Mr. Pelman

If you're havin' school problems, I feel bad for you son, I've got 99 problems but facilitating instruction ain't one. #IFLife

Average teleworking day

@wwe_news_now23 Wow! Some really questionable choices here

What are your favorite formative assessment questions you might ask yourself? (Inspiration via educator @donita_hicks) #TeacherLife

Great summary of Learner Agency by Ryan Higbea via @iborganization #Agency #edchat

"...without any reinforcement or connections to prior knowledge, information is quickly forgotten—roughly 56% in one hour.." YIKES! How can teachers use this to assist their instruction?

We get so little time. Our instruction, our words, and our actions have to be intentional and impactful.

Beginning Teachers at @River_Bend_MS had an amazing and busy first week #ElevatingExcellence. Students and teachers collaborated, built relationships, and rigorously interacted with curriculum. @WCPSSTSP

22,000 steps. It must be the #firstdayofschool...

UDL isn't something you "do" as much as the way you approach planning. Approach planning through the lens of UDL by asking, ❔What is the clear goal? ❔What is one barrier that would prevent students from reaching the goal?

TEACHER ACTIVITY - 1,000 Dollar Pyramid - Old Video but great activity. A fun way to get students talking about the content you are teaching. 🍎 Students in pairs or teams 🍎One faces the board (gives clues) the “guesser” faces the other way. 🍎Fill pyramid with content 🍎Add time limit if you want

‼️Week 1 TEACHER ACTIVITY ‼️ Simple ways to Enhance Student Engagement and have fun building relationships and community in your classroom. “TOWER OF TERROR” old school video with that new school ENERGY 💥 ✏️ Directions in video w/ Example🎥👇 HAVE FUN! #StudentEngagementEnhanced

Here's the basic shift we need to make in the simplest way I can say it. Instead of asking: "What am I going to teach today?" Ask this. "How will I design class to produce evidence of learning?" That's how we start to change Tier 1 instruction. Learning is the job.

Leveraging ChatGPT to Support Students alicekeeler.com/2023/06/10/lev…

@JoyLester27 My book is coming this week!

@NathanPelman it’s time to get started!! #bookstudy #BT7

"high-quality, corrective instruction designed to remedy the specific learning errors the assessments identified"

@JoyLester27 This is something we should read!

Math + Reading = Success ✔️Intentional reading instruction and strategies during math!!

"Tired of playing the grade game, I wanted to find a way to make learning the focus in the classroom, not grading. So, I set off to find and chase better, which I thought meant better grading, but really it's been about finding better learning." project180thebook.com

Just posting a Learning Target won't affect Learning just as putting a hammer on top of a pile of lumber won't build a house. Both are tools needing to be put to use. Learning Targets affect other influences totaling 11 years of potential growth.

Did learning happen? Students... -completed a warm-up drill over skills -copied notes from a presentation -filled in an organizer -listened to a lecture -did a worksheet (digital or paper) -answered some questions -sat quietly -turned in assignment Did learning happen? 🤔