Ideas+I+Want+To+Implement


 * Be able to say WHY these changes/implementations are important to me and my teaching/learning.**


 * This is an on going list of some of the things floating around in my head. This is NOT everything floating around in my head.**

- use iPad apps such as Book Creator to create non fiction text - use Audio boo to regularly record students reading - perhaps a parent helper can help out here? Or peer tutors? - create a personal mentor text list from the books I own and add to the list based on what's available in my school library or public library - I have started such a list here. - utilize facetime/skype/googlehangout to allow my students to read to other students via the internet, and share their writing
 * Literacy Ideas**

- use Show Me/Explain Everything to document student learning - continue to use the open ended stations approach to teach mathematical concepts - look more into open ended problem solving where the process really is more important than the product because there will be more than one answer - use lessons learned from Number Sense Routines by Jessica Shumway (see google doc created)
 * Numeracy Ideas**

- get outside more regularly and really look at what's going on around us - brain gym (see pinterest) - bully paper lesson (see pinterest)
 * Social/Emotional Ideas**

- really explore the elements of art, embrace the language of art
 * Fine Arts**

- utilize QR codes to spark interest - eg links to theme based websites,books etc. Send home in news letter or post on school window for parent access too. - write the special person story directly on the blog - treat individual blogs as digital portfolios in addition to being places to write - use google docs to better collaborate with parents or other classes - can be used for feedback - create wikis and invite others to collaborate - utilize Wonder widget on the class blog - create a google map to show where the classes that we have interacted with are located in the world - create a guest book to have visitors sign in and leave us messages ???
 * Technology Integration Ideas**

- document more student thinking with the technology available to me - utlize more inquiry based learning to cover key concepts - let students have more lead in their learning - encourage and promote more descriptive feedback betwen teacher and student, and student-student - collabortive projects with Lora/Niki and other grade one classes in the district where we have to opportunity to actually meet f2f too
 * Teaching Improvements Ideas**

- skype/google hangout more regularly with classes we follow - make blogging and collaboration a more important part of our week - schedule it -
 * Global Connection Ideas**