August 19-21, 2020
The first two days of third grade went pretty well, even with the technical difficulties. It was not easy with some scholars being booted off, but I was so impressed with their patience and even meeting with me after dismissal to catch up. I plan to get earbuds with a microphone, so they can hear me better. Thank you for all your support this last week with the assessments and getting the supplies for the scholars.
Language Arts
We read First Day Jitters by Judy Dannenburg and used Depth and Complexity icons as our tools for diving deeper and understanding concepts with more complexity (details, multiple perspective, big ideas, and unanswered questions).
This week we began defining and discussing the universal concept, CHANGE. Universal concepts give students the opportunity to think beyond fact-based learning. The concept transfers across disciplines to develop essential understandings. We came up with all the changes which were going on in their lives. (For example: Having a virtual classroom, starting a new school, having a new teacher, being in the 3rd grade, and meeting new friends). We grouped them together and they realized that CHANGES can be positive and negative or both and CHANGES are necessary for growth.
Math
Using the research developed by Jo Boaler, from Stanford University, we were introduced to the Growth Mindset. The scholars were fascinated by how our brain grows when we make mathematical mistakes. We watched and discussed the following inspirational math video.
https://www.youcubed.org/
The first two days of third grade went pretty well, even with the technical difficulties. It was not easy with some scholars being booted off, but I was so impressed with their patience and even meeting with me after dismissal to catch up. I plan to get earbuds with a microphone, so they can hear me better. Thank you for all your support this last week with the assessments and getting the supplies for the scholars.
Language Arts
We read First Day Jitters by Judy Dannenburg and used Depth and Complexity icons as our tools for diving deeper and understanding concepts with more complexity (details, multiple perspective, big ideas, and unanswered questions).
This week we began defining and discussing the universal concept, CHANGE. Universal concepts give students the opportunity to think beyond fact-based learning. The concept transfers across disciplines to develop essential understandings. We came up with all the changes which were going on in their lives. (For example: Having a virtual classroom, starting a new school, having a new teacher, being in the 3rd grade, and meeting new friends). We grouped them together and they realized that CHANGES can be positive and negative or both and CHANGES are necessary for growth.
Math
Using the research developed by Jo Boaler, from Stanford University, we were introduced to the Growth Mindset. The scholars were fascinated by how our brain grows when we make mathematical mistakes. We watched and discussed the following inspirational math video.
- Mistakes are beautiful things
https://www.youcubed.org/
