage

Developing Stage

Blog

Notebook

Drafting

Drafting

Word
Google Docs.
Etc.

Paper (loose-leaf)

Revision

Revision

Word
Haiku (annotating)
This is like adding a room to a house.

Pen

Publishing

Publishing

Get it ready for a broader audience.

Copy it neatly.

Celebration

Celebration

Lots of ideas

Lots of ideas

Small Group Session: Kate Roberts (Monday)


Cool App (Noteshelf or PenUltimate) These are cool apps to help keep charts digitally.
Writing Skills (according to Carl Anderson in Assessing Writers)
Top Skills We Think About As Writers
Meaning
Structure
Genre
Elaboration
Details
Conventions
Studying a Mentor Text Framework
What does the author do?
What do we want to call that move?
Why does the author do that work?
Homework
What are the parts of my piece? (step back and think about what else might be needed)
Think about the parts: What are the sections of the piece?
Look for whats missing. Are there any parts you should add?
Time things out. What parts of your text should be bigger or longer or more visually
attractive? Which should be shorter, smaller, less vibrant?

Beginnings and endings matter. Choose impactful ones.

Large Group Session: Colleen Cruz (Monday)


Interesting Fact: Halfway through 2nd Grade is where pen grip is permanent!
Its better to practice keyboarding in shorter times than longer ones. First thing in the
morning and 5 minutes before going to bed is a good time to learn.
Not everything kids write needs to be typed. Its good to get them to handwrite.
Balance is important!
Idea for Improving Fluency
Laptop Project (this was a good idea to improve fluency for students)
Study Audio Books
Interview Kindergarteners
Choose books to record
Rehearse fluency using parsing, phrasing, and prosody
Record
Edit, using sound effects, music and mixing
Present to audience
QR Code (This I believe.org) (Real Audience)
The Writing Process
Drafting
It doesnt matter how you do it. What matters is that Its fast. The draft should be written
very fast. Most of the time should be spent on revision. The Reading and Writing
Options

Orally rehearse before writing


Use legal pads

Digital

Use a program where a stylus is used


Use a word processor program (Microsoft Word)

Notes
Do the first draft offline. Put everything they know down on paper. Dont let them look at
anything online. They write their felt knowledge. They can mark spots with a placeholder and
fill in the holes later when they go revise.
You can also have the students put in a different form. (diary, newspaper article, etc. This
cannot be copied from the Internet.)

ACRONYM: CHOMP (Cut Out (words, phrases), Highlighting, Oh My God, Making Notes,
Paraphrase (put notes in own words)
Quotes: Use 3 column notes procedure, take down the notes and then reflect on what it
means to me. This is another note-taking idea.) You must add your own thought about what
you are researching.
Revision
Donald Graves
How do real writers know what strategy to use when revising?
Revision is matching whats in your heart with whats on the page.
Teaching revision well is about teaching the meaning. What is the child trying to say?
A teacher can create a bar of revision strategies to help motivate students.
Linoit (an interactive bulletin board and has different colors to create a bulletin board) (things
can be color coded and sticky notes can be added. It can be manipulated to move things
around.)
Explain Everything (app where you can explain the revisions you are making)
Final Pieces of Writing
How much correction of a piece is too much? Only hold kids accountable for what youve
taught them.
The on demand piece you give at the end of the unit should be better than the on demand
piece from the beginning. If its not, we need to take a look at whats being taught and how.
The on demand piece may not be as good as the end of the unit published piece, but it should
definitely be better than the beginning of the unit piece.
Small Group Session: Kate Roberts (Tuesday)
What are the parts of my piece? (step back and think about what else might be needed)
Think about the parts: What are the sections of the piece?
Look for whats missing. Are there any parts you should add?
Time things out. What parts of your text should be bigger or longer or more visually
attractive? Which should be shorter, smaller, less vibrant?
Beginnings and endings matter. Choose impactful ones.
What apps can I use for better teaching?
Tools for Creating
Thinglink
Storyboardthat
iMovie
Soundcloud
Garage Band
Animoto

