tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85910392670886367362024-03-13T13:19:58.682-07:00Minds On LearningMy Professional Development as an EducatorS Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-21472181826960396392020-11-26T20:24:00.001-08:002020-11-27T22:39:10.335-08:00Masters in Teaching English as an Additional Language<p><span> </span>Today I graduate with immense satisfaction. After a 23-year
hiatus from post-secondary education, I returned for a master’s degree. When I
last graduated, with a B.A. and a teaching program, the internet was barely a
thing. I no longer remember the specifics, but I logged onto a particular university
database and a statistical software program with mysterious codes and
instructions. Then in 2018, I began a two-year online program.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>Fortunately, from 1995-2018, I hadn’t been living in a cave
without access to technology. Therefore, I had some knowledge of how online
learning worked. My steepest learning curve was online research. Manoeuvring
the online library and databases might be easier now but without any
instructions it wasn’t exactly obvious either. Ironically, the last couple of
courses I took came with some great tips, tricks, and advice from the experts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>I had been wanting to do my master’s degree for a long time,
but I was lacking the necessary resources. Then a door opened. I squeezed
through and took a leap! Any number of crises could have happened that I would
have been unprepared for, and then I quite possibly would have regretted my
decision. Despite a global pandemic, <b>my </b>life remained crisis free and
the results of my decision to leap have been all positive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>I mention this struggle because I think that it is important
for us educators who are privileged enough to get the schooling that we need
and/or want, to remember that circumstances can be drastically different for
others. During my 25 years as a teacher, I have seen many instances of how
privilege can create systemic biases in our teaching institutions. The vast
majority of times, these biases aren’t questioned. In a <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/residential-school-homework-assignment-1.5816491">recent
news story,</a> a B.C. mom went to the media about a homework assignment her
daughter had been given. Her child was asked to list 5+ positive stories or
effects of the BC residential school system. It is a horrendously offensive error
that I can imagine being made by someone who is privileged enough to not
realize that using ‘focus on the positives’ mindset that is common and useful
for privileged people, is not always appropriate or beneficial. Had this mother
not gone to the media, I could see that this would be one of those unquestioned
examples.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My frustration with the negative effects that come from a
lack of awareness for privileged bias, likely played a role in my choice of
research for my capstone project that addresses a topic that could be extremely
beneficial for both those that lack opportunities and resources and those who do
not. Promoting metacognition among language learners can only be beneficial. Twenty-five
years ago, I began teaching with a desire to deliver a fairer and less biased
education than what I had experienced. I believe that along the way, I have stayed
true to this passion despite the long hours if often required. Now, I am even better
equipped to help my students help themselves long after their time of learning with
me is over. I also have hope that I can influence other educators to be more responsive
to the needs of those who do not come from circumstances that make the pursuit
of post-secondary learning easy or realistic.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>When I applied for this masters program, I had to list what
I hoped to gain from the experience. I remember that there were three main
topics that I hoped to gain knowledge and understanding with. First, I wanted to
better understand the unique needs of learners for whom English was not a first
language and yet were being educated in English. Secondly, I had no idea how to
teach grammar as it was not an area that I had specifically received
instruction in as a K-12 learner. Additionally, I had not been taught anything about
teaching grammar in my undergraduate pursuits. Yet, my experiences with English
language learners had helped me understand that grammar needed to be addressed.
Both of these topics were specifically and explicitly addressed in the University
of Calgary’s M. Ed. program that specialized in English as an Additional
Language. As a result, I certainly feel that I have a better understanding in
these areas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>The final inquiry that I listed was not specifically
addressed, yet I have absorbed some ideas to answer it. I do realize this inquiry
was a very tall order and not likely on the minds of too many other people. It was
to understand how I might use technology to help disadvantaged learners around
the world have better and more equal access to learning English as a foreign
language. Although there clearly are not any obvious and specific answers to
this question, I do feel that I have some very good ideas on how I can pursue
some possible solutions that might address this query.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>Although I would have loved to have flown out to the University
of Calgary and attended my well-earned convocation, a virus decided otherwise.
I guess it is fitting that after completing an online degree, I attended an online
convocation. Either way, I benefit. I have learned, evolved and grown as a
person. Today I am proud of myself. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge all the help and
support that I have had on my journey. I thank my professors for teaching what
they knew. I am immensely grateful for those professors that went beyond the
basics and gave feedback, encouragement, and advise. Thank you to my cohort of
peers who were such amazing people. Not only was I able to learn form these wonderful
and brilliant individuals, I was also able to share and bounce ideas around
with them. Thank you to my daughter, family, and friends who were patient and
supportive with me when I had a lot on my plate. Thank you to my references.
One of my biggest hurdles was asking two fabulous individuals to be my
references. It is incredibly hard for me to ask other to do things for me. It
was my first hurdle in this achievement, and I am grateful for their graciousness.
