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Category Archives: Instructional Leadership
Communicating Student Learning: The Journey Continues
It has almost been a year since I wrote my post called, Making Learning Visible through Digital Portfolios. We have continued our journey here at Cambridge Elementary deepening our understanding of pedagogical documentation and how we can best document student … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Classrooms, Ann Davies, Students Communicating Learning, Assessment and Evaluation, Cambridge Elementary, Surrey, BC, Communicating Student Learning, Communicating to Parents, Curriculum, Digital Portfolios, ePortfolios, Formative Assessment, Fresh Grade, Instructional Leadership, Making Learning Visible, Making Thinking Visible, Parenting, Pedagogical Documentation, Ron Ritchhart, Making Thinking Visible, Student Reflections, Uncategorized
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The Classroom as the Third Teacher . . . what are your students learning to live?
The other day I read a tweet about 21st century classrooms looking like Starbucks coffee shops and I couldn’t help thinking about all the wonderful classrooms I have visited or have set up myself over the thirty plus years that I … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Classrooms, and routines, Instructional Leadership, Moral Development, Moral Stewardship, Reggio Emilia, School Culture, School Organizations, Social and Emotional Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged @KelliVogstad, classroom organizations, classroom set ups, ethic of care, Kelli Vogstad, learning communities, teaching and learning, The Third Teacher
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Digital Portfolios . . . Making the Learning Visible
As promised, here is my second post about Making Learning Visible and Digital Portfolios . . . Forgive me for any technical problems, or the lack of digital craftsmanship; I am still learning. As an administrator and classroom teacher, I find … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment and Evaluation, Communicating Student Learning, Curriculum, Digital Portfolios, ePortfolios, Formative Assessment, Fresh Grade, Instructional Leadership, Making Learning Visible, Pedagogical Documentation, Reggio Emilia, Student Reflections, Thinking Operations
Tagged @KelliVogstad, Cambridge Elementary, communicating student learning, digital portfolios, Fresh Grade, making learning visible, Pedagogical Documentation, surrey schools
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Digital Portfolios . . . Moving Beyond the Glorified Scrapbook
Co-Authored with Antonio Vendramin Inquiry is a dynamic and emergent process that can foster a culture of collaborative learning with teachers working together to consider, explore, and reflect on issues and approaches related to shared questions and intentions. It has been said … Continue reading
Posted in Antonio Vendramin, Assessment and Evaluation, Communicating Student Learning, Curriculum, Digital Portfolios, ePortfolios, Instructional Leadership, Making Learning Visible, Parenting
Tagged @KelliVogstad, @Vendram1n, assessment and evaluation, communicating student learning, digital portfolios, ePortfolios, Kelli Vogstad, making learning visible, surrey schools, teaching and learning
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Empowering Children As Writers, Letting Their Voices be Heard
I am a writer who still chooses to find my voice and craft my words with paper and pen in hand. In today’s technology driven world, writers have so many choices and ways to share their ideas and communicate their … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Instructional Leadership, School Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged 21st century learning, @KelliVogstad, agents of change, Digital Writing Tools, educational leadership, John Goodlad, Kelli Vogstad, learning communities, Lucy Calkins, Marie Clay, surrey schools, Teaching Writing, The Art of Teaching Writing, Writer's Workshop, Writing Communities, writing instruction
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The “Ugly Split”
A while back I overheard a comment and the phrase “ugly split class” was used. I wasn’t surprised. I know and understand that for many parents and teachers the idea of having their child in a “split class”, or teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Combined/Multi-age Classrooms, Instructional Leadership, Leadership, School Organizations, Social and Emotional Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged @KelliVogstad, acceptance, combined classes, cooperative learning, differences, differentiated instruction, emotional social development, ethic of care, learning communities, multi-age classes, school organizations, split classes, surrey schools, teaching, tolerance, Vogstad
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