21st Century Skills Poster

April 14th Mentor Session

Objectives:

1. Group tries to juggle as many objects in the air as possible.

2. Create group norms.

3. Student's learn each other's names.

4. Students identify characteristics of collaboration and critical thinking.

5. Students have a common experience to practice reflecting on the 21st century skills of collaboration and critical thinking.

Click image to view video of Group Juggle "Demo"

Lesson Plan 

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Student Resources for Reflection

Students scan QR code and save to home screen of iPad.

Student Resources for Feedback

Students scan QR code and save to home screen of iPad.

ePortfolio Parent Flyer

Providing Warm and Cool Feedback

Warm Feedback

Avoid the following types of statements:
I liked it.
This is good writing.
Great job!

Try using these sentence stems:
I want you to be sure to keep...
This is really interesting because...
I like the way you __________ because ___________.
___________ is an excellent example of ____________.
When you wrote ____________, it made me think _____________.
It seems important...
I appreciate...


Cool Feedback

Avoid the following types of statements:
I don't get it.
This is disorganized.
You spelled some stuff wrong.

Try using these sentence stems:
I wonder...
Why did...
How did...
When did...
I was confused when you said...
What makes you think...
What would happen if...
Describe...
Tell me more about...
You might consider...
Think about...
What would have to change for...
What's another way you might...
How did you decide to...
What did you mean when you said...
What is the connection between __________ and ___________?
How does __________ explain ___________?
What surprises you about...
What might this tell you about...

Looking Backward, Inward, Outward, and Forward - Reflection Prompts

Google Calendars

Many teachers and entire schools have set up Google Calendars.

Student benefits include access on their iPhone and iPad calendars to:

• assignments
• due dates
• rubrics
• links 
• digital copies
• absent work

Parent benefits include access to all of their child's assignments, test dates and due dates in one place.

Creating a New Google Calendar

Google Calendar QR Codes

Using Google Calendar

January 20th Mentor Session

Teachers will provide models of reflections and personal goal setting.

Students will draft a reflection on a hobby/interest in which they would like to grow.

Click here for Lesson Plan.

Written Directions for Using an iPad When Building an ePortfolio

Students can scan QR code to access document with the "How To" links.

(Encourage students to bookmark or save the document link to their home screen.)




Below are links to flow maps that will help students add artifacts and reflections to their ePortfolios.

These instructions are specifically for an iPad.

Accessing the Desktop Version of Google Drive and Google Sites from an iPad

ePortfolio Artifact/Reflection Folder

• Students need to make a copy of the work they want to display on their ePortfolio and move the copy to the Artifact Folder.
• All reflections should be drafted in a Google Doc (could be a thinking map in Google Drawing) and stored in this folder so that the mentor teacher can provide feedback.

 ePortfolio: Changing the Page Template

Uploading Artifacts and Reflections

Inserting Google Presentations and Google Docs

Inserting Images to Your ePortfolio Site

Adding a Hyperlink to an Image

Inserting Videos to Your ePortfolio Site

Embedding a PDF on Your ePortfolio Site

Inserting a Text Hyperlink on Your ePortfolio Site

ePortfolio Artifacts and Reflections

What could artifacts look like and what might a reflection sound like?

http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/19miyoshiay/grade-7-showcase-portfolio/

http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/19itol/grade-7-portfolio/

Collaboration Examples

• https://sites.google.com/a/go.lisd.net/watsons1-go-lisd-net/collaboration
• https://sites.google.com/a/go.lisd.net/josh-ward-eportfolio/collaboration
• https://sites.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/cookj-staff-lisd-net/collaboration/scrapdenton-fieldtrip

Critical Thinking Examples

• https://sites.google.com/a/go.lisd.net/hergenretherc-go-lisd-net/critical-thinking
• https://sites.google.com/a/staff.lisd.net/beechersstafflisdnet/critical-thinking/masterschedule

Communication Examples

• https://sites.google.com/a/go.lisd.net/hergenretherc-go-lisd-net/communication

Technological Literacy Examples

• https://sites.google.com/a/go.lisd.net/watsons1-go-lisd-net/technological-literacy