Tools for Evaluating


Haiku
Schoology
Good
Reads/Biblionasium
Flipboard
Explain Everything

Tools for
Remembering
OneNote
Tab Cloud
Noteshelf
Evernote
Google Docs
Quizlet

Coggle
Sumopaint
Photoshop Suite
IBook Author
Pages
Fakebook
Draw My Life
Tour Builder
Brushes
Video Scribe
Mindmapping

Teacher Dashboard

Linoit
IXL Language
Tab Cloud
One Note
iBooks
Tools for Researching
Clearly (Evernote)
Noodle Tools
dilgo

Twitter (its good for professional


networking)
Know the language of Twitter
Handle:

@teachkate (this is your personal tweet)

Hash Tag:
together)

#tcrwp (its a file folder, a room for places to be stored, it allows people to get

Chats:

twitter chats (this is a place where chatting takes place)

You can follow and unfollow and people dont know. Big advantage!
What Are the Skills We Need to Create Videos?
Graphics
Sound/Voice
Format/Design
Problem/Solving
Self-Evaluate
Cohesion: Everything has to be cohesive.
Remix/Translation: Take a big idea you have and translate it to different forms.
What skills are needed to read a digital text? Whats the purpose of the content?

Empathizing and Making Connections


Determining Main Topic, Main Ideas, Central Ideas
Considering Purpose, Point of View, Perspective
Interpretation
Inferring
Playing the Devils Advocate

Homework
Have something to share with your group.

Find a digital text that you could do a read aloud.


Large Group Session: Colleen Cruz (Tuesday)
What is curation?
This is important in digital media literacy.
Whats valuable?
What do I want my audience to take from these? (I can have my students evaluate sources
and create a digital bin.)
What is it? (link and title)

What info does it have?

What makes it a reliable


source of information?

Filtering a lot of media, takes it in, and then presents it to an audience. A curator has to sift
through a lot of information. Its an angle or lens and after filtering it, they present it to an
audience. This is a 21st century skill. A teacher can create digital bins on the same subject
and put it in a logical order.
Have the kids start with a question or statement and then find resources that match that
belief?
What makes horses such wonderful pets? (now go find some resources)
Horses make wonderful pets.(now go find some resources)
Personal Devices
Pros
Portable
Less Expensive
Do not separate and student
Apps for everything
Might not need multiple tools
Cons
Can be distracting
Can become over reliant on
Not as easy to leave an artifact behind
Tempting to rely on materials already used, as opposed to matched to students
Personal Devices for Students
Pros
Access (endless library, apps, writing tools, etc.)
Allows many communication options for students who work best visually or through touch

Can make reading level more private


Offers tools for help students can access independently
Social interactivity
Kid publishing- anytime
Cons
More expensive than paper
Difficult to replace
If not provided by school can highlight soci0-economic disparity
Can be hard for teachers management
Some endless libraries have qualities we might not want (quizzes, timing, prizes) We should
investigate this! Check out Lightsale!
Can lose the advantages or paper and pen
Jury still out on reading comprehension (digital vs. paper)
What does research say about how comprehension is affected by digital texts?
There appears to be a difference in the level of comprehension. With student who read from a
paper text more likely to know and remember information and students who read from a
digital text more likely to simply remember
Tablet and other shiny screens are harder on the eyes. E-Ink is better. (We burn more reading
than watching tv)
Students who read digital texts are more likely to skim and only read a text once
There is a connection between text topography and knowing information. (When you read a
paper book and think about what you learn, you think about where it was. (front, bottom)
Kids dont have this when they read a digital text. This is an interesting dilemma, as paper
copies make kids navigate the text.) This is a really important issue. Learning on paper has
several advantages.
Its the same findings if its fiction vs. non-fiction
Google: Mary Anne Wolf: Digital Comprehension (there are YouTube Videos about this)
However....
Some texts are easier to navigate digitally such as newspapers
Some texts that we need today are not possible with paper, such as certain web comic
They allow for accommodations for the sight impaired, kids with special needs
When students were given time constraints , they do better with digital texts
Students can be taught how to actively and deeply read
Kids need to have an agenda before they go in and read.

