Blog Archive

Thursday 27 October 2016

District Vision

Can't vs Won't Thinking


Student Behaviour
Won’t Thinking
Can’t Thinking
Not being on task
He is lazy.
Does he understand what is being asked?
Jokes around and distracts class
She just wants attention.
Does she have the skills to do the task?
Not paying attention
He is unmotivated.
What sensory stressors are in this room right now?
Leaves room
She is defiant.
Do they need a movement break?
Doesn’t do homework
He doesn’t care about school.
What’s happening at home right now?
Won’t join in with friends
She prefers to be on her own.
She prefers to be with adults.
Does she know how to make and keep friends?

Can't vs Won't

  
If you believe….
Kids do well if they wanna...
Kids do well if they can...
Then you believe….
This student won’t do this
This student can’t do this
Then you will try to...
Motivate them to want to
Discover what the barrier is
by...
Rewards and/or punishment
Looking for lagging skills and teaching them for unmet needs and meeting them
If he/she wanted to do well all along...
You have made it worse
You have helped them move forward
If the child still isn’t doing well...
You need bigger awards and worse punishments
You dig deeper to find out what is in the way

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Emailed Assignment Codes (Please!)

Just a reminder of the subject line codes to use if you need to email an assignment.
These are also permanently located at the top of the Course Overview page if you click the Course Overview link in the Site Navigation menu.

Emailed Assignment Codes
Please use these codes in the subject line when submitting assignments by email.

Choice Assignments: ea.choice.name
(For example ea.choice.bethany )

Monthly Reflections: ea.reflection.name
(For example ea.reflection.bethany )

Tuesday 4 October 2016

Thursday 29 September 2016

Ed Camp Vic

Here is the link to the EdCampVic info. :) Field trip time!

Facebook Group

Hello all,
If you haven't got a chance to check it out yet here is the link to the Facebook group that Lindsay has set up for the class.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/EASD62/

Last year the students really appreciated having a place to connect, and support each other and ask each other questions using a platform separate from us as teachers.

Thanks for this Lindsay. :)


Wednesday 28 September 2016

Blank Assignment Pages Available

Hello all,

PDF version of the Personal Choice Assignment and Monthly Reflections pages are now posted under the Blank Assignment Pages link on the side menu.

The September Monthly Outline is posted in PDF under the Monthly Outlines link, the Course Overview is posted in full print under the Course Overview link, and there is a PDF version of the overview linked at the bottom of that page.

Hopefully this will relieve some anxiety around the Reflections and Choice assignments and clear up any confusion you had. If you have any questions after looking them over we can talk about it on Thursday or Saturday.

See you tomorrow night.

Home Learning for Thursday

Jigsaw Article

"7 Habits" Questions for Discussion

Tuesday 27 September 2016

First Impressions

Why would we choose this book for this course?

Do you have a story of a time that you were either proactive or reactive?

How do you see this skill benefitting you as an EA?


Can you apply this anywhere else right now? 

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Hi all, 

Hope you all had a great rest of your weekend. 
Just a reminder of the home learning we are hoping you've had time to complete for tonight's class. 

- Three things worth mentioning from the Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion TED Talk.

- Someone who supported you in school or elsewhere when you were a child and 5 traits that person had.

See you tonight.