Accountable Talk Accountable Talk is "talk that is meaningful, respectful, and mutually beneficial to both speaker and listener. It stimulates higher-order thinking which, in turn, helps students to learn, reflect on their learning and communicate their knowledge and understanding."- Education Bureau of Hong Kong A few years ago, the district that I teach in really started to focus on the importance of student-led conversation and the power that reflecting on and communicating one's individual learning can actually have on individual and peer learning experiences. When accountable talk was first introduced to me, I immediately fell in love with what it represented-student ownership. Teachers are really good at talking. Talking means we are the ones in control. However, when students take over the conversation, they are the ones in control of their learning experiences, and that is something that I have been so proud to support and watch unfold in our classroom over the past few ...
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Flocabulary in the Classroom
I cannot believe that I had never heard of this website until the company reached out to me and asked me to check them out. I am a huge advocate for promoting tools and resources in the classroom that are authentic, rigorous, and meaningful to my students and to me so when I decided to give Flocabulary a try, I can promise you that I was NOT disappointed. There is so much about the website and the resources that you can find on it that are top notch and my favorite part is that Flocabulary offers what our students are interested in---music, lyrics, and visuals on content that they are learning about in the classroom. BOOM! That is gold! I have partnered up with Flocabulary to bring you something special---a free extended trial to their website! You are going to want to sign up for this....whether you teach 2nd grade or 11th grade....there is something for everyone on this site. Here are my 3 reasons why I LOVE Flocabulary. Because I teach ELA ...
Current Events Recap on the ITeachTVNetwork -Part 2
Are you wanting to use Current Events in your classroom? Trying to find ways to "make it fit" or "spice it up"? Here are some quick thoughts on how to do just that. This is part 2 of the Current Events segment on The ITeachTVNetwork so please make sure that you check out part one here to hear the whole story! Also, be sure to check out this FUN and FREE newspaper clip website. :) ...
