From The Office
Both Maria and I were impressed by your willingness to discuss, review and revise your individual goals. We appreciated your reflective conversations and your allowing us to help support your work.
From Literacy Corner
Special THANKS to Dawn Moore, Minnie Garcia, Donna McMinimee, Chantile Hutchinson, and Heather Pickel for a job well done during the DIBELS’ testing! They worked extremely hard during the last two weeks. Looking at books all day is difficult and exhausting. However, they were exceptionally conscientious while testing, checking books, and looking over data. Thanks for ALL you did!
And now, some answers...
In this book, the author discusses 9 principles of the mind that have direct connection on the impact of a student and how much he/she will like school. None of this is earth shattering, and if you've read and remember Brain Rules, it will come somewhat as a review.
Here are the first five:
1. Kids are naturally curious, but they are not naturally good thinkers.
2. Factual knowledge precedes skill. (It is not possible to think well on a topic in the absence of factual knowledge about the topic)
3. Memory is a residue of thought. (The best barometer for every lesson plan is "Of what will it make the students think?)
4. We understand new things in the context of things we already know. (Always make deep knowledge your goal, spoken and unspoken, but recognize that shallow knowledge comes first before you can get to deep)
5. Proficiency requires practice. (Think carefully about which material students need at their fingertips, and practice it over and over and over.)
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