Time to think?

Renowned speaker Zig Ziglar said, "lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem; we all have 24 hour days." We've all heard people say, I don't even have time to think! Yet it's true--we all get the same 24 hours. Perhaps that thinking time is what's truly missing?

What if we stopped managing time and made time? Be makers people, be makers.

Here's to wishing you some much needed think-time!

High, medium or low?

Many teachers have strategies intended to elicit deeper thinking. One teacher in our school division was willing to share her high-medium-low strategy.

Maybe this could work for you too? Based on Blooms, the verbs on each poster say it all: moving from red to green students increase their ability to connect, infer, apply, demonstrate and evaluate their learnings. Posted in her classroom, she challenges students to think, question and apply their learning on these three different levels.

It reminds us of a questioning strategy useful for any grade but especially younger ones: thick and thin questions. Click the links for more information or to see a teacher-created poster using thick and thin questions.

HFCRD37 teachers can also search for strategies and resources in our coaching toolbox on the S Drive. Or check out our prezi on questioning.

Welcome!

Dear Teachers & Staff of HFCRD37,

Welcome to our blog, 4Everlearners. This blog is always under construction, always changing as we change and grow and learn as educators.

If you'd like to know more about who we are and what we do, watch our prezi on the About Us page and our FAQs page. But enough about us! We created this blog for two reasons:

1. To challenge ourselves to improve our technology skills.
2. For you.

We hope it will be a place where you can be inspired, find ideas, share your thoughts, collaborate and more. Our criteria for posts is based on three words: short, quick, easy. With that in mind, we will always be open to your suggestions, comments and feedback.

Thank you for spending some of your valuable time here.

Sincerely,
David, Spencer, Valerie & Mary
The HFCRD37 Coaching Team