by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 19, 2019 | Mahara, Transforming Learning
Holding Students Accountable During Daily 5 When I taught fifth grade, one of my most challenging jobs was to keep 20-something fifth graders on task during Daily 5 so that I could get all my conferencing done and they could practice the skills they were supposed to...
by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 8, 2019 | Transforming Learning
One of the best parts of working in the Technology Department for Dearborn Public Schools is the fact that we are a forward-thinking and solutions-based team. The Problem Recently, a problem was brought to our attention. Some of our elementary schools are doing a...
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 29, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Education, Transforming Learning
We all know that progress monitoring is an essential tool for teaching. The information gathered from a running record is extremely valuable to drive our reading instruction. The problem is that it requires the one thing teachers are always short on– time....
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 18, 2019 | Transforming Learning
If you haven’t seen this seasonal idea from Eric Curts, check it out! Students use Google Slides to create their own jack-o-lantern and then they compose a story about their jack-o-lantern. Super fun idea for Work on Writing in Daily 5! You can check out the...
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 11, 2019 | Transforming Learning
My latest Technology Integration Partnership (TIP) took place at O.L. Smith with Ms. Megan Timpf. Ms. Timpf teaches language arts to five classes of lively 8th graders, and is currently beginning her unit on narratives. One of Ms. Timpf’s main focuses at the...
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 4, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Learning
Sometimes information is so good, it needs to be shared multiple times. This article, originally written and posted by Bob Harrison in May of 2016, has been updated and remixed with some new information. Enjoy! This year, scores of teachers in Dearborn have begun to...