Thank you to my students who gave me purpose, practice, and passion!<o:p></o:p></p>S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-27012369688367762202016-10-30T19:26:00.000-07:002016-12-05T15:53:01.915-08:00Classroom Self-Regulation Strategies for a Conducive Learning Environment<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three before me, please - to help make students more accountable, I have a three before me rule. If a child comes up to ask me something I have already explained to the class, I say “Three for me, please.” They know that means I've covered that in detail so if they go ask three other people in the classroom they will probably find someone who can explain it to them. If I don't have to repeat instructions over and over again then I can spend more time interacting with students in more meaningful ways.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identifying feelings - Shortly after we do our agenda goals, we meet at the carpet area to share how we are feeling and why. In the beginning when students are learning this process, they often say they are happy because they are at school. I find this a great starting point. I always go last and try to share a variety of feeling like hopeful, proud, grateful, peaceful…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shelf pictures - on the shelves that manipulatives are kept on, I take pictures of them and staple the picture above the shelf. Then students can put away the manipulatives as they are seen in the picture. This helps them with their accountability and clean up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shape of the day – is always up on the board and I briefly go over it. The kids find this very soothing. In fact, if I make a mistake in the shape of the day, the students point it out to me right away. It’s one of the first things many students do when they come in. It helps them take their day in stride.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yoga - when we are done our carpet time we do a few yoga poses. I ask the students to pay close attention to their bodies and what is going on inside. To foster this awareness. I frequently stop to ask them what they felt in their body during their last pose.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Problem-solving sheet - if students have a problem that breaks one of our school rules: 1) Respect yourself 2) Respect others 3) Respect your environment. Then I give them a problem-solving sheet that asks them to pinpoint which role they broke, explain specifically how they broke it explain why and what actions they could've taken instead. Then they take the sheet home to get it signed by a parent. That way they have a chance to discuss the issue with a parent as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brain exercises - The students have learned how a variety of “brain exercises” that help them learn to calm and focus themselves so that they can make wiser choices and learn better. Our most common brain exercises are: Listen to the chime, “I can do it!”, “I like myself!”, Belly Breathing, Five Square Breathing, Gratitude, “Peace in, smiles out”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And teachers should have these too!</span>S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-87619945980378392112016-10-21T16:59:00.000-07:002016-10-21T16:59:05.114-07:002015/16 Ongoing Professional Development Throughout the School Year<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the Inquiry/Collaboration time, I delved into the question of whether online Fresh Grade (FG) portfolios could improve my communication to parents about their children’s learning. Working with five other teachers at my school, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">we all found that it was a terrific tool for communicating what we were doing in the classroom and where each child was at with their learning. We could post pictures for the whole class to show parents activities like a Science demonstration, a group writing collaboration, a guest presenter or even a class demonstration of a dance. This provides parents with an insight as to what their child actually does at school and can help them further the discussion if their "what did you do at school today?" question is answered with "nothing" or “I don’t know.” FG also has an announcements feature that allows a teacher to send out an announcement such as a reminder and parents will be notified via a pop up if they have the app and an email. I would say the most powerful feature of FG is the ability to post pictures and videos of a student to demonstrate where they are at with their learning. For example, we posted pictures of drawings, projects, writing samples, and assessments as well as videos of counting, reading, and answering open ended questions. These can then have a note attached to them explaining what the teacher was looking for. If you attach a learning outcome to these activities and assess them as you post them. These learning outcomes and their attached assessment will be automatically used when you create a report card for your students. We all found FG to be such a useful tool for communicating with parents that we are each using it again this year. We received lots of positive feedback from parents.</span></div>
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S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-21377353221494775402016-10-21T16:39:00.001-07:002016-10-21T16:39:50.350-07:002015/16 Pro D as a Digital Literacy Coach<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a6cb2eb0-e99b-e58b-7441-631717f05840"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ironically that’s a good metaphor for how I feel about my experience as a DL Coach. It was a small step for me to agree to be oJKE’s DL Coach but it helped me make large strides in learning more about using technology to provide students with terrific learning opportunities.</span></span>S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-39936840190910880042015-10-26T14:06:00.004-07:002015-10-26T14:08:12.418-07:00Top Strategies for Helping Children Develop Self-Regulation<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes when a Professional Development day falls so close to a report card deadline it can be a tad challenging to keep my mind on all the new ideas being presented and feel excited to get back to my classroom and try new things. However this Pro-D day was exceptional! I really enjoyed the three sessions that I attended and took away lots of solid and fledgling ideas on things that I want to try in my classroom. I feel excited to implement what I learned and the ideas that I formed while there. