Gabriella's Letter to Colleagues
Author: NowComment Guides
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Dear Colleague,
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This summer I participated in a profession learning experience with LUTE STEM at Lehman College. I learned a lot about [Make a list of the educational theories and practices that you were introduced to in these workshops.] how to use online journals, such as nowcomment, and the Scratch Program.
This summer I participated in a profession learning experience with LUTE STEM at Lehman College.
I learned a lot about how to use online journals, such as nowcomment, and the Scratch Program.
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There was a lot to think about and to consider how to apply in the classroom, and in this letter I’d like to focus on [choose one topic, theory, approach, or idea that you think is important] because [Write a few sentences to explain why you have chosen this. What makes it urgent to try out? What was your own experience in learning this? What do you want students to learn? What is it about your students that makes this particularly apt? Why do you think this will be effective?]the use of an online journal, such as nowcomment, to help high schoolers get into the habit of writing because as a high schooler and even as a college student, I remember having to keep a journal as part of my grade. It is important to do such things as journaling, especially allowing students to have their own space to journal and feel safe. Journal entry "assignments" can be prompts about their personal feelings, or about what they want out of the school year. Either way, this is a fantistic way for students to write more and be able to keep track of their goals and writing themselves.
There was a lot to think about and to consider how to apply in the classroom, and in this letter I’d like to focus on the use of an online journal, such as nowcomment, to help high schoolers get into the habit of writing because as a high schooler and even as a college student, I remember having to keep a journal as part of my grade.
It is important to do such things as journaling, especially allowing students to have their own space to journal and feel safe.
Journal entry "assignments" can be prompts about their personal feelings, or about what they want out of the school year.
Either way, this is a fantistic way for students to write more and be able to keep track of their goals and writing themselves.
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I would like to propose that we [Describe the learning activity that you want to do with the students. Write this brief overview of the task in one or two sentences. This should be an activity conducted in a school setting with one or more students. It should take between 15 and 60 minutes to complete.] have students keep a weekly journal. They will have the time to journal their feelings every day, but the time can be used for other things as well. What is important, is for students to have at least one entry at the end of every week, but they are welcomed to do more.
I would like to propose that we have students keep a weekly journal.
They will have the time to journal their feelings every day, but the time can be used for other things as well.
What is important, is for students to have at least one entry at the end of every week, but they are welcomed to do more.
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To do this we will need [Make a list of the materials you will need. Your activity can be unplugged or computer/tablet based activity/task. If computer/tablet-based, indicate types of tech tools/platforms students will use. For example: Presentation Software, Voice Recording App or Web Site, Image Library, Video Recording App or Web Site.]laptops, so students are able to use nowcomment as their running journal entry. This makes it that students can easily share their journals, or ensure certain things stay private. This also makes it easier to check when students have added a journal entry.
To do this we will need laptops, so students are able to use nowcomment as their running journal entry.
This makes it that students can easily share their journals, or ensure certain things stay private.
This also makes it easier to check when students have added a journal entry.
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The students will be making [Be specific about the modes and media you will have available for student to use. What choices will they be able to make? What media do you expect students to use in this activity?] a digital journal and be able to look back on how far they have come at the end of the year. They can see how they have opened up, how their grades and personal growth has been changed throughout the year.
The students will be making a digital journal and be able to look back on how far they have come at the end of the year.
They can see how they have opened up, how their grades and personal growth has been changed throughout the year.
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Here’s how I think we might introduce this activity. We could give these directions to the students:
[Write the step-by-step directions you will be giving the students. Be sure to write this section to the students: e.g. First, you should… After that, you will see that… Tell the students when they will be expected to work alone and when they will need to work with other students.]First, students will be introduced to what nowcomment is. They will be shown how to use the website, how they can add AI comments and so forth. Then, the students will be told the create their own notebook, where they will be adding their journal entries to whenever they are written. Students will be allowed to partner up with someone they trust and they will be able to comment on each others entries.
Here’s how I think we might introduce this activity.
