http://www.paec.org en-US Copyright 2007 Panhandle Area Educational Consortium schofieldl@paec.org (Lisa Schofield) deveym@paec.org (Marie Devey) Technology Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST Warm demanders are caring teachers who are known throughout their schools and communities for their unique ability to make all students believe in their capacity to be successful. Actions common to these teachers include: building relationships deliberately; seeking to understand students' cultural backgrounds and learning styles and using the knowledge to appreciate individual students; communicating and insisting students meet high expectation levels; providing learning support for students; supporting students' positive behaviors; and conveying expectations clearly and consistently (Bondy and Ross, 2008). What can you do to become "that" teacher, the one administrators, peers, students and parents respect for this ability? Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://videos.paec.org/FEC_Videos/MP4/FEBRUARY_MASTER_iPod_High.mp4 Lesson development is complete and your team is certain the resulting lesson is great; so what's next? How can you be sure the "great" lesson your team developed will actually provide the desired outcome - student understanding? According to Stuart Greenberg, the best way to find out requires a member of the team to teach the "great" lesson, while other members of the lesson study team collect specific, predetermined data. The data collected must then be examined, discussed and, if necessary, the lesson revised during a debriefing process. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://videos.paec.org/FEC_Videos/MP4/JANUARY_MASTER1_iPod_Lg.mp4 It is likely you've taken part in many professional development activities, all designed to fill your instructional toolkit with a variety of clever "tools and tricks," promised to make a positive difference in the academic achievement of your students. However, once the lesson planning process gets underway, do you find yourself randomly trying first one strategy and then another; or do you purposefully match specific learning strategies with your instructional goals? In this program, Stuart Greenberg will provide expert commentary as we watch elementary and secondary teachers identify explicit instructional benchmarks, determine what evidence demonstrates student understanding, examine resources they have on hand, discuss and select strategies proven to be most effective in helping students achieve the selected benchmark, and identify content-related difficulties students may encounter. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://videos.paec.org/FEC_Videos/MP4/OCTOBER_TTT_2010_MASTER_iPod_High.mp4 What is a lesson study and why would a teacher want to take part in this ongoing professional learning experience? How does a group begin the process and establish specific learning goals for students targeted by the process? In this episode, the first of a three-part series dedicated to lesson study, Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director of Just Read! Florida, shares the rationale for lesson study and establishes guidelines, sure to work, for any group of teachers that chooses to undertake the lesson study experience. As the process begins, we will see how elementary and secondary teachers examine and use student reading data as a basis to establish learning goals. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://videos.paec.org/FEC_Videos/MP4/SEPTEMBER_TTT_2010_MASTER_iPod_High.mp4 The emphasis on differentiation is concluded in this program with a critical look at the importance of anchor activities, learning stations and centers, and homework assignments. Teachers learn how to make these activities meaningful in order to provide rigorous and relevant opportunities for differentiated learners. (2007) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/TTT_4.24.2007_1Mbps.mp4 In this episode, addressing evaluation and assessment, the alignment that should exist among the curriculum that is written, taught and tested is clearly delineated. Dr. Kathy Oropallo also describes how to effectively build the infrastructure for the assessment process in a differentiated classroom; where students become partners, not outsiders, in the assessment process. (2007) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/TTTFeb2007_1Mbps.mp4 In this episode, Dr. Kathy Oropallo explores how teachers may utilize interest, learning styles, and multiple intelligences as means for differentiating learning. An overview of the principles of learning styles and multiple intelligences is provided, and video segments illustrate the classroom application of differentiation based on these criteria. (2007) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/TTTJanuary07_1Mbps_001.mp4 The tools and decision-making processes necessary for effective planning for differentiated instruction are carefully examined in this program. Teachers at a variety of grade levels share planning tools and describe how they utilize the tools for adapting and adjusting instruction for a variety of students. (2006) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/planfordifferentiation_1Mbps.mp4 The "nuts and bolts" of differentiation are examined in this episode. What is differentiated instruction? What prerequisite processes and procedures are necessary for managing a differentiated classroom? What are the essential questions that must be asked in order to identify varying levels of student ability, differences in content understanding, and learning preferences? What are tiered activities and how are they developed? All of these important questions are answered by Dr. Kathy Oropallo. (2006) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/princdiffinstruction_1Mbps.mp4 This program focuses on issues especially relevant for those who teach in special areas. The content is up-to-the-minute, providing special areas guidance that is valuable to all teachers and administrators. (2006) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/techspecialneeds_4_06_1Mbps.mp4 Tuesday Teacher Training wraps up its reading emphasis with an exploration of the good cause requirements, as well as assessment strategies proven to be useful with exceptional students. This program visits LEP classrooms where reading assessments are being employed and data and assessment tools for differentiating reading instruction are used. (2006) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/unique_populations_2.06_1Mbps.mp4 Dr. Oropallo explains the differences in assessing and teaching fluency. Teachers of grades 2, 4, and 7 demonstrate one minute oral reading fluency checks and model phonemic decoding activities, making words activities, sight word instruction, word walls and environmental print activities. (2006) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CST http://www.fec.tv/podcasts/index.html http://www.paec.org/video/MP4/fluency_1.06_1Mbps.mp4