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My first session was “DL Coaches Unite!” presented by Sandra Averill. The main point of this session was how to help promote digital literacy in our schools. Personally I came away with three exciting ideas that I plan to implement. When it comes to using the iPads with the students, a real thorn in my side has been the amount of troubleshooting that I end up doing. When I spend so much time trying to solve problems and then pairing kids up because we can’t resolve issues with certain iPads, it leaves little time for actually doing meaningful learning activities. Sandra helped me come up with a plan that I think will help immensely. Stay tuned for a future blog entry on how that plan goes! We also discussed a few creation apps that I would like to explore further with story writing. Finally, we had been discussing some simple ideas that might be of interest to teachers who are a little more leery of technology and out of that I formed a terrific idea that would mesh well with my school’s reading goal. I plan on teaching my students to record themselves reading in PhotoBooth on my teacher laptop. Their job will be to pick a “good fit” book to record themselves reading. The idea behind this is to encourage them to hone their skill at choosing a “good fit” book but when the kids get efficient at it, I will have some recorded reading assessments and still be able to monitor the rest of the class. Plus the children get to choose their own reading material which is another aspect of reading that our school wants to work on. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second session I attended was “Inquiry-based Learning in Grades K-3” presented by Brenda Boylan. I have heard others speak on inquiry learning a few times and I did a lot of inquiry learning when I taught intermediate. However primary comes with the challenge of students with less independence and less self-regulation. Brenda really helped me envision more ways of bringing inquiry learning into my primary classroom without sacrificing a healthy learning environment. I already bring a lot of inquiry thinking skills into my Science activities. We do a lot of activities where we think like a scientist and determine what we will do to answer a scientific question. Then we make a prediction, carry out our experiment, record our observations and reflect on what we learned. After Brenda’s presentation, I will try some of the activities she suggested that promote inquiry-based thinking skills like: Object a Week, Wonder Window, Inquiry Notebook or Wonder Book, and I would like to post her Recording Thinking Prompts at my writing centre for writing prompts. Brenda also suggested books to read to our students about inquiry-based learning and she gave us some Scholastic Literacy Place Inquiry Unit book lists as well as their Inquiry Process poster. Gotta love a ProD presentation that gives free stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My last session of the day was “iMovies” presented by Katie Ropchan. Katie showed us a few examples of how we might use iMovies in our teaching: to introduce yourself, to showcase clubs, and for student projects. As a primary teacher I would like to have an iMovie going during Student Led conferences to highlight learning activities and one to show at the end of the year to celebrate the school year. Katie gave us a handout that addressed the different areas that we might want to use like: importing, transitions, themes, or music. I’ve played around with iMovie before but I got a lot more done while working on it in a group with Katie’s support and the handout. I even had a clip of all the photos that I’ve taken of my students this year that I was able to show them on Monday!</span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-2cf78ef2-10de-a189-b721-8daf89ed9391"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I really enjoyed Odyssey ‘15. So grateful to SD#35’s Professional Services for organizing a Professional Development conference with so many choices. It allows me to choose presentations that are meaningful and inspiring for my teaching practise.</span></span>S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-53711456956306889992014-10-25T16:52:00.000-07:002014-10-25T16:52:59.757-07:00Peer into the Future of Education by Alan November<div class="MsoNormal">
This was the conference that I attended yesterday. I have to
admit that on my way there, I had been hoping that it would end early because I
had so many errands to run. But it did not end early and I was not disappointed
because it had succeeded in making me think! More specifically, it made me
think about how technology can help us teach better than ever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first example that <a href="http://novemberlearning.com/educational-services/educational-consultants/alan-november/">November</a> gave us that illustrates the
change in what we can teach and now expect from our students, is how we are no
longer limited in the sources of information that our children have access to.
If we give students an assignment to write about an event in history they are
no longer limited to using only sources from their own country. They can access
sources from other countries to understand other perspectives on that event and
then learn from these differing perspectives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course this access to other sources also means that we
have lost control over what sources are available to our students and it is
critically important that we teach them to analyze what they read. Two very
important elements that we need to teach them is to look at who is producing
the content that they read and how to confirm which of two conflicting sources is
correct. The examples that November gave us for teaching who is producing
content were a “.org” page owned by someone who does harm to that cause and an
article that superficially looked like it was produced by a well renowned
university but was actually produced by a student at that university who did
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<a href="http://novemberlearning.com/educational-services/educational-consultants/alan-november/">Alan November</a> also showed us numerous websites that offer
terrific learning and teaching opportunities. Here are some that I intend to
explore further: <a href="https://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>, <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/">WolframAlpha</a>, <a href="https://kaizena.com/">Kaizena</a>, <a href="http://mathtrain.tv/">Mathtrain.tv</a>,
<a href="http://clubacademia.org/">Clubacademia</a>, <a href="http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html">ScreenChomp</a>, <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/">Scratch</a>, <a href="https://www.edx.org/">Edx</a>, <a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/">FanFiction</a>. I have to admit that
none of the things discussed at this conference were things that I could do
with my early primary class that I currently teach. However I did spend much of
the day thinking about what skills we should be teaching our students in the
early primary grades in order to enable them to be successful learners in
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It does seem reasonable to expect that the future of
