{"id":2204,"date":"2012-12-09T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T22:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2012-12-09T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T22:45:42","slug":"december-the-gift-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/2012\/12\/december-the-gift-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"December – The Gift of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s December and most every hour is in high gear, trying to get those last minute \u00a0projects \u00a0merged in with winter festivities. \u00a0And just this weekend, we got our first whiff of snow. \u00a0Magic is in the air among the smell of gingerbread houses, mandarin oranges and other treats popping up in all locations. \u00a0Not to mention the dreaded tinsel and glitter that seems to attach themselves everywhere or the impromptu breakout in song.<\/p>\n

We’ve had a lot of projects this term. \u00a0Blogging<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has continued to see an increase in the number of teachers and administrators who are wanting to open their communications to a wider world as well as providing spaces for students to practice their online digital footprint. \u00a0One of our specialized groups \u00a0– the teacher-librarians facilitated by Patricia Finlay are meshing understandings of “Learning Commons” and what that might look like in a blogging platform. No matter the purpose, it\u00a0takes a coordinated effort in how we see the role of technology in our lives and how we use it to deepen both our understandings of the world and as a communication platform.<\/p>\n

Writers Workshop<\/em><\/a>\u00a0launched with great energy as teachers work with their students to explore their writing in focused ways that include collaborative conversations, real time revision and blended support (in class face-to-face and online). \u00a0Our tool of choice is\u00a0Google Docs<\/em><\/a>\u00a0through Google Apps for Education. \u00a0Stay tuned with us as we capture the journey.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0Secondary Inquiry Assessment team<\/em>\u00a0is off to the races with a dedicated\u00a0\"open-question\"<\/a>group of teachers across the disciplines and from a variety of sites. \u00a0Questions and connections in how to include ‘standards based assessment’ or rubrics that are more than checklists are issues that deserve time to grapple with. \u00a0Some have made a commitment to digging into ‘flipped classroom’ process and finding that it opens up time to work with struggling students (a positive surprise).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0iPad <\/em>and other idevices have taken schools by a storm. \u00a0What has become apparent are the creative ways that people have found to connect beyond the basics (the play) to delve deeper – asking bigger questions. \u00a0The spiral of intensity increases as teachers connect and share with others; affirming, cross-referencing and in some cases challenging each other to extend.<\/p>\n

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What is even more of a privilege are the chance encounters down school hallways with teachers who are excited to share their insights. \u00a0Their stories (successes and not successes) are the fuel that light the possibilities. \u00a0Your learning stories are important and we love hearing them. \u00a0Please consider sharing them here or give us a call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s December and most every hour is in high gear, trying to get those last minute \u00a0projects \u00a0merged in with winter festivities. \u00a0And just this weekend, we got our first whiff of snow. \u00a0Magic is in the air among the smell of gingerbread houses, mandarin oranges and other treats popping up in all locations. \u00a0Not…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4642,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4,6,111,112,81,17,20],"tags":[28,35,37,43,50,66,77,78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4642"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204\/revisions\/2210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}