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Unique Pedagogical Philosophy - Or Quote that Guides Your Practice image,…
Unique Pedagogical Philosophy - Or Quote that Guides Your Practice 
“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
John Dewey
(Wendy Alexander Theatre & Performing Arts)
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"And if those children are unresponsive,
maybe you can't teach them yet, but you
can love them. And if you love them today, maybe you can teach them tomorrow."
~Jeffrey R. Holland
(Dianna Peterson)
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See them, know them, love them, teach them...
Kristi Cook
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"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see" ~Henry David Thoreau (Julie Hughes)
" The education of even a small child, therefore, does not prepare him for school. but for life." ~Maria Montessori (ME VanMarter)
Seize the teachable moment, whenever and wherever you find it. (Ronda Phillips)
Sometimes the best lessons veer from the "scripted" plans... don't be afraid to follow the conversation! (Lauren M. 3rd Grade)
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"Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of learning." - Paulo Freire "Pedagogy of Freedom" (Stacy Van Buskirk - MHS)
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Math has always had a negative stigma surrounding it. My goal when I first decided to become a teacher was to change that stigma. Math is challenging, but the act of preserving through the struggle is what I try to focus on in my philosophy. It's okay to fail, because success is always found by learning from your failures.
Alysha Floyd
Resources Uncovered & Used with Success
North Carolina Digital Collections https://digital.ncdcr.gov/
(Wendy Alexander Theatre & Performing Arts, Lesson Plans and a Encyclopedia of information)
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Bellringer/Exit Ticket Sheets: At the beginning of each week, I give students a sheet that has space for each day for a bellringer and an exit ticket. The bell ringers and exit tickets are written on the board in the same place daily, so that students are familiar with our daily routine. This has helped not only with student routines, but also with assessing student knowledge. (8th Grade ELA- Ashley Crisp)
https://skribbl.io/ for vocabulary review using custom words - it is like pictionary and I think would be appropriate for 2nd through 12th (Julie Hughes)
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Classkick! It is an online tool where you can upload pdfs and the students work on it virtually. (less papers to keep up with!) (3rd grade- Lauren M)
Classroom Screen (https://classroomscreen.com/) You have to start a new page each day in the free version, but it has sound levels, text boxes, work symbols, etc. So many ways to use this! Lauren C
https://phet.colorado.edu/
This is a great resource for branches of science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology). I use the simulations in this program often because it's a way for the students to visualize our lessons. Ex. Adding neutrons to an atom which results in a greater mass and a new isotope. They are able to then see the effects of subatomic particles inside the atom.
9-12 grades at MHS (Kasey Kolodski)
Boom Cards are
digital task cards that give students instant feedback as they play through the deck. These are excellent resources to work on specific skills. I use them in math.
(Dianna Peterson)
Boom Cards
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Daily ELA review - it's a Mon-Fri one-pager that reviews all essential ELA skills. The questions/activities are engaging and there's a weekly quiz that goes with it. I use these as warm-ups. We go over the questions together each day. I have used this for 3+ years and will continue because it helps students to retain information through spiral review.
The Literacy Loft - website
(Kayla Lopp)
Class Grit: This website can be used to create interactive review games and activities that your students will enjoy. There are so many game modes to choose from, and it is an easy to use platform.
This can be used for all ages.
(https://classgrit.com/)
Rockstars Down the Hall
Mrs. Amy Brown
(Wendy Alexander Theatre & Performing Arts- Reaching Students, Professionalism, Student Involvement, Knowledge, Organizational Skills, Technological Skills, Classroom Management)
Julie Hughes - CTE Building relationships with students, planning projects that get students engaged, very organized!
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Kayla Lopp- AES 4th Grade ELA. I would like to see how she incorporates writing as well as vocabulary and grammar strategies! (Lauren M.)
Nicole Phelps, AMS
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she has great procedures for the middle schoolers to follow that way there is no downtime for inevitable middle schooler horseplay
(Paris)
Nicole Hedden, Social Studies - High school, projects, class discussion, pacing and planning content
Amy Brown: English III
*This is an activity I use when starting Poetry. I find most of my students don't enjoy poetry because they are unsure of how to break it down and understand all the parts. We do a sample poem together, then I let them try another one on their own.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ch91tX_BFpw_vKlEMfYFEQs6X9gAmTqV-7XFuf-YReA/edit?usp=sharing
Self-Created Activities
Vocabulary review game called Knockout. Students form 2 lines. They battle against one another to match the definition or sentence with the correct word. I just created a google slides presentation and update it with the new words each week. I use music to keep it fast-paced. They LOVE this activity and it keeps them motivated to truly learn the words so that they can stay in the game.
This is appropriate for 3rd grade+ (Kayla Lopp - 4th grade ELA at AES)
Letrs Unit 3 Session 4 has an Alphabet Arc. I really liked this especially for my lower students to identify their letters. I added to it so that not only do they identify the letter but they also come up with a word to go with that letter. Then they have to draw a picture that also goes with the letter/word. (Lauren M 3rd grade)
ALL ABOUT ME getting to know you at the start of the semester/year activity: shorturl.at/beqxC and the directions can be found here: shorturl.at/gB346 - this could be for middle school up I'd say (Julie Hughes)
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Monday Sketch-a-thons
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On every monday there is a set of drawing steps that I create, there are 3-4 drawings to complete for the day and they each have gaps or open ended parts that can be altered up to the students imagination. This lets the students add something they CAN draw in their brain while also being able to be creative.
(Paris Annas 6-12 art)
Mock Trial for texts. I created a mock trial to go along with my English IV class reading Beowulfand Grendel* and students really get into looking at the text as a resource in the trial. (Stacy Van Buskirk, MHS)
Individualized visual schedules for low readers with visual rewards within the schedule. Created with google docs and uploaded pictures. Easy to manipulate and revise as needed. Personal pictures uploaded from a camera can make it personal. Keeps everyone on track and reduces anxiety. (Holly Dooling, EC -all grades)
Units on Respect and Theatre Etiquette, Self Control/Self Discipline & Accountability with Team/Ensemble Agreements for Performances
( Wendy Alexander, Theatre & Performing Arts)
PE Incentive program to encourage good behavior. Students are chosen weekly and given a star to put on the wall. We make it a big deal with music, a gong, and the kids 'drumroll' for each other Andy & Kenzie @ AES PE
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Sticker books for classroom management in primary. Students earn stickers for positive behavior and are rewarded when a full sticker page is full. (Kelly Ensley)
Student Data Notebooks for primary. Students keep graded tests and plot on a graph grades each week. This is individual data for students and parents to see concrete success. (Kelly Ensley)
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Every good artist paints what he is. -Jackson Pollock :pencil2:
This is important for my classroom because I allow my students have to the freedom to choose their subject based on their personal interests, which makes the learning process more enjoyable. best for 6-12
(Paris Annas)
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"To Teach is to Learn. If you are not learning, you are not teaching." This was a quote my favorite Education Professor always quoted to us.
Amy Brown