learning will be more about setting up individualized learning programs for
children and the teacher’s role will be to assess where a student is at and use
that information to create a learning program for them. For students to get the
most out of this type of a learning program it is more important than ever for
them to be independent, motivated, and capable learners. This means that early
on in their education we should be teaching children to learn how to learn. In
my online course, <a href="https://www.udemy.com/learn-easier-study-better/?promote=1#/">Learn Easier Study Better</a>, I stress that learning how to be a
better learner involves understanding
knowing how to motivate oneself, having a “can-do” attitude, developing
confidence in one’s abilities, knowledge of the learning process, and good
practical learning strategies. These are all things that we can and should
teach our children starting at a young age. My passion for teaching my students
how to learn better was definitely fed at yesterday’s conference!<o:p></o:p></div>
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In this course you, you will learn to improve and maintain your motivation and attitude toward learning, understand the learning process, increase your confidence in your learning, and learn an assortment of tricks and strategies to help you learn and study more effectively. This is taught through standard videos, narrated slideshow videos, handouts, reading texts, and key concept visuals. Students will learn through repetition, reflection, and using the three modes of learning (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic).</div>
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It should take a student 4-5 hours to complete this course. This time lime includes watching the videos, reading and viewing the text materials and doing the handout exercises. The benefits of the work that you will do in this short time will be felt throughout your life!</div>
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S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-30820239060009645482014-08-13T10:58:00.000-07:002014-08-13T10:58:08.008-07:00Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This summer, I reread <u>Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength</u> by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney. This book basically discusses willpower in terms of self-control and self-regulation.<span style="line-height: 115%;">The
one chapter in this book that is most pertinent to raising children would be
“Raising Strong Children: Self-Esteem Versus Self-Control”.</span></span></div>
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biggest point that the authors make is that in the 1980's there was a big push
to raise children’s self-esteem so that they would succeed better. But as more
research was done, it was discovered that high self-esteem did not result in
more success and better achievement. This initial assumption had it backwards
because what was really at work was that when children experienced success and
accomplishment, it raised their self-esteem. In fact all the general praise and
recognition that we have given children when success and achievement was not even
there has actually caused the societal problem of narcissism. The authors
define narcissism as, “the self-absorbed conviction of personal superiority.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Narcissism
has been on the rise in North America for decades. What is the problem with
narcissism? This chapter lists some of the big issues such as professors
complaining that students feel entitled to high grades without having to study,
and employers report problems with young workers who expect to have all the
benefits of a high level executive job without actually paying their dues. In
fact, news reports have stated that the under 34 age group has the highest
rates of unemployment and college professors and teachers have also complained
about parents expecting their children to get high grades without earning them.
One documentary that highlights the issues of narcissism in today’s youth is
CBC’s Hyper Parents, Coddled Kids.
Although it does not use the word narcissism, as you watch it you can see
that narcissism runs rampant in the examples that it highlights.</span></span></div>
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this chapter, Baumeister and Tierney point out how the Asian parenting
philosophy actually promotes self-control and results in the youngsters raised
in this manner outperforming their peers, even outperforming their peers with
higher IQs, which was once thought to be indicative of success. Youngsters
raised in this manner do not exhibit high levels of narcissism. Typically,
Asian cultures expect a higher level of self-control from their children even
at an early age. An example would be expecting toddlers to be potty-trained at
younger ages. As well, delayed gratification plays a large role in raising
children. Not giving their children a big-ticket item until they have achieved
a particular accomplishment.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Mothers who
emigrated from China most frequently mentioned setting high goals, enforcing
tough standards, and requiring children to do extra homework.</span></span></div>
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the discussion on Asian parenting styles and their flourishing children, the
authors then bring up examples of low expectations of American raised children
that has allowed the nanny reality television shows to boom. These nanny shows typically show a home where
the children are running wild and then a nanny comes in and establishes
structure and discipline that is consistent above all else but also as
immediate as possible. Consistency is the most important rule of discipline.
The consequence itself does not need to be over the top. In fact it can be as
mild as some firm words. It is good to have the consequence follow the
misbehaviour as soon as possible for it to be as effective as possible.</span></span></div>
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chapter also points out that “nearly all experts agree that children need and
want clear rules, and that being held accountable for obeying the rules is a
vital feature of healthy development.” As well, children need monitoring to
develop a healthy sense of self-control. It has been found that a lack of adult
supervision during the teenage years turned out to be one of the strongest
predictors of criminal behavior. Children whose parents keep tabs on them are
less likely to use illegal drugs. Parental monitoring helps kids develop
self-control when parents remind and expect their children to behave according
to standards that have been expressed and taught at home. Controlling one’s
attention is also a crucial part of developing willpower. Television, even if
it is quality programming does not teach people to control their attention.