FINAL POINTS
Reading should be a balance of digital and paper!
Babies born today have higher IQs!
Editing
Conventions are changing (e.g. they vs. he or she) (they is replacing he or she)
Conventions are evolving!
Editing is rapidly changing. We need to teach kids how to use the tools responsibly.
Small Group Session: Kate Roberts (Wednesday)
Search Terms
+:

Makes sure the word is included in the search.

*:

It gives your search a wild card.

~:

takes the word following it and searches for synonyms

Digital Text
What method can I use?
Read Aloud
Mini-Lesson: Heres one thing that were going to work on.
Small Groups: Conferences
Planning a Unit
First things to consider...
Open or Closed?: Am I giving them a choice as to what digital text to make or am I telling
them which to do. Choice is great, but it breeds less control
Do I want a culminating digital event or a mini-unit or threaded throughout?
Digital Text: We are going to take what we learn to make a final digital text.
Threaded Throughout:
What skills do I want to teach? (R & W, Tech/Media)
What core texts do I want to use? (this can be print/digital)
Large Group Session: Colleen Cruz (Wednesday)
Check the online resources on TC website. (Paris)
Teachers College: They believe in dividing up reading and writing instruction:
Reading

Writing

Writing about reading is not always a good idea if it kills a students love of reading. Reading
and writing are taught separately.
TC has taught Colleen that reading is used in the service of writing and writing is used in the
service of reading.
Writing:
Reading: Quick jots and sticky notes (simply holding a book doesnt tell us what a student is
thinking, sticky notes help teachers give the teacher what he/she is thinking)
Sticky Notes: Idea

Kids can keep one sticky note in the book and return to classroom library.

Post it Hall of Fame: Kids can add post it notes to a bulletin board and each kid is given a
square. They can then explain why the sticky note is their favorite. Anything else they do
goes in a notebook.
Write Arounds: Annotexting (allowing kids to have back channel conversations about the text
theyre reading in class. This is great for content area teachers. A document can be created
Padlet: http://padlet.com/mcolleencruz/2wi8735oo9d1 (excellent example of how padlet can
be used to annotate something) You can give students an article to read and then they can
add an unlimited number of sticky notes to it. Multiple people can annotate something!
Pop Culture
Should we use pop culture in the classroom?
A lot of these ideas are in Colleen Cruzs new book. Colleen is not a big fan of pop culture.
However, theres value in using it in the classroom because students are constantly tapped
into pop culture. Its a huge motivator and its really important to acknowledge what kids
value.
This is some of Colleens research and will be in her new book:
Facts

Kids spend on average 32.5 hours per week in school


They spend approximately 56 hours per week on media (television, video games,
phones, mmusic, movies, computers) American Academy of Pediatrics
Black and Latino kids spend on average 50% more time on media than their white
counterparts
All kids, regardless of race or socioeconomics spens an average of 38 miuts on print for
pleasreu
Pop music is more homogeneous than it was in the past with less timbral variety and
pitch content.
There is a direct correlation (ADD FROM PHONE)

Whats to Like?

Playing certain complex video games has been shown to improve cognitive
flexibility and strategic thinking. Glass, Maddow & Love
People are more productive when listening to music. (Its not clear!)
Television shows have more complex characters and plot lines than even before,
which requires deeper comprehension and activate more part of our brains.

When children play exer-games (Just Dance, Wii Sports) they burn 4-8 times the
calories than they do when spending the same amount of time on a treadmill.
Archive of Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine

POP CULTURE ISNT ALL GOOD OR BAD


TIMELINESS MAKES SOMETHING POPULAR IN POP CULTURE. WHATS HOT AT
THE MOMENT?
Pop culture can be used to get to particular goals.
Kate Perry: Firework (this is an excellent example of a song that can be used to
teach poetic devices, literary devices, and theme)
How can we use pop culture to teach writing?

