Communication is such an exciting thing in the 21st century learning environment. It has reached new heights never before possible as teachers are able to build professional networks through social media. Student's classrooms no longer have walls as they reach out with their learning to the lives of students on the other side of the world, communicating with authentic audiences, and realizing the value of what they have to contribute to society at large.
Communication is at the forefront of how I engineer my lessons- I want the students shaping and exploring their learning together. Oral language development is a vital foundation to a balanced literacy program. We build great communicators in our classroom through play based learning and valuing their imagination and creativity. I build opportunities for them to organize their thoughts, share, and respond to each other, focusing on the importance of good receptive and expressive communication. This happens in our morning share circle, weather reporters routine, games, show and share, special day activities, and publishing centre, as well as many other areas.
We reach out to communicate classroom learning through our blog spot, http://kidblog.org/MrsHsLittleAngels/, through Skype, and student led letters home.
Communication with parents is an important element as well. I try to create relationships that are build on respect and caring. I know as a parent that compassion from your children's teacher is at the forefront of your hopes. I send out monthly newsletters, frequent emails, and hope to engineer both a classroom weebly and blog spot in the coming year. The various events and artifacts of student work are compiled into a digital keepsake for parents at the end of the year.
I am building my professional learning network through media platforms such as twitter (ElizabethHutchinson@MrsHutchinson4), and pinterest, and Facebook (to stay connected with teachers that have mentored me back in N.B.). I explore wikis, blogs, and ed chats in twitter. I am grateful for the wonderful staff at Holy Cross, and the supportive communication of this team. I am relatively new to the district, but am starting to get a sense of the larger network made up of district staff, support staff, and public health professionals that come together to support the children in our community.
Communication is at the forefront of how I engineer my lessons- I want the students shaping and exploring their learning together. Oral language development is a vital foundation to a balanced literacy program. We build great communicators in our classroom through play based learning and valuing their imagination and creativity. I build opportunities for them to organize their thoughts, share, and respond to each other, focusing on the importance of good receptive and expressive communication. This happens in our morning share circle, weather reporters routine, games, show and share, special day activities, and publishing centre, as well as many other areas.
We reach out to communicate classroom learning through our blog spot, http://kidblog.org/MrsHsLittleAngels/, through Skype, and student led letters home.
Communication with parents is an important element as well. I try to create relationships that are build on respect and caring. I know as a parent that compassion from your children's teacher is at the forefront of your hopes. I send out monthly newsletters, frequent emails, and hope to engineer both a classroom weebly and blog spot in the coming year. The various events and artifacts of student work are compiled into a digital keepsake for parents at the end of the year.
I am building my professional learning network through media platforms such as twitter (ElizabethHutchinson@MrsHutchinson4), and pinterest, and Facebook (to stay connected with teachers that have mentored me back in N.B.). I explore wikis, blogs, and ed chats in twitter. I am grateful for the wonderful staff at Holy Cross, and the supportive communication of this team. I am relatively new to the district, but am starting to get a sense of the larger network made up of district staff, support staff, and public health professionals that come together to support the children in our community.