Reading, role play games, and other games that engage a child’s attention and
focus for longer periods of time will help children learn to control their
attention. That is a lot of valuable information packed into one chapter for
parents, caregivers, and educators, to dig into when improving their ability to
raise children with a healthy dose of self-control.</span></span></div>
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S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-29621267641748413942014-08-06T15:34:00.000-07:002014-08-06T16:36:52.911-07:00Teaching Online<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two years ago, I decided that I wanted to create an online course. I knew what I wanted to teach but I did not know how I could teach it online. Then a year ago I heard about <a href="https://www.udemy.com/">Udemy</a>. After checking it out I realized that this would be the perfect platform for my course! So over this past year, I have been researching, planning, and writing my course. As well, I took a course on Udemy on <u>How to Create a Udemy Course</u>.<br />
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The easy part is done. Now I am working on getting my course published. While writing the course I was in my element. I had been researching learning and study skills for well over a year and I am very passionate about the idea of empowering students to become more independent and in-control of their learning. Now I am plugging away at the technical aspect of creating and editing high quality videos. Ironically, I have had to take my own advice that I give in my course on maintaining my motivation, improving my confidence in my abilities, and being patient with my learning process.<br />
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When I feel stuck, I turn to three options. One, I go back to my notes or the course itself. Two, I take a break and turn to the new and improved Udemy course <u><a href="https://www.udemy.com/official-udemy-instructor-course/?dtcode=nH2pxr71h0xe">How to Create Your Udemy Course</a></u>. After all, repetition is key! That is another key concept in my course, Learn Easier Study Better. Third, I sleep on it. Sometimes for more than one night. I think that I'm over the toughest part. So hopefully my next post will be when my course is done. Or if I need another breather, it will be on one of the books that I read this summer. Wish me luck!S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-41609516913957947992014-05-07T20:24:00.000-07:002015-05-01T12:10:21.499-07:00May 2nd, 2014 Professional Development Day<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I attended the School District #35 sponsored professional day conference for WGSS feeder schools. The keynote speaker for the morning session was Lynie Tener who spoke on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exploring Learning and Teaching</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Lynie Tener spoke to the idea of teaching to all students not just the capable ones. She presented a lot of Carol Dweck’s research, particularly her findings for the different effects of praising children for their ability and praising them for their effort. When praised for their ability, students tend to refuse challenges so that they don’t prove themselves unable and they experience more anxiety when presented with more challenging work. But with praise for effort, children were more likely to accept challenges and deal with failures as learning experiences. This has been much quoted research of late and I struggled to remember who I have been reading lately that has also gone into these findings in detail.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then Tener spoke more about Carol Dweck’s work on a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. With a fixed mindset, people tend to believe that their intelligence is somewhat fixed and there isn’t a lot that they can do to improve it. They shut down with criticism, avoid challenges, and do what they can to make themselves look smart. With a growth mindset, people know that their intelligence can improve. They believe that their knowledge and abilities will improve with hard work. Criticism and setbacks are just tools for learning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, Lynie Tener spoke about the OECD’s 7 Principles of Learning. She expounded on each the principles; learners at the centre, the social nature of learning, emotions are integral to learning, recognizing individual differences, stretching all students, assessment for learning, and building horizontal connections. Then she had us to some reflection on how we teach in regards to these principles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> For my second session I attended </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UDL: Universal Design for Learning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> given by Anne Midzain. She explained that the philosophy of Universal Design for Learning was about getting to know your students as a community of learners as well as individual learners. Then you start by looking at their strengths. When using this model we teach with the three principles: Representation, Action and Expression, and Engagement. Anne Midzain also gave us the following websites to explore: </span><a href="http://www.udlresource.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.udlresource.ca</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.udlresource.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">udlresource.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><a href="http://cast.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">cast.org</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This is a model that I am very interested in learning more about!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The final session I attended was </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Primary Genius Hour</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> given by Tracy Cramer. I have been interested in Genius Hour for awhile now but have struggled to picture how to put it into practise with a class of 24 grade one and two students with just me. I have heard teachers of intermediate grades express frustration with implementing it due to the lack of independence among many children these days and with maxed out class sizes the lack of independence is even more taxing. This session gave me some great ideas! First of all she had her students partnered up with “inquiry buddies”. These were older buddies who can write! Another good idea is to start with a class topic. That way she gathered research material on that topic. The students were able to research different subtopics of that class topic. With just these two details, I have a much clearer idea of how I might implement this kind of inquiry into my classroom for the next school year!</span></div>