Pop culture engages students automatically.


We need to make sure the references are
o Current
o Appropriate
o Familiar

You have to know your community well enough. It needs to be appropriate.


o
o

Develop metaphors for challenging concepts


It can be used to teach structure, craft, meaning (Raise the writing quality)

Sticky notes are like gold coins. (use sticky notes)


o
o
o

Thesis statements that are clear


Categories of information
Paragraphs (ideas) that link smoothly

In order to get smarter about pop and kid culture we might:


o
o
o
o
o

Ask kids for recommendations


Choose something that interests you
Spend some tie with an exemplar
Enjoy some aspect of it
Talk about it with your kids immediately

Always connect something to life before teaching the reading skill. (e.g. How do you know
your mom is happy? (actions, words, appearance, etc.)
Teaching kids to read with digital tools next to them! (non-fiction: a teacher can set-up
digital bins to have a better understanding of the time period)
Celebrations
It helps to announce the celebration ahead of time!
o
o

Let kids have input


Kids can do Ted talks on topics

Digital Media Literacy: We use technology as a tool


for teaching the skills of reading and writing.

Ignite (Final Day)


Steve: Singapore
Capturing and Organising Student Thinking During Reading
Sticky Notes= Problem
Solution=Popplet (map)
You can add a picture of a book in the center. You can put your
thoughts and feelings about the character as a graphic organizer
You can use this graphic organizer to add literary details and
support. You can easily drag things across the screen.
They then used a quick time recording to zoom into the parts.
Tom and Erin: Shanghai
They talk about ideas one time a month.
One Idea: We are awash in a sea of data.
Every book youve ever read is just a different combination of 26
letters.
We do research units.
What would happen if we started with a data set? (e.g. data can be
collected like weather, do a preview, create and convey meaning,
read the numbers and get students to think about what the numbers
say, they should come up with an idea, choose a method to present
the data)
Do it again! (TC recommends that you up the ante and do it again,
but in a much more sophisticated way)
Michael: Shanghai
Peer Share:
They get together and do a podcast. (Concordia: Name of School)
SAMR MODEL: A stepping stone to infuse technology in your
classroom.
Video Conferencing: Vialogues (you can post a video and allow
people to leave specific feedback)

Periscope: Live Streaming App (you can do something live)


Dave: Singapore
Digital Literacy Coach: His job is to help teachers integrate
technology in their classrooms.
His job is to show teachers that technology makes your life easier.
His gets buy in by convincing teachers of this.
Recording for Punctuation: Students read the draft the way they
want it to be read in. They go back and add punctuation based on
this.
Screencasting: This is a cool tool to teach someone something.
Students can record their voice and explain something.
Benefits of Digital Creation:
Create non-fiction text. How do you then add visuals?
Padlet: Realistic Fiction (Powerful tool to share the writing process.)
Lauren: Paris
Take out the conventional newsletter. She wanted to give kids the
power to share what they were doing in class rather than having the
teacher send the newsletter home.
Easy Blog Junior: Very user friendly. Kids can post pictures.
Michael: Shanghai
Integrating: Media
Whats the theme? (You can find great videos to open the discussion
about theme)
Movieclips.com (you can pull video clips from this website)
Socrative.com (great site for exit slips, having them do Socratic seminars,
its great for kids who dont participate)
The Museum Approach: Taking a picture and have them communicate
what it means to have a hardship. (perspective and point of view)
What makes a mystery? (droppigknowledge.org) (This can be used as a
resource)

