I love this book! Check out the short video clips. This would be great to show at a staff meeting or professional day to start a conversation about what we value in our reading instruction.
Disrupting Thinking Video Clip
As promised, here is the reading conference template that was shared at Faye Brownlie’s assessment workshop last night.
Before we did this particular type of conference, we had spent much time on the following:
- teaching students how to pick a book that was a “just right” book for them.
- teaching students many strategies for when they get stuck on an unknown word.
- teaching how to make connections. “This story reminds me of….”
So when we sat down with this template, it wasn’t the first time our learners heard this language. It made the conversations natural, and just like every other day. The “assessment” wasn’t an “event”.
Enjoy!
Thank you so much Kelli Vogstad, for this thoughtful blog post about core competencies.
“What are the conditions that allow learners to assess their own learning in ways that are honest, thoughtful, and to help them move forward in their learning?”
To read more, click here:
Thank you to Grace Lee and Kaitlyn Mackie, from Suncrest Elementary, for writing this adorable song about the core competencies! Click below to view the pdf.
Thank you to POPEI for creating this video, explaining the core competencies, and using characters from the Peanuts! It is funny and informative! Click below to watch!
These posters developed by the Sooke School District would be a great springboard to make your own posters! This language is kid friendly, and imagine adding photos of your own students showing their knowledge of the core competencies! Even better, have the kids take the photos!
Attached are primary samples and intermediate samples. I hope they inspire you! Thank you Sooke! You always have the best things to share!
Click below:
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This video, by Kelly Vogstad from the Surrey School District, is FANTASTIC! She shares a story of students’ writing development over time. She talks about the importance of modelling and scaffolding, and how students compare their work over time. This is one of my favourites for sure! Check it out!
In preparing for a workshop, I was reminded of this wonderful document, by one of my favourites, Richard Allington – 6 things our learners need every single day! Click below for more details:
http://www.prn.bc.ca/lyrics/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Every-Child-Every-Day.pdf
POPEI has created some great documents, for K-3 students, on self assessment and the core competencies. Click on the link below!
https://popei.sd38.bc.ca/sites/popei/files/Core%20Competencies%20-%20K-3%20Self-Assessment.pdf
Click on the link below to read this document from the Ministry of Education.
https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/pdf/supporting-self-assessment.pdf