Most recent public comments by Niki Fayne https://nowcomment.com/users/82374 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351899?scroll_to=3095934 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351899?scroll_to=3095934 Glauca: You have provided authentic evidence of what you have learned this summer. BRAVO Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:58:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351875?scroll_to=3095933 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351875?scroll_to=3095933 Might it make sense to use a KWL chart Kids volunteer what they know (K), what they want to learn about the subject or topic (W) and then at the end of the unit identify what they have learned (L) Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:56:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351335?scroll_to=3095932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351335?scroll_to=3095932 Can you think about ways to use tech tools for student stories that could be a class "feelings" book series? Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:54:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351302?scroll_to=3095931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351302?scroll_to=3095931 One suggestion: As your host teacher, I could benefit from an example. You might want to come up with a theme or topic that relates to the grade level course of study. You could check the NYSED web site to find out more about appropriate standards for particular grade levels. Here is a link to the social studies standards: https://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/social-studies Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:50:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351680?scroll_to=3095930 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351680?scroll_to=3095930 I love the way that you connect home to school through literature and neighborhood field trips. I might suggest that you have titles that represent cultures represented in your class. Bringing an item from home should work well particularly if this item also appears in the book! You might even combine this activity with a "student of the week" during group time. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:46:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351248?scroll_to=3094959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351248?scroll_to=3094959 I think often we hate to think about evil. It is easier to avoid it. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:55:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351852?scroll_to=3094958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351852?scroll_to=3094958 I am wondering if you want to share some background reading with your host teacher as you introduce the notion of a unit on clean water. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:53:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092367 Are you going to look for examples in the news? Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092363 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092363 maps, visuals not just words Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092362 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351239?scroll_to=3092362 I love the way you integrate the theme as you begin the school year and establish clasroom norms. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350913?scroll_to=3091801 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350913?scroll_to=3091801 When you have your students create podcasts, do you have a specific platform that you use? Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:58:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350912?scroll_to=3091799 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350912?scroll_to=3091799 Starting with the presidential election in 2016, I feel as if I live in two worlds. One is my everyday world of work and family. The other is the dystopia I see daily on the news. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:55:48 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350914?scroll_to=3091797 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350914?scroll_to=3091797 This is very readable. How might you take some of this information,simplify it, and present it to your students? Sat, 22 Jul 2023 03:47:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350880?scroll_to=3091796 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350880?scroll_to=3091796 I am currently reading a book entitled "Technology's Child" It provides a developmental perspective on how children and adolescents experience technology. The big take-away for me is that there are two key factors: 1) Making sure that the individual and not the technology is in control; and 2) Providing community support (starting with parents and then moving to peers) for developmentally appropriate use. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:49:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351106?scroll_to=3091795 https://nowcomment.com/documents/351106?scroll_to=3091795 Please ask Paul how you can convert the image to make it more readable. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:43:52 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/316811?scroll_to=3087517 https://nowcomment.com/documents/316811?scroll_to=3087517 Using your senses. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:31:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349460?scroll_to=3087459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349460?scroll_to=3087459 The one example does not help me understand how to get to the root cause. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:04:20 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349460?scroll_to=3087453 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349460?scroll_to=3087453 Break the problem down into segments or digestible parts? Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:02:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349457?scroll_to=3087422 https://nowcomment.com/documents/349457?scroll_to=3087422 Dolphins Did they take a wrong turn out of the Atlantic Ocean? Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:47:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087399 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087399 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:35:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087395 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087395 Kids and adults work together to improve water quality. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:34:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087392 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087392 Environmental champions using technology and their own creative juices (building a web site) Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:33:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087385 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087385 Embed curriculum in the community. You folks at Samara will see this in action! Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:32:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087379 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087379 Stories portray spiders as scary. Kids explore whether spiders add value. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:29:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087373 https://nowcomment.com/documents/350202?scroll_to=3087373 You don't need to create problems. How about finding problems in the real world? Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:27:43 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851825 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851825 Tell us more. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:45:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851820 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851820 Maybe the directions? Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:36:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851814 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851814 Don't forget the role that music can play in multimodal literacy Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:35:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851811 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851811 Maybe this is why late elementary and middle school kids are just over the moon about graphic novels. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:33:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851808 https://nowcomment.com/documents/320783?scroll_to=2851808 Procedural knowledge versus content knowledge Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:32:41 -0400