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Brain Friendly lessons - making meaning for students. How to get through the maze to get them ready to learn. Know how the brain works. Homework from traditional to digital. Make sure homework is purposeful - differenciation in homework. Not everyone needs to do the same homework. Instant feedback - online sites that provide this instant feedback. Don't make homework routine. Change it up. Communicate to parents about this type of change/mind shift. State your objectives for your inclass lessons and homework to students. Homeworks does not always have to be turn || Differentiate Homework for students. || 4th Grade ||  || Homework - giving options to explain (blogging, paper/pencil) their understanding Sentence starters (goals for the homework) Know more about... Understand better... Be more skilled at... Writing in the 21st Century : Typing and sharing stories on their blogs [] ~ Can find primary sources and real-world type lessons National Library of Virtual Manipulatives ~ [] The Worlds Largest Tool Box ~[|www.go2web20.net] ||  || 1st Grade || [] || Brain Friendly Strategies: Presentations ~ novelty gets priorty. Helps get them excited, but remember to take care of any of their needs. Brain break every 10-15 minutes. Color gets information and remember...also helps for parents...certain colors mean certain types of things going home. Mapping as a Verb: collaboration between teachers using TodaysMeet.com for progress checks on where people are...will be a time saver and not have to meet as often. Teaching the Interaction Generation: Have sound teaching principles first. Don't have projects for the sake of projects. Evaluate everything you have students do and ensure that it is meaningful/purposefully! ***Debra Pickering***WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE COME TO THE DISTRICT AND HAVE A SESSION***She is from Colorado...** ||  || Articles, interviews, advice from other teachers || 2 things - affirmation and motivation Harry Wong and his wife - hear once more about the importance of the first days of school; laying the foundation; lessen anxiety before learning can happen; make a Power Point about the first days - helps teacher, students, and parents Miss Math - very motivating! zoidandcompany.com Bridging the gap/struggle between elementary/middle school "Do what you know is right for the students" Talk to kids' level; make math part of their reality Money example - how do you count? Larger bills first or smaller bills? Lego Classes - ideas for using Legos Build a duck example - multiple ways to the right answer Smart Lego and Lego Education handsontech Legos as a metaphor...explain why "Build something with Legos that shows the problem of the story?" QD moments list - will scan in ||  || Info. on Daniel Pink: **Disruptive innovation** :teachers willing to take the steps to move in a positive direction for edcucaton. Strong leadership will help guide change. Innovation means by definition to do something different. " ** Developmentally appropriate practices "** : Finally maybe the pendulum is moving backwards to how teaching used to be viewed. *Be sure to view the video by Dan Pink on movitivation on the wiki. Individuals need to be innovators to show others what DOES work Kinesthetic learning - HS sci teacher with a mixture of hands-on and virtual learning - Used play dough to create a model of a cell. Check out the attached ppt for many sites and resources for Web 2.0 resources. ||  || Epubbud.com is a site where you can make books and download them to your ereader. Can make a book with your own pictures. Can also put video and text. This can also be done for other readers. ||  ||
 * ** Presenter ** || **School/Grade/Subject ** || **Link ** || **What you Learned --21st Century Learning Connection?** || **How will you use it or apply it?** ||
 * Melodie Bell (ASCD) || Academy Endeavor - 3rd Grade ||  || Made connections on how the conference theme/websites all seemed to be connected.
 * Play music, movement helps their brain engage.
 * Use different colors.
 * Have kids create videos to teach others.
 * Walking backwards to help students understand negative numbers
 * Renee Castro (ASCD) || Academy Endeavour 1st grade || [] || Brain Friendly Strategies. Filters in the brain that keep things out. To get through the filters- talking slowly, interesting facts, placement of objects, clothing. Advertise and promot your next lesson (use videos). Create posters for new lessons. Use individual tools to keep students engaged and accountable (white boards, clickers). Let students talk to each other for 5 minutes about lesson. RADTeach.com. Upgrading Maps when there is no time- TodaysMet.com allows communication between teachers. Teaching the interaction generation - caution about using technology just because you have it. ||  ||
 * Megan Larsen (ASCD) || Academy Endeavour
 * Debbie Lagergren (ASCD) || Academy Endeavour
 * Jennifer Weber (MSC) || daVinci/Grade 5 || teachers.net
 * Michelle Even (MSC) ||  ||   || Presentation: **Dr. Kenneth Wesson**
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 * Hands on, hands on, hands on!** The way you assimilate information is through tactile. Everything is connected to what students know ( prior knowledge). You can't change a child's perception except through tactile learning . Ties in with Mr. White and that through games you are making a connection.
 * Legos** create an avenue for children to go through, take what their thinking in their mind and make something concrete. This allows them to understand concepts better and gain deeper meaning. They can not be passive when they are actually DOING. Not being a passive learner People loose their creativity and innovation over time; students need time for this amidst all the "rigor". We need to be sure we are using all of our resources to allow for creativity and innovation. We need to take what we already do and combine it with what's new. Fear seems to prevent change. ||  ||
 * Doug Hinkle (MSC) || 5th Grade/daVinci ||  || **"Set the hook"** so you can connect them to knew learning.
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 * Overall Flavor: The 3 "R"'s ... ** rigor/relevance/relationships The relationship piece is very critical. Learning doesn't happen unless you have that relationship with your kids. Relevance has to matter so you do things that are purposful but you also need the relationships. Part of the rigor enhances and embraces the creativity. Kids brains being wired differently came up a lot..so if education remains the same students will leave us in the dust and we will become obsolete. Schools have to adapt to this new way of learning.
 * You can never have effective professional development when someone is pulling you forward. Instead, here are the tools and allow the individual to apply how they need or like.**
 * Great professinal development would be watching like the Ted vidoes and then having discussions. ||  ||
 * Jenna Hermansen (MSC) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Tana Tornquist (ISTE) ||  ||   || Powerful video connections (e.g. Skype). Many museums now offer virtual tours including video conferencing.
 * 1) Global Communication
 * 2) Tools for Classroom Use
 * 3) Using Effectively and Efficiently
 * Kristin Brunelle (ISTE) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Christine Schein (ISTE) ||  ||   || APPS available for IPADS. ||   ||
 * Lori Hartman (ISTE) ||  ||   || Do not be afraid of the internet. There are not as many predators as you might think. It is important to connect with all the teachers out there.