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Teaching Talk: Integrating Oral Language Development in Early Learning Kindergarten
Focusing on the integration of explicit oral language instruction, with a focus on phonological awareness, into all aspects of the ELK program (routines, large and small group activities, individual instruction, and technology use).
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The Four Frames and Pedagogical Documentation
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, technologyDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:Our purpose was to utilize the electronic portfolio (SESAME) to make the children’s demonstration of learning visible and meaningful. This tool would also be used as a parent communication and aid in the writing of the Communication of Learning.
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Making Learning Visible – Pedagogical Documentation Full-Day Kindergarten
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, revised curriculumDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:This project aims to explore how documenting children’s learning can help to develop a community of learners that aims to increase student engagement, promote collaboration, and improve learning outcomes.
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Documenting Spatial Reasoning in the Full-Day Kindergarten Program
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, mathDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:Using the professional resource, Taking Shape, we supported students’ understanding of spatial reasoning concepts through intentional play-based tasks and documentation.
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Using Student Clinical Interviews About Fractions and Decimals as a Diagnostic to Determine Student Misconceptions and Plan Instructional Next Steps
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Research into junior/intermediate student misconceptions in fractions and decimals through conducting student clinical interviews in math. Lessons and number talks designed to address misconceptions for gap closing.
