ASDN Fostering Collaborative Classrooms
Transcript of ASDN Fostering Collaborative Classrooms
FOSTERING COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS
Tracie Weisz, Alaska Gateway School District
Strategies
Learning Styles Inventory
One Size Does Not Fit All
Differentiation
•Content
• Interest
•Ability
Subtle meanings of differentiation
Blogs, Wikis Google Tools
Google Tools
Collaborative Writing
Google Forms
Google Chat
My Class Blog
Planning (Backwards)
Having Fun = Engagement!
Post varied links
Mock Interviews
Tools to enhance the work and extend interest
G-Docs for timely feedback
Wiki scrapbooks for web tools
Students Choose
See (and hear) things differently
Flexible and Varied Groups
Make use of video
Hollywood Baby!
Too much at once
My PLC - Blogging
My PLC - Twitter
My PLC - Social Bookmarking
My PLC - RSS Reader
My PLC - joining the conversation
Students think, collaborate, create
Tools reduce my workload
Tools personalize learning
VIVE LE DIFFERENCE!