Point of View: http://newsmap.jp ( you can get the headlines in


newspapers in different parts of the world)
This is index.com (creating effective visuals)
Living in the Questions: (we live in messiness and chaos: its important
to ask questions, we dont know the skills)
Paul and Kay: California
Personalization, Assessment, and Documentation (Modern Reading and
Writing Workshop)
Personalized Learning Goals: (Trello, Playlists)
Playlist: It allows a teacher to create activities for each student. You can
deliver a card and it can be used to individualize learning activities.) Its
used for facilitation and content delivery) (kids can also show their
learning)
Flip Learning (a good way to flip your classroom, delivering content before
students arrive to class.)
You can also keep running records!
Icardsort.com (this is good for word sorts and organizing information, it
can be used to reconstruct sentences, and play with the structure of
information and language)
RAZkids (its a good way to do guided reading) (they can record
themselves reading)
Paul France: Kay de Veer
Templebooks (another good app)
Believe in Magic:
Be Kind:

If we dont, your kids certainly will.

We see the people behind the devices.

Embrace Failure:
It may not work at the beginning, but perseverance is
important.

TCRWP Digital Literacy & Media Institute Think Tank:


Assessment & Record-Keeping Grades 5+
Think Tank: Assessment and Record Keeping (Upper Grades)

Blogspot (app)
Management & Balance
Focus Question: How can I tap into these tools to make efficient use of tools?

Work Groups
1. Tools, Applications, Websites, Programs concrete ideas for recordkeeping and assessment
Showbie - an app to give feedback to students digitally - provide voice notes,
photographs, written comments, links to Drive or Dropbox - a variety of ways to give
feedback to kids.
Confer - ($14.99); collaborative between users with students in common. Can allow
user to jot quick notes about student conferencing
Socrative - app for quick quizzes, feedback; available on iOS, Android (free). Great for
quick, summative feedback
Class Dojo - skills/behavior assessment app; allows for students/parents to be involved
and quick communication with teacher

The Dreaded Paper Reading Logs: Making Life Easier


for Teachers to Keep Track of Reading Outside of Class
Do you hate collecting reading logs? Do your students hate filling them out as well?
Are you a teacher who is constantly frustrated that your students either forget to
bring their reading logs or turn in reading logs that are unclear or incomplete? Do you
question whether or not your students actually read the book they wrote? Are you
looking for a more motivating way to hold your students accountable?
I investigated whats available. After reading about each of the options, youll have to
decide for yourself what makes the most sense for your needs.
BiblioNasium
This app allows you to enroll your entire class and create a reading community. in
addition to letting students email you their reading logs, you can create virtual
bookshelves and let students review books theyve read. You can also set up
challenges and rewards for your students based on their reading.
This is what the website says about what educators can do with it:
What can BiblioNasium do for educators?

BiblioNasium is a fun and engaging reading community that will help you
connect to your students outside of the classroom. You can setup your
favorite books and recommended lists on virtual bookshelves that will be
available to your students at all times. Students can email you their reading
logs instead of handing them in on paper; you can set up fun challenges and
rewards that will help encourage your students to keep reading, and you
can set up a reading list that the students wont lose. It brings children
together and gives them a chance to easily recommend books to each other.
Shelfari - Shelfari is a community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers.
Create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more
about your favorite books all for free.
Another idea for digital reading logs:
1. Make a google doc template of a reading log (example).
2. Use doctopus add on (tutorial).
3. Have a look at one of my G6 classes (example class). If you need help, email me
ane@uwcsea.edu.sg.
Doctopus creates a digital copy of the reading log for each student and files all
the reading logs into one folder that you control. You can quickly see which
students are keeping their log updated (sort based on last modified). You can
transfer ownership of the doc to students at the end of the year and they can
share it with their next teacher.
Reading Rewards
Ive only read a little bit about this website. Youll have to investigate if
further.
http://www.reading-rewards.com/
This is what the website says about what educators can do with it:
What can Reading Rewards do for educators?
Kids move up levels and earn special badges and rewards as they read
Teachers save time (and trees!) by swapping their paper logs for interactive logs
Parents can validate their childrens reading and stay on top of their progress

Sample Letter to Parents About Digital Reading Logs:


