I know it’s a busy time of year but we need to round up the troops for Grant Bouldanger in the next week or so. Here’s the situation:
Hey Ben:
Last weekend in San Diego was phenomenal. Hard to say with my highlight was, but my lowlight was not getting to see Robert present on Sunday morning.
I have a request for you and the group. I have to submit my Teacher of the Year portfolio for Central States by the end of the calendar year. Essentially I have just three weeks of classes left. These video clips need to show excellent teaching, so I am gathering a significant amount of video. The problem with that is that when I record 20 minutes of video, it takes me 30 minutes to review it.
Here’s my question/request:
Do you think the members of the blog would be willing to crowd source this review of the video? I will put private YouTube links on the blog.
For Central States (IMMEDIATE NEED) I need clips that are SHORT and EXCEPTIONAL.
I will EMBED them into the portfolio to get ppl to click and see it in action.
IF I WIN CENTRAL STATES, I’ll need ONE, 20 minute section of video that is not professionally produced and has not been enhanced – i.e. unedited.
So, the 20 minute thing is NOT URGENT, but if ppl feel that there’s a segment that’s 20 minutes long that really rocks, I want to know about it to tag it for the future.
Grant adds: … if you are adept at the art of speaking in a way that helps others outside of the TCI arena to understand what we do and why, this is a time when that skill is helpful….
Here is Grant’s formal request of the group:
Hi All,
Here’s a great opportunity for you and a way to help forward CI in the greater community. As you likely know already, I was selected as the MN WL TOY in October. I’ll be representing MN at Central States in OH in March (and, with a great deal of luck, ACTFL in November!). YEA!
Even though there’s no video required for the regional competition, we all know that experiencing it is the best way to understand that TCI is different, effective, magical. I have begun collecting video with the idea of embedding links to 1 to 4 minute clips into my written reflections as a way of encouraging the committee members to see the engagement, the laughter, the authentic interaction present in class that is so hard for me to describe using my impoverished vocabulary.
Look for segments that demonstrate exceptional teaching. If you need guidance, search for sections that touch on the following topics:
Any of the 5 Cs (including discrete ways Culture is infused)
Personalization and customization of curriculum
High engagement, good classroom management
Quality example a particular CI technique, for example One Word Image or Look and Discuss
Sections that demonstrate collaborative leadership model – teacher directed but student driven
Sections that demonstrate culturally relevant teaching
TL 90+
Effective use of student talk
etc.
Then, simply comment on the thread with the name of the video, the start and end time you’ve selected, and a short blurb about why you’ve selected that section of video. OR, if you know how, you could even capture and edit that clip yourself and send it to me for posting ( I thnk that can be done).
But, these videos are not public yet, so any link shared here has to be viewed from the PLC and cannot be shared outside the PLC for the time being.
Here are two to start with. Note that in the video 11.24.15p6 I have just received a new student that very day. She’s the tall girl sitting up by me on the left. Look for good segments about how to incorporate new students by weaving them into the fabric of class from the first day.
Here are the links to my first two. I’ll add more at the end of each school day this week and next.
11.24.15p3 https://youtu.be/Eo9IsKJQ_Es
11.24.15p6 https://youtu.be/O7eOnd05D7I
Thanks in advance, everyone.
Grant