https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham 2015-07-13 15:12:17 -0400 “What if?” It’s a question that many stop asking themselves as they enter adulthood. But research has shown that those who keep their minds open to possibilities and persist in the face of challenges are far more likely to find innovative solutions to problems and succeed at their goals. In his small Washington State school district, pursuing the answer to that question gave STEM teacher Jeff Charbonneau, 2013 National Teacher of the Year and Summit ’14 Closing Keynote speaker, the motivation and focus he needed to help his students do amazing things, from starting a nationally recognized research project to hosting weekend robotics competitions and taking two-week mountain hiking expeditions. “Being a true educator, somebody who is really an advocate for your students, boils down to one thing: You ask yourself on a regular basis, ‘What if?'” Charbonneau explains in his keynote. ” What if we could teach differently and embrace curiosity in our students? What if we allowed our students to be a little bit more curious and dig in the mud just a little bit more?” Jeff expands on “What If” at this year’s Mileposts conference with a keynote and workshop titled, “Building Your What If.” This is a must-attend event for everyone in the Treasure Valley who advocates for children. “What if?” It’s a question that many stop asking themselves as they enter adulthood. But research has shown that those who keep their minds open to possibilities and persist in the face of challenges are far more likely to find innovative solutions to problems and succeed at their goals. In his small Washington State school district, pursuing the answer to that question gave STEM teacher Jeff Charbonneau, 2013 National Teacher of the Year and Summit ’14 Closing Keynote speaker, the motivation and focus he needed to help his students do amazing things, from starting a nationally recognized research project to hosting weekend robotics competitions and taking two-week mountain hiking expeditions. “Being a true educator, somebody who is really an advocate for your students, boils down to one thing: You ask yourself on a regular basis, ‘What if?'” Charbonneau explains in his keynote. ” What if we could teach differently and embrace curiosity in our students? What if we allowed our students to be a little bit more curious and dig in the mud just a little bit more?” Jeff expands on “What If” at this year’s Mileposts conference with a keynote and workshop titled, “Building Your What If.” This is a must-attend event for everyone in the Treasure Valley who advocates for children. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/your-what-if https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/your-what-if Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/mileposts-plus-advanced https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/mileposts-plus-advanced Our goal each and every day is “Do what’s best for ALL kids”. When this became our daily goal, it helped prioritize how we make decisions for our students. We have added daily grade level collaboration, structured PLC’s, differentiated reading and math times to meet individual student needs, uninterrupted core reading and math times, as well as meeting weekly to problem solve how to best meet the academic and behavioral needs of our students. The data is also used monitor student progress towards three week learning goals at each grade level. These goals are specific to common core. Students are now more aware of learning goals and strengths/areas of improvement for their own personal learning. This session will focus on not only ‘what’ we do, but the improved student learning data we are collecting. Our goal each and every day is “Do what’s best for ALL kids”. When this became our daily goal, it helped prioritize how we make decisions for our students. We have added daily grade level collaboration, structured PLC’s, differentiated reading and math times to meet individual student needs, uninterrupted core reading and math times, as well as meeting weekly to problem solve how to best meet the academic and behavioral needs of our students. The data is also used monitor student progress towards three week learning goals at each grade level. These goals are specific to common core. Students are now more aware of learning goals and strengths/areas of improvement for their own personal learning. This session will focus on not only ‘what’ we do, but the improved student learning data we are collecting. Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/doing-whats-best-for-all-kids https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/doing-whats-best-for-all-kids Discover the rich open content available through our partner, Gooru Learning. Search and find meaningful resources and/or collections to use in your classrooms. Learn how to edit and remix these collections to make them your own by adding additional resources, creating new questions, and/or sorting the order of the resources in the collection. Tag these resources and/or collections to standards, 21st Century Skills, and more. What a great way to integrate technology into classroom instruction, while meeting the different levels of student needs on a daily basis! Hands-on. (You will need a laptop, not an iPad, to build collections.) Discover the rich open content available through our partner, Gooru Learning. Search and find meaningful resources and/or collections to use in your classrooms. Learn how to edit and remix these collections to make them your own by adding additional resources, creating new questions, and/or sorting the order of the resources in the collection. Tag these resources and/or collections to standards, 21st Century Skills, and more. What a great way to integrate technology into classroom instruction, while meeting the different levels of student needs on a daily basis! Hands-on. (You will need a laptop, not an iPad, to build collections.) Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/gooru-building-collections https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/gooru-building-collections This session is geared for school administrators or district-level administrators who want to unlock the potential in Mileposts to focus on student achievement and growth. Silverback Learning, with Mileposts, has created a powerful tool that allows administrators to “drill down” into the smallest pockets of student achievement data to make a difference in establishing personalized student learning goals. This session is geared for school administrators or district-level administrators who want to unlock the potential in Mileposts to focus on student achievement and growth. Silverback Learning, with Mileposts, has created a powerful tool that allows administrators to “drill down” into the smallest pockets of student achievement data to make a difference in establishing personalized student learning goals. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/leadership-and-mileposts-at-secondary https://speakerdeck.com/jgraham/leadership-and-mileposts-at-secondary