Dear Parents,
In class this school year, your child is expected to read several books.
Needless to say, independent reading is paramount in a students
academic life, and the earlier students learn to read independently, the
more theyll benefit from it later in life. Evidence indicates that

independent reading enhances a students reading comprehension,


provides a wide range of background knowledge, accounts for one-third or
more of a students vocabulary growth, and promotes reading as a lifelong
activity. Additionally, independent reading for students who speak English
as a second language is an integral part of their language development. In
other words, independent reading outside of class is REALLY IMPORTANT.
That being said, Id like to ask for your help in encouraging your child to not
only read, but to keep track of their reading statistics outside of class this
school year. Its the expectation that students complete digital reading
logs weekly. (You have to put information here about what digital tool you
decide to have kids use.)
Your childs goal is to read and log 250 pages a week. (You can change this
depending on what your expectation is for reading)
You can help me support your child by scheduling a set time to read each
evening, making reading materials available, talking about the books being
read, and helping your child keep track of the number of pages spent
reading in the evening.
Please email if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you in advance
for your support! You can check whether your child is turning in the
reading log by checking the online grade book.
Sincerely,
Your Name

Independent Reading Conference Form (1)


Independent Reading Conference Form (2)
Confer App - See below

Paper/Pencil Below - Shows history

One Way to organize conferences on googledocs (see below)

15 Helpful Apps for Teachers and Educators


Organization is key in the classroom, but its not always easy. Teachers Assistant
Pro allows you to keep a set of behavior records for each student in your care,
offering a quick method for looking up and noting bad behavior, and letting you email
specific incidents from directly within the apps main interface.
Class Messenger is a way for teachers to keep parents privately aware of what is
going on in their childs classroom. Teachers can send messages individual parents or
those of the entire class, reminding them of upcoming school trips, prompting them to
volunteer, or surveying them regarding certain material. Messages and push
notifications also sync across both mobile and desktop platforms, ensuring up-to-date
content.
Subtext is the ultimate way to keep kids in track with assigned readings. You can
easily embed discussion topics directly into the reading, while additionally allowing
students to view added information and make comments regarding certain highlighted
passages. Students can also double-tap any word to access the apps built-in
dictionary, or simply mark key sentences and paragraphs. A $30 subscription even
lets you track student progress.
The Pick Me! app is the perfect tool for teachers searching for a way to track
formative assessment. Pick Me! will randomly pull a students name for you to call on
and after they answer the question you record whether or not it was correct using the
thumbs up or incorrect using thumbs down. The data is saved and ready to export to
your email account at the end of class. With different settings, you can set Pick Me! to
remove students that answer questions correctly or leave them in for additional
chances. Simply load your roster and youre ready to go! Pick Me! was developed by
teachers for teachers.
Quick Formative Apps
Socrative
Classroom Dojo
Plinkers

Goal Setting check list of goals


updated from teacher feedback
rubric with student goal

editing checklist
use symbols for feedback rather than telling them what is wrong so they need to
figure it out
GoogleDoc shared with teacher (could with parents as well)
Student Facing Rubric / Teacher Facing Rubrics (TC documents)
Writing Pathways - get the digital copies
Illustrated versions for students

Reflection ePortfolio
Platforms for this
GoogleSites
Haiku
Interactive rubrics with links to examples as they go - is there something out there to
make this easy?
Do it as you go or as a reflection at the end of a semester?
comparing two pieces
strengths and goals for next time
can be shared with parents
who I am as a ____ and who I want to be as a _____ letter at the end of the semester
Accountability student led conferences - (goal setting and reflection too)
student to student
(app: Sketch)
student to teacher
student to parent (teacher facilitator)

5. Feedback to Different Audience teacher, student,


admin, parent
Purpose: to give feedback that allows a child to know what to do next - the
feedback should inform the student of their future learning; similarly it is to
inform stakeholders of growth and next steps
Rubrics are good for immediate feedback for a specific assignment - they are about
that specific piece of work;
Continuums are good to show where the child is, has been and is heading to - ;

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