The TED Talk linked here strikes me as having something to say to all of us who have, or who work with, children at this time. (Bell staff see our weekly Odds and Ends bulletin for commentary). npr.org/2020/04/02/825…
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M. Fitzgerald Ed.D
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Edutopia is a reliable source of current strategies, content, and theory behind practices. I liked this set of articles during this time.
edutopia.org/article/22-ya-…
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Yep. Fullan on “Pedagogy as driver technology as an accelerator” Illich and Freire worth reading on Education and technology.
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Yes! It is difficult & time-consuming. It’s challenging us in new ways. It’s confusing & hard to tell if it’s working. It has broken the traditional mold of education. We are here! So lets leverage it as an opportunity to challenge our assumptions, explore new ways, learn & grow.
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@chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease Just seeing. Lol You jogged a memory. 🤔Grandfather was an amateur thespian back in Ireland. Hmmm
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Prepping for his cameo- I feel like @mfitzprin has acting in his blood #WeAreChappaqua @TonySinanis @DrAPease
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Great job to both teams today! Congratulations Greeley on your big win! Here we come Newburgh Free Academy😁🏀❤️ @DrAPease @TonySinanis @GreeleySports @GreeleyHoops @CCSD_HPE
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@TonySinanis Tony My unapologetic belief is lesson planning is a professional obligation & an area of high leverage PD. Teachers who may plan on an “index” card, or use dusty plans, or not at all, are not serving their students. Period!
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1 min reflection from my run... lesson planning should also include explicit opportunities for learners to discover why the learning matters to THEM! That’s key to sustainable learning! Thoughts? #HackingLeadership #HackLearning #satchat #LeadLap #G2Great #leadupchat #edchat
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Days of Creativity at Bell MS. February 3-7. The students worked on various projects during their lunchtime aimed at promoting innovative thinking and trying on different lenses to help them to examine their world. @chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease @chappaqua_csd
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@MsM_AP Ditto Ms. Mangiere! It lived up to its billing. Brrr... 👍
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Check out middlers at work in the Bell STEAM/PBL Lab. A perfect match for the engagement themes shared by the author of Middle School Matters, Phyllis Fagell, during her visit to Bell and Seven Bridges. @chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease @Joe_Mazza
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@Pfagell @TonySinanis @SevenBridgesMS @ByramHillsCSD @WPSEisenhower @ciasiello @Joe_Mazza Hello Phyllis,
See you at Robert E. Bell in the morning.
Safe travels Martin Fitzgerald Principal
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I'm looking forward to a great week presenting to educators & parents in NY & NJ about everything middle school! If any friends or colleagues are local, I'd love to see you! I'll be at @SevenBridgesMS on 2/4, @ByramHillsCSD on 2/5 & @WPSEisenhower on 2/6. #MiddleSchoolMatters
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When your orchestra colleagues birthday coincides with 5th Grade Sight-reading Day, you have students invade her classroom and sight-read Happy Birthday for her. #WeAreChappaqua @LAbbaorchestra
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We’re well into the design phase of the “Plant Science & Bioclimatic Center” with community members from @CSF_Chappaqua, students from the Sustainability Club, faculty & admins all sketching options at our Innovation Committee meeting. #ChapPSBC #WeAreChappaqua @jculwellblock
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PTA Presentation this week. Faculty provided a parent orientation to the new Bell STEAM Lab.
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@RossCoops31 @TonySinanis Pedagogy as driver, tech as accelerator - Fullan
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“We’re doing our students a disservice if we’re relying on technology as the basis for personalized learning, in very much the same way an overreliance on a program or textbook can ruin instructional shifts.” #RealPBL #pblchat #deeperlearning @TonySinanis
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@JustOliveEd @CSF_Chappaqua @AmMcDonoughArt @biblioteqie @EbethSov @344Bell Really dynamic. No surprise then why our students can’t wait to use our new lab. Onward!
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Stop Motion and Evolution - both show small, subtle changes over a painstakingly long time. So we brought them together! Thank you to @CSF_Chappaqua @AmMcDonoughArt @biblioteqie @EbethSov for the grant that provided us with these materials @344Bell #wearechappaqua
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@DanielleDenmead The Guardian has a good article on mega farming, almond production, pesticides, and the dying off of bees. Häagen-Dazs producing a line of bee friendly ice cream. Good for them.
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@TonySinanis Agreed. In relationships cognitive empathy another factor.
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1 min reflection from my run... I think Personalized Learning is about relationships, assessment & learner self-awareness (wearing layers 😁)! What do you think? #HackingLeadership #HackLearning #satchat #G2Great #Edchat #LeadLAP #LeadUpChat #TLap #JoyFulLeaders #NYEDChat
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MLK weekend and a Day of Service at Bell Middle School. Event for students, teachers, and parents. As a community all worked on projects for a variety of service agencies. @chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease #WeAreChappaqua
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R.E. Bell Staff making presentations to peers on our STEAM space and possibilities. Professionals are quickly navigating the learning curve on use of the space and design thinking. @chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease @JustOliveEd @AmMcDonoughArt @jculwellblock
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STEAM and design thinking gone viral? A design center located in a grade 6 classroom at Bell inspired by our STEAM Center and design based thinking. @chackerman1 @TonySinanis @DrAPease @jculwellblock
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