Changing Education

Taking up the digital and technological challenge of using technology in my classroom, I am constantly looking for ways to use technology to help manage the assessment of students. I was looking at using Evernote, but that seemed only practical when I had access to an I-pad. What to do? I am using OneNote that is connected to Microsoft Office, purely because its practical. Its already on my computer, I know how to use it and I can link computers and upload documents. I am always concerned that things will start to spiral out of control, so my aim here is to keep it simple

There are many ways to teach and learn, but I am enjoying growing in the way I teach through the Daily5. This has been developed by sister team, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. More information can be found at their website "The Daily 5" http://www.the2sisters.com/the_daily_5.html . They developed the program out of a need to be effective teachers (Isn't that what we all want to be as teachers?). It has been like taking a breath and slowing things down in my classroom. I find that I am focusing on those things that really matter by making sure each child understands what they are learning and that there is a reason what they are doing. Instead of me telling them how well they are going, they are abkle to tell me which is really exciting. There is time to practise the skills and strategies so that the kids know it really well. The strategies that I have used for CAFE (short for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, Expanded Vocabulary) so far, have been Checking for Unders