When people think about school, probably the first words that come to mind are educaTION and instrucTION. While those are certainly two very important 'TIONs', there are several others that we need to make sure we are not forgetting about. One is collaboraTION. Here are two of my favorite quotes about teacher collaboraTION...
"Students notice the interactions we have with each other as adults and mirror them with peers. The environment we create for one another as adults is emulated by students, so the environment we want our students to create for one another should be the norm in what we are modeling as adults. Students are always watching: what do you want them to see?"
And another great thought about collaboraTION from the book...
Another big 'TION' is relaTIONships. I loved that one group from our staff meeting stated that "Learning starts with a good relaTIONship!" What a wonderful statement. And one that I think has evolved in schools today. I don't always remember my teachers focused on building a relaTIONship with me. Another little nugget from Innovate Inside the Box is this interesting fact:
"A recent study found that when teachers greeted their students positively at the door, academic engagement increased by as much as 20 percentage points, while they saw a decrease of 9 percentage points in disruptive behavior."
Remember, while instrucTION and educaTION are important, it's many other 'TIONs' that we need to pay attention to and focus our energy on. Starting with collaboraTION and relaTIONship building.
What 'TION' will you focus on this week? And what are some other 'TIONs' that are important to you as an educator?
Currently reading:
Friday night I sat on my couch and cried as I finished the last part of Salt in My Soul. Definitely a sad story, but also one of hope for people living with cystic fibrosis. I downloaded a new book to listen to: War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. It was recommended by some teacher writer friends of mine. I got a new batch of books in the mail from Scholastic...many of the books that will be coming out in the spring book fair in March. I quickly read the graphic novel Stargazing. This is a great book about friendship and remaining true to who you are.
Monday - Motoko to visit 5th grade all day, CST Meeting @ 8:30, School Council Meeting @ 4:00
Tuesday - Fit Club Gr 3-5 @ 8:00, UDL Book Club Mtg @ 8:00, Liz @ Literacy Meeting in Marlboro from 3:00-5:00, PTA Meeting @ 7:00 in the library
Wednesday - Motoko to visit 5th grade all day, PTA chat in the cafeteria @ 9:30, Patty @ Team Chair Meeting 8:00-10:00, Gr 5 Parent Committee Meeting in the library from 6:00-7:00
Thursday - Fit Club Gr 3-5 @ 8:00, Liz @ Curriculum Meeting from 7:30-10:00
Great things I noticed last week:
- I had a great planning meeting with these 3rd graders. They really want to help specialist teachers get updated supplies!
- Students in KP were excited to explore and learn about capacity using sand and containers.
- Loved our 20/20 vision work during staff meeting, looking back at our learning definitions and looking forward to create a vivid vision!
- Sorry for the blurry picture, but students in 4G enjoyed different seating options - on the floor, in a desk, at a table or standing at a standing desk - while discussing and responding in their notebooks to a read aloud.
Check it out:
Check out this post that encourages us to put our striving readers in the position of being helpers: https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2020/01/11/are-your-striving-readers-helping-others-by-tammy-mulligan/
Love this quote I stumbled across...
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