Pegg

Hello, my name is Pegg Lyons-Ponzio (aka Margaret) and I've been a teacher for 20 years. Hard to believe that I've been at it so long. Lots of changes over the years and more everyday, for sure. Just back from a trip to China with 36 middle school students and didn't lose any! ( Please forgive me if I nod off, jet lag.) I had a chance to observe several schools and noted a myriad of differences...some better, some not...more on this later.

5 new technologies to try
Wikis, delicious, blog, google docs, zamzar.com, googleforeducator;(googlenews), delicious

4 ideas to share with others
Get rid of the worksheets!; true inquiry based discovery, multiple learner and teacher styles, creativity, Cultures, UNESCO // 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning // //UDL is REE (Representation, Expression, Engagement). Thanks Sara//

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2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age===== Take one old Physics curriculmn and differientate instruction as much as possible. Take some more chances with technology..(.if I could only problem solve attaching the links better)

1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday”
Have lunch with the prior players and see if I can infiltrate. Interject one new idea each marking period until they hear the buzz and jump onboard.

Universal Design for Learning is an educational approach with three primary principles :
> //diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge,//
 * Multiple means of representation, //to//


 * Multiple means of action and expression, //to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know,//


 * Multiple means of engagement, //to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation//

//Reflections on// //file:///Users/margaretponzio/Desktop/Grade%206%20Science.docx ,"__The Future in the Margins__", John, Michele, Sarah, Lisa, Pegg Assumptions, agree, argue, aspire Tests vs. ULD One size fits all approach...calculator accessiblity...getting lost along the way content is lost...who is going to fund it? Lots of work to keep up with technology...have to keep up to keep students engaged. Listen to what the students needs are and use the tools to reach the child.

__Teaching Every Student__ Chapter 3 in on Vanessa's page My part..how we process light page 51-52

My Words to describe UDL designers...listening...shift...accomadate...bend n' stretch...options...engagement...rich color...**//__array __//**....life learners..extrapulate

Look at every child's learning style as an opportunity to stretch my experience as an educator.

file:///Users/margaretponzio/Desktop/Grade%206%20Science.
 * __Grade 6 Science__**

Students in sixth grade continue to develop scientific inquiry skills that enable them to construct meaning and make sense of the world. In addition, students will become familiar with the metric system of measurement and practice all elements of the scientific method during their investigation of forces, motion, simple machines, energy and waves.

While studying Science Process Skills, students answer the following questions: How do scientists investigate the natural world? How does technology affect society? In the Motion unit, students learn concepts through this guiding question: How can an object's motion be described? While studying Forces, the central question is: What causes an object's motion to change? For the Work and Machines Unit, this question is central: How do simple machines make work easier? The Energy unit has this guiding question: What is energy and how can it be transformed? In the final unit on Light and Sound, these questions guide the learning: How does a mechanical wave transfer energy? What are the properties of a sound wave? How does light interact with matter?

RESOURCES Jenn-media specialist: Photo story-Timeline at concert Jenn-testing Exam buddy.com..practice test, tests review. T-F $25 per year timely feedback Power School-attendence PBworks.com shared wiki Turnitin.com-plagarism-district $

Been saving websites that can say it better than me, to my new Delicious account.

 Action plan August 10:  This is the response I got from an IT guy at my school. (there is one at your school too)..just wanted to share the info with everyone.  Hi Pegg, First off - Yes, whatever you want to do there is a way.  So here are some ideas but please reply with any questions or clarifications - my goal is to find something that works for you and it might not be the first thing we try!  1 - Google Forms Try using a google docs account to create a "survey" using google forms. Instructions can be found at http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=87809 Even if this isn't what you want I recommend you try this out - students can receive the survey via your email or take it online. The survey can show you individual responses (answers to questions) but it also aggregates the data and displays result with a variety of charts and permit export to excel. You can also have this information link to your wiki and update automatically.  2 - Forms Microsoft Word or Outlook I use Forms in Microsoft Word a lot. It allows me to post worksheets and have students return them to me via email. On our school computers running office 2003 simply open the Forms toolbar and insert fields where you would like student to enter information after a question. When you are done creating the form remember to lock the form and then save.  Idea 3 - Tricky wiki I sometimes post my questions on the wiki and allow student to build new pages off of the page with my questions or simply post their replies on the same page. Just remember that other students can delete work just as easily as they can add content. next email Sounds great - I look forward to hearing about your successes and questions!

Here are links to some great sites that I have been looking at using for the upcoming year:

Just for you science from thinkquest - [|http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/f?p=52300:30:572874992478360::::P30_CATEGORY_ID:CPJ_SCIENCE_TECHNOLOGY]

[|http://njcccs.org/TechnologyToolbox.aspx] - Web sites from NJ DOE

[|http://www.online-stopwatch.com/] - Cool timers

[|http://edu.glogster.com/] - electronic Poster maker - WOW

[|http://voicethread.com/products/k12/] - AWESOME - Probably the best tool for global secure sharing of student work in education. I am hoping to get approval to do a class on this during the fall.

[|http://blabberize.com/] - Even if you don't use this in school you'll love it

[|http://tinyurl.com/] - there are many of these out there but this tool can be very useful

Enjoy the rest of your summer