S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-78872150891357938822014-03-22T15:47:00.000-07:002014-08-13T10:59:16.454-07:00Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71nvYbMAE6L._AA1500_.jpg" height="200" width="200" />This past winter, I read Daniel Goleman's <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Focus-The-Hidden-Driver-Excellence-ebook/dp/B00BATG220">Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence</a>. I have been meaning to write about it for awhile because of the obvious connection to education and why and how we can teach children how to focus better. Then today I came across the webinar <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es5yaJdPeBY&feature=youtu.be">Education for Today: Rethinking Skills for Success with Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge</a>, which reminded me that I wanted to process my thoughts about the book.<br />
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Daniel Goleman, in this book, explains three kinds of focus: Inner focus, Other focus, and Outer focus. Inner focus is the ability to tune into ourselves and determine what we are feeling, where the feeling comes from, and what we can do about it. Other focus is tuning into others and developing and understanding necessary for developing solid relationships. Outer focus is tuning into the world around us and understanding how things work and the consequences of actions.<br />
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Teaching students these kinds of focus will help them live happier more successful lives as the skills involved for these types of focus are exactly the skills that Richard Boyatzis argues make for better leadership in his course Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence. See my post below on this course. These skills are addressed and taught in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. Research has found that SEL programs increase pro-social behaviors by 10%, decrease antisocial behavior by 10%, and increase academic performance by 10%. One major strategy for developing all these types of focus is teaching mindfulness. See my posts on mindfulness.<br />
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In the webinar mentioned above it is argued that the there are three crucial skill sets that need to be taught for student success in life. The first is self-mastery which is essentially the skills that Goleman explains are part of inner focus. The second is empathy and caring which is basically the skills involved in other focus. The third skill set is systems understanding which relates to the skills involved in outer focus.<br />
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If there is one thing that has become clear in education to those on the front lines these days is that our education system needs to teach more than just reading, writing, math, and other academic subjects. My major concern with the current push for project based learning is that if we do not teach children these three kinds of focus that Goleman explains in his book (or the self regulation that Stuart Shanker promotes) then many children will not succeed. Students without focus will not get much out of project based learning. When so many students are struggling with self regulation issues, inner, other, and outer focus can help them succeed and live happier lives.S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-3530814425266487852014-03-03T14:01:00.000-08:002014-03-03T14:03:53.828-08:00February 21st 2014 Professional DayOn February 21st, I attended <a href="https://apps1.sd35.bc.ca/workshops/prod/">Think Langley's</a> #odyssey14 conference. I attended 3 sessions.<br />
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<b>Daily 5: Question and Answer Session - </b>I attended this session because I had read the book years ago when I was still teaching intermediate. Now I'm back in primary and reading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-CAFE-Book-Gail-Boushey-ebook/dp/B00ICTWL94/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1">The CAFE Book</a>. I felt a refresher would be helpful as well as the time to look at the <a href="http://www.the2sisters.com/the_daily_5.html">Daily 5</a> through primary eyes. I am happy to say that I did get some good ideas for "word work" apps as well as encouraging learning independence and stamina.<br />
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<b>Explain Everything! Practical Uses and How-Tos For Screencasting on Your iPad - </b>Kudos to <a href="http://www.techteacheronamission.com/">Victoria Olson</a> for being so organized. Here is <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n04J560Lydph0g4UNCL7Uwgui4Q-sAYBzQGJrILsYXk/present#slide=id.g2b967c5e4_5_39">slideshow</a> that went with the workshop. We played around and got our hands "dirty". Originally, I choose this workshop because I'm interested in learning more about screencasting to present ideas on brain-based learning. However, I must say that I was impressed with the practical classroom applications that Victoria showed us. Having students read a passage or explain a math concept are the ideas that excited me most!<br />
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<b>So You Want to Mystery Skype? - </b>Okay, I have to admit, I choose this workshop by default as all the ones I was really interested in were full. I think <a href="https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype">Mystery Skype</a> is a pretty simple concept and was pretty clear when Will Richardson explained it at the Learning in a Networked World (see earlier blog). This workshop was facilitated by Victoria Olson as well and she gave us lots of ideas about what jobs there are for students to take on and then we actually did a Mystery Skype. So I do feel quite prepared to do this in the classroom and I've even found a class to do it with!S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-13514913039229636922014-01-15T20:18:00.001-08:002015-05-01T12:16:15.229-07:00Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence<div class="MsoNormal">
Wow, I took my first course through <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">Coursera</a>! What a great
experience. I took the 8 week course <b><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/lead-ei">Inspiring Leadership through EmotionalIntelligence</a></b>. It was offered by<a href="http://www.case.edu/"> Case Western Reserve University</a> and the
Instructor was <a href="http://weatherhead.case.edu/faculty/richard-boyatzis">Richard Boyatzis</a>. It was an 8 week course that I worked on from
October 28<sup>th</sup> through December 23<sup>rd</sup> of 2013. It was a
great experience and it has turned me into a Coursera fan. I am registered in
an upcoming class on public speaking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The big idea in this course that impacted me the most is
that inspiring leaders create experiences of hope, compassion, mindfulness, and
playfulness with the people around them. As well, these qualities are important
to have in our own experiences to keep us renewed and to ameliorate the effects
of stress in our lives. Of course once you think about it, it seems to be common
sense that experiences of hope, compassion, mindfulness, and playfulness would
help us build resonant relationships and keep us feeling positive and renewed.
The course offers up the neuroscience to back up the common sense as well.
