The sad day has come that we have completed the book “EduProtocol: Field Guide”. It is okay though, because this book will be a major reference tool for us as we move into next school year. Below you will find our views on the end of the book! Enjoy!
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Jess
Holy cannoli! Tomorrow is our last day of school for the 2017-2018 school year and while reading the ending of this book, well this whole book, it had me thinking of how to implement so many new things into my teaching for next school year. Now, come on, I need some summer and some time not thinking about school! ;) When a book makes you excited for the next school year and ideas are flooding your brain, and you ARE NOT thinking about the next 2 glorious months of summer, you KNOW it is a good book!
“Their proficiency with technology will grow, as will the students’ ability to read and understand content in a format that more closely mirrors how adults process material in college, career, and everyday life” (page 189).
When using the protocols in your classroom on a regular basis it will help the students to become better with technology and lead them to think in the ways of the future. Which, as a teacher, is our goal to have kids career ready when they leave school.
“A teacher’s edition can be used to spark ideas. As you read through a unit, think to yourself, how can I infuse technology into the topic? How can I use the EduProtocols in this book to teach this concept?” (page 190).
These are great questions to think about as you are looking at your curriculum or teacher editions to your textbooks. This really made me think and will also help me guide my lesson planning for next year. Definitely two questions I will keep in mind as I am thinking about creative, fun, lessons for next school year.
This quote hit home for me as I teach 3rd grade. “Also, starting at about grade three, students must being the shift from learning to read to reading to learn” (page 193).
This was my first year in 3rd grade and I never thought about that. Yet, it is SO true. Now, it is my job this next year to help them to read to learn. The EduProtocol book gives some great examples on how you can achieve this in your classroom.
Also, at the end of the book they talk about how to use the EduProtocols as assessments. I loved that! This is giving students choice and voice in their work and not giving them the common paper and pencil assessment. The students create something to show what they know! So cool!
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Steph
Like Jess, I cannot believe that this school year has come and gone so quickly! I will be honest, though, that normal end-of-the-year-teacher-burnout has not happened this year for me. Reading this book in the month of May has really kept me going and really started my brainstorming for the next school year. This was exactly what I needed as I move myself toward a more student-centered, problem-based classroom and environment!
This year, because of our block scheduling, I realized that my students were plagued by “The Suck” which is explained in Chapter 31. What is The Suck? Basically that translation in student’s heads when teachers tell them they have plenty of time and they turn it into “I have plenty of time so I don’t need to start right away.” Yea, you know The Suck!
(page 181)
Jon and Marlena give teachers tips on avoiding this in your classroom and how to structure learning experiences in a way that leads students towards success within the time frame you give - and ensuring it’s an appropriate amount of time! I can see this being the biggest problem is schools with block scheduling - it can be daunting to create a daily class schedule to keep kids engaged, moving but not overwhelmed. EduProtocols can help with this in such a big way!
Even though I already ditched the textbook and TE (teacher edition) in my classroom, I really appreciated that Jon and Marlena took the time to encourage teachers to look at the TE in a new way and incorporate it into the use of EduProtocols. We all have colleagues that lean on the textbook (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing) and could beef up the learning experiences and engagement. Chapter 32 is there for these teachers! This little gem from Chapter 32 really stuck out to me because it is so true. You know that classic High School Musical mantra… We’re all in this together
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(page 193)
There are so many things I’m excited to implement in my classroom next year and I cannot wait to continue referencing EduProtocols this summer while I plan! I will have 2 co-taught classes next year and I’m excited to see how the routine aspect of EduProtocols can really help students succeed at higher rates. The idea becomes that students know the directions, expectations and intended outcomes so they can focus on the content and learning - this can be so powerful for students that may struggle with multi-step directions and other areas of the classroom when routines change! I am also excited to try out some of these protocols for assessments - what a great idea to help students show what they know in a more authentic way! These will look great on their student-created websites!
I think this #booksnap helps sum up a lot of the goals of this field guide… EduProtocols are (and will become) a lifesaver, timesaver and sanity saver!
(page 211)
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This book is a MUST read and every educator should own this book, highlight it, write in it, and refer back to it a million times when creating exciting learning experiences in their classrooms. We encourage you to pick this book up -- we did not get to cover ALL of it’s awesomeness in our posts. We are sad the book is over, yet will continue to follow the authors and look forward to what they have next. Give the authors a follow on twitter: @eduProtocols, @mhebern, @jcorippo.
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