Innovative Instruction

INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION

Mindset is open to changing instructional practices
Uses data to design lessons that support students’ instructional needs
Experiments with at least one blended learning model (flipped, station rotation, etc.)
Collaborates with others to reflect on new instructional practice

Deepening Differentiation and Personalization

How do I deepen Differentiation and Personalization within a Station Rotation Model?

Read this article from Learning Accelerator and watch one video in each section prior to PLC meeting.

Meeting Activity

Materials needed: 3 sheets of chart paper (labeled Flexibility, Data, and Grouping), marker/pens, Post-it notes in 2 different colors

Have each person fill out Post-it Notes for each section - Flexibility, Data, and Grouping. Post them on the appropriate piece of chart paper.

One color Post-it Note: what you learned
2nd color Post-it Note: questions you have

Review the Post-it Notes as a group.

How Urban Meyer Took the Buckeyes to School

Read the article "How Urban Meyer Took The Buckeyes to School"

Check for Understanding

Engage with the text by completing the Table Top Tweet Activity in small groups.

Re-Imaging Classrooms: Teachers as Learner and Students as Leaders

Re-imaging Classrooms: Teachers as Learners and Students as Leaders

In this TEDTalk, Kayla Desler, a 2nd grade teacher in West Fargo, North Dakota, talks about how to look at traditional classrooms differently. Listen for these key points:

Release the power
Embrace purposeful technology
Don't feed the fears

Have one person on your team create a Google Doc and share it with your team. Add comments to the Doc as you listen to the video together.

Group Discussion:

What resonated with you?
Was there something you disagreed with? If so, what was it? Why do you disagree?
Did you find an idea that you want to take back to your classroom?

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