Being a big fan of neuroscience I enjoyed the readings immensely. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Another big idea that I really appreciated was that of Boyatzis’
Intentional Change Theory (ICT). This theory is basically a model of sustained,
desired change for people individually or in groups. Reading and listening to
this theory was like a light bulb going off. It was explaining so much of what
I’ve seen and experienced but was not entirely conscious of or able to put it
into words. Not only does this course explain how one can use ICT to change in
the direction one wants to, but it also explains how it can be used to coach
others and to develop as an organization.<br />
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As a classroom teacher, I am a leader. I think that it is easy to take for granted that because I am more experienced, knowledgeable, and mature than my students then leadership is natural and easy. This course has made me more aware of the importance of building resonant relationships with my students, renewing my own emotional well-being, and coaching my students with the use of hope. I think that most teachers are aware that good relationships in the classroom make for more effective teaching an learning but I haven't typically thought of building relationships specifically for the purpose of leading. Attitude is contagious but so is energy level and motivation and this course offered lots of information and strategies in regards to keep ourselves strong and renewed. By using hope, I can move my students into a positive emotional affect which makes it much easier for them to see how to move forward with their goals and helps them take ownership of their learning.</div>
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I found the readings in this course to be very interesting and enjoyable. The
lectures were focused and the assignments were practical and really did help
me learn the information in a minds-on manner. My favourite assignment was
creating a personal vision aimed at creating the experience of hope. Not only
did I experience hope while writing it but the vision has stayed with me and I
experience hope just thinking about it. I have also gone back and read it a few
times already. Thank you, Coursera, Case Western Reserve University, and
Richard Boyatzis!<o:p></o:p></div>
S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-22044476335718266872013-10-26T17:48:00.002-07:002014-01-15T20:21:23.188-08:00Will Richardson "Learning in a Networked World"<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On October 25</span><sup style="font-family: Arial;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial;">, 2013, I spent the day listening to
Will Richardson speak about “Learning in a Networked World”. The theme of the
day was for us to consider how the world is changing and how we can best
prepare our students for their futures. And to do this how we as educators can learn,
unlearn, and relearn how to teach the youth of this fast-paced, globally
networked world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The following quote has been taken from the
flyer advertising this event,<i> “</i></span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A parent of two teen-agers, Will Richardson has been
thinking and writing about the intersection of social online learning networks
and education for the past 12 years at <a href="http://willrichardson.com/">willrichardson.com</a> and in numerous
journals, newspapers, and magazines such as Ed Leadership, District
Administration, Education Week, New York Times and English Journal. He is an
outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the
diverse new learning opportunities that the Web and other technologies now
offer.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Will,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> frustrated with the education his children have been receiving,
feels we need to stop wanting the same education for our children as the one we
had. This is an amazing time to be a learner! There are so many ways for
learners to connect with others, pursue their learning passions, and apply the
knowledge that they learn. He likened traditional learning vs. modern learning
to delivery vs. discovery. And emphasizes that the key shift to be made is from
institutional learning organizations to self-organized learning opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">When we were asked to reflect on the
traditional notions of school and what our biggest confusions/questions are
right now, the educators at the table that I was sitting at had many. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">How
do we tap students’ curiosity in our schools? What kind of steps do we take to
channel their curiosity? How do we address both students who</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> are overly plugged in and those who are “underly” plugged in?</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
How do we teach kids to be learning tech savvy rather than socially tech savvy?
What does it mean to be educated these days?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I appreciated reading and reflecting on the <a href="http://www.ncte.org/governance/literacies">NCTE 21st Century Literacies</a>. I
have listed below the ones that I would like to focus on developing in myself
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Design and share information for global
communities to meet a variety of purpose</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Manage, analyze, and synthesize, multiple
streams of simultaneous information</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate
multi-media texts</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Later in the day the focus shifted more towards the idea of us as
educators “being a learner first and teacher second”. Will covered a number or
technology tools that could be useful to us as educators. The following are the
ones that caught my attention. I’ve had a </span><a href="https://twitter.com/" style="font-family: Arial;">Twitter </a><span style="font-family: Arial;">account for a while but
rarely use it. He helped me understand how Twitter could be used more
effectively for professional development. I will definitely look into using
</span><a href="http://evernote.com/" style="font-family: Arial;">Evernote</a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> to save articles and notes, rather than saving links in a Word
document as I have been doing. I am also going to use <a href="http://cloud.feedly.com/#welcome">Feedly</a> to aggregate
news sites, searches, and blogs. Later, as I develop more of an online presence
I think <a href="https://flipboard.com/">Flipboard</a> and <a href="https://ifttt.com/">IFTTT</a> could be quite useful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All and all I consider the day well spent. I left feeling inspired
and motivated to become more of a networked learner myself! I feel better
prepared for the changes that are happening and should be happening in my