We could give these directions to the students: First, students will be introduced to what nowcomment is.
They will be shown how to use the website, how they can add AI comments and so forth.
Then, the students will be told the create their own notebook, where they will be adding their journal entries to whenever they are written.
Students will be allowed to partner up with someone they trust and they will be able to comment on each others entries.
I would also propose that the students give each other feedback on their work. They could use this checklist to self-assess and to give each other feedback:
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I am able to see that my classmate has created a notebook
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I can click on my classmate's notebook and journal entries.
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I can use AI to also commet / summarize what my classmate is saying in their uploaded documents.
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I can track how far my classmate has come from the beginning of the year until the end.
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This activity should take at least [add the number of minutes it will take here] twent minutes to complete, which should allow time for productive struggle. To encourage persistence, I think we might [Describe how you might encourage students and give them opportunities to revise and resubmit their work.] allow students several opportunites during class time to either do work / independent reading / or write in their journals.
This activity should take at least twent minutes to complete, which should allow time for productive struggle.
To encourage persistence, I think we might allow students several opportunites during class time to either do work / independent reading / or write in their journals.
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When they have finished this activity, I would be great if we could ask the students to write and talk about how they used one of these four Habits of Mind.
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Listening and Understanding with Empathy.
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Thinking flexibity.
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Thinking about your Thinking
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Respnonding with Wonderment and Awe
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I will also use these Habits of Mind to give the students both written and oral feedback while they are working and once the finish their work!
Thank you for taking the time to consider this proposal. I hope you see how valuable this activity could be for our students. Please let me know if you have any revisions that I might consider for this activity. I look forward to working with you on this.
Added July 31, 2023 at 10:29pm
by Gabriella Jordan
Title: Wording change
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This summer I participated in a profession learning experience with LUTE STEM at Lehman College.
I learned a lot about [Make a list of the educational theories and practices that you were introduced to in these workshops.]
Added July 31, 2023 at 10:32pm
by Gabriella Jordan
Title: Wording change
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There was a lot to think about and to consider how to apply in the classroom, and in this letter I’d like to focus on [choose one topic, theory, approach, or idea that you think is important] because [Write a few sentences to explain why you have chosen this. What makes it urgent to try out? What was your own experience in learning this? What do you want students to learn? What is it about your students that makes this particularly apt? Why do you think this will be effective?]
Added July 31, 2023 at 11:03pm
by Gabriella Jordan
Title: Wording change
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I would like to propose that we [Describe the learning activity that you want to do with the students. Write this brief overview of the task in one or two sentences. This should be an activity conducted in a school setting with one or more students. It should take between 15 and 60 minutes to complete.]
Added July 31, 2023 at 11:04pm
by Gabriella Jordan
Title: Wording change
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To do this we will need [Make a list of the materials you will need. Your activity can be unplugged or computer/tablet based activity/task. If computer/tablet-based, indicate types of tech tools/platforms students will use. For example: Presentation Software, Voice Recording App or Web Site, Image Library, Video Recording App or Web Site.]
Added July 31, 2023 at 11:06pm
by Gabriella Jordan
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The students will be making [Be specific about the modes and media you will have available for student to use. What choices will they be able to make? What media do you expect students to use in this activity?]
Added July 31, 2023 at 11:12pm
by Gabriella Jordan
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Here’s how I think we might introduce this activity.
We could give these directions to the students:
[Write the step-by-step directions you will be giving the students.
Be sure to write this section to the students: e.g. First, you should… After that, you will see that… Tell the students when they will be expected to work alone and when they will need to work with other students.]
Added July 31, 2023 at 11:15pm
by Gabriella Jordan
Title: Wording change
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This activity should take at least [add the number of minutes it will take here] to complete, which should allow time for productive struggle. To encourage persistence, I think we might [Describe how you might encourage students and give them opportunities to revise and resubmit their work.]
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How would you encourage journaling on a daily basis? Routines sometimes take a while to get used to. Would you include this in your curriculum? How would you assess this?
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