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<!--EndFragment-->S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-64650783694604774572013-10-14T20:40:00.001-07:002014-01-15T20:20:10.155-08:00Engaging the Digital LearnerOn October 7th, I attended a Langley School District conference titled "Engaging the Digital Learner" with four other staff members from my school. The conference basically dealt with issues that would fall under the category of 21st century learning. Since Sandra Averill was involved in the organization of the conference, all video clips and social media involved has been posted on the <a href="http://heres-how.weebly.com/engaging-the-digital-learner-resources.html">Here's How Tutorials site</a>. With Sandra we reflected on how our school uses technology and the<a href="http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/dig_lit_standards.htm"> BC Ministry of Education's Digital Literacy Standards draft</a>. The keynote speaker was <a href="http://abvendramin.com/">Antonio Vendramin</a>, a principal from School District #36. He gave us some great ideas for making learning meaningful to students to keep them engaged. I was glad that he did note that methods don't need to involve technology. Two ideas I personally found quite interesting and that I would like to explore further are <a href="http://www.geniushour.com/">Genius Hour</a> and <a href="https://education.skype.com/mysteryskype">Mystery Skype</a>. The evening was an inspiring engagement that motivated me to get moving on exploring a few things I've been interested in as learning tools.S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-62388312876337570742013-09-30T13:30:00.003-07:002014-01-15T20:20:56.444-08:00Challenging Student BehaviourThe final professional development engagement that I attended for the 2012/13 school year was called <b>Challenging Behaviour: Responding to Individual Students</b>. It was sponsored by the BCTF. For the last two years in particular, I have had some very challenging student behaviour and I wanted a refresher on how to meet the needs that drive these behaviours. Fortunately, that is exactly what this workshop addressed. In fact rather than just addressing the goals of attention-seeking and power-seeking misbehaviour, it also addressed the misbehavior due to self-regulation needs, avoidance of failure, and avoidance of pain/humiliation. Even now with starting up my new class, I catch myself looking over these notes in an attempt to determine the needs of some of my more needy students. I'm so glad that I took this workshop!S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-55601830613058673412013-09-30T13:16:00.000-07:002014-03-03T14:02:50.648-08:00Professional Development Day in February 2013On this day in February, I attended three workshops presented through the Langley School District. The first was on "Social Networking in the Classroom with Edmodo". Although I was impressed with the ideas on ways to use Edmodo as a classroom teacher, I confess that I have not acted on this knowledge. With teaching primary, I think I might try a website using weebly instead to communicate with parents. Then I attended a workshop called "Intro to Inquiry". The ideas of inquiry learning are certainly nothing new as this is an age old natural method of learning which I saw used frequently when I worked with homeschooling families. The challenge is how to use this in the classroom when the ratio of students to educators in primary is 24:1. Since the following workshop that I went to was on using PREZI, I decided to make a simple summary on Inquiry Learning with a PREZI during the workshop.<a href="http://prezi.com/opdwokre2-4n/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share">Here is my PREZI in Inquiry Learning</a><br />
Later this summer, I decided to play around with PREZI more as I think it is a great way to present information to today's youth and I developed another one to present a project my daughter worked on with her grandpa. I confess that it took me quite awhile and I ended up using a formatted template as a blank template would have taken me forever. <a href="http://prezi.com/8nhycv7nynvh/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share">Here is a slightly more sophisticated PREZI that I created</a>.S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-11075558625167259732013-09-30T13:01:00.000-07:002014-08-13T10:59:45.931-07:00Stuart Shanker and Classroom Strategies for Self-RegulationAnother pivotal aspect of my professional development in the 2012/13 school year was attending an presentation on Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation by Stuart Shanker put on by the Langley School District. I attended this presentation with my staff early on in the school year and we were all impressed with Shanker's ability to speak to us about increasing needs of the children passing through our classrooms these days. It was great to have a term to hang on these needs that have been such a demand in our profession as of late, "self-regulation." Shanker helped us see the various aspects or domains of these self-regulation needs, biological, emotional, cognitive, social, and prosocial. He also gave some practical strategies that we could implement to promote a calmer learning environment. I was so impressed with the ideas presented that I purchased his book, <b><u>Calm, Alert, and Learning.</u></b><br />
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This book has made a significant impact on my teaching style and helped me embrace my un-teacher like quality of not wanting the walls of my classroom to be so bright and crowded with visuals! The ideas in this book complimented the MindUp curriculum. I am sure to write more about the ideas I have learned and put into practise from this book. I am looking forward to reading more by Stuart Shanker and his thoughts and research on the subject of self-regulation!</div>
S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-24880579296916483522013-02-18T19:20:00.002-08:002014-01-15T20:24:09.843-08:00Mindfulness and the Senses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How mindfulness to sensory input helps us strengthen our focus. The basis for lessons 4-9.S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-68637544809608700202012-10-21T17:21:00.001-07:002014-01-15T20:26:42.575-08:00Mindfulness Exercises<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-91136496843530756972012-10-21T17:18:00.001-07:002014-01-15T20:27:23.953-08:00Teaching Mindfulness in the ClassroomThe videos that I posted previously are summaries of the first three Mindup lessons. The purpose of these summaries is to help my colleagues learn the basic information to convey to students before using Mindup's "core practice" with them. In the book, there are handout sheets to accompany these lessons and there are numerous activities that can be done with students to help them learn and remember this material. I have not explained the "core practice" as I don't want people to feel that there is no reason to buy the book <u>The Mindup Curriculum Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning-- and Living</u>. My next post will go over some mindfulness exercises that I have used in the classroom before I came across this book.S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-55803274376894382662012-10-19T14:06:00.000-07:002014-01-15T20:24:43.993-08:00The Core Practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />S Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591039267088636736.post-47571640070071145482012-10-19T14:04:00.000-07:002014-01-15T20:25:31.654-08:00Mindful Awareness<div class="MsoNormal">
Mindful Awareness is about being fully present. When we are
being mindfully aware we are alert and aware of what is happening around us.
This is an optimal state to be in when we are learning. It sounds simple but
most of us benefit from some training in this area in order to be able to
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In this second MindUp lesson children compare mindful and
unmindful behavior. Mindful behavior is when we are reflective and attentive.
Unmindful behavior is reflexive and unaware. The children also identify the
parts of the brain responsible for controlling these types of behaviors. When
sensory input enters the brain if first reaches the amygdala which determines whether
this input is threatening or pleasurable. They amygdala is not capable of
making the distinction of perceived or actual threats. If it perceives a threat
then it triggers reactive behavior. If it perceives it as pleasurable then it
sends the information on to the prefrontal cortex where it can be analyzed and
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Video on Mindful AwarenessS Hernberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222836812341072103noreply@blogger.com0