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SMART Lesson Development Workshop - Beginners and Intermediate

SMART Lesson Development WorkshopColumbia, MOJune 20 - 21, 2011Day 1:  SMART Lesson Development Workshop – BeginnerJune 20th, 2011 from 9am - 4pmSMART Lesson Development Workshop-Beginner is a full…Continue

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Started May 24, 2011

Calling All Comics!!!

Put your good humor to good use.  This could be a great end-of-the-year project for some of our artistic and clever TRC students (or teachers!). The ISTE Daily Leader is seeking cartoons or comic…Continue

Tags: comics

Started May 5, 2011

iConnectiLearn this Summer!

Summer PDC Opportunity in Colby/Hutchinson KS http://tinyurl.com/iCiL2011  (presenter form) …Continue

Started Apr 26, 2011

Nominate your school or district for 'School or District Site of the Month'

eSchool News wants to…Continue

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Started Mar 25, 2011

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WHIRL = Web Highlights and Inspiring Resources for Learning

Welcome to the Technology Rich Classroom (TRC) collaborative blog! WHIRL = Web Highlights and Inspiring Resources for Learning and our mission is to inspire teachers to give new strategies, resources and lesson plans a "WHIRL" in their classroom! Members of our federally funded, Title II-D program will contribute each week, sharing resources, strategies and tips for enhancing content-based instruction.

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Click here to view the first post and learn a little bit more about our program and our "collaborative blog" vision!

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A Voice in Their Community

Mary Durand, math and TRC Phase 8M teacher at Humboldt Middle School, and her 8th grade students have spent the last 2 school years working to change their community.   The project began in the fall of 2010 when the students were 7th graders, and their vision was to improve the crosswalks,…

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Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:55pm

Problem-Solving and Collaboration with Scratch

It is always nice to revisit a program you’ve used in the past and still find that it is great for learning and also one that students enjoy using.   Just such a program is Scratch – the computer programming language developed at MIT in 2006 for everyone from very young students (see link below for teaching it to 5-8…

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Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:02pm

TRC Implementation & Fireworks

How can one modify behavior that is less than conducive to embracing technology?  Patience comes to mind as does trust, inquisitiveness, and youth.  Yes, youth.  Who better to jump start the use of technology than a group of 8 and 9 year old students?  Mix in a healthy amount of passionate teachers and you have a…

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Posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:43pm

And a Child Shall Teach Them

Last Monday evening our TRC teachers presented to our Board of Education about what has been happening in their classrooms.  As the presentation was concluding one thought kept running through my head-- how far we have come in a few short months.  It seems like it was only yesterday when I was…

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Posted on March 18, 2012 at 4:29pm — 1 Comment

Interactive & Differentiated Learning Ideas

Neosho Rapids 5th grade teacher Jennifer Anderson was looking for a way to engage her students in learning and settled on student created mini-mysteries.  Her students were doing a study on Kansas symbols and deci…

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Posted on March 9, 2012 at 5:59pm

Digital Learning Day at Kingman

When the TRC team at Kingman Elementary heard about the first national Digital Learning Day, we knew we wanted to participate; however, with state assessments looming, the teachers and administrators were concerned about losing valuable class time. With this in mind, we decided to invite the community to come in and…

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Posted on February 24, 2012 at 4:39pm

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A Voice in Their Community

Mary Durand, math and TRC Phase 8M teacher at Humboldt Middle School, and her 8th grade students have spent the last 2 school years working to change their community.   The project began in the fall of 2010 when the students were 7th graders, and their vision was to improve the crosswalks, sidewalks, and road conditions to make…See More
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Problem-Solving and Collaboration with Scratch

It is always nice to revisit a program you’ve used in the past and still find that it is great for learning and also one that students enjoy using.   Just such a program is Scratch – the computer programming language developed at MIT in 2006 for everyone from very young students (see link below for teaching it to 5-8 year olds!)…See More
May 16
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TRC Implementation & Fireworks

How can one modify behavior that is less than conducive to embracing technology?  Patience comes to mind as does trust, inquisitiveness, and youth.  Yes, youth.  Who better to jump start the use of technology than a group of 8 and 9 year old students?  Mix in a healthy amount of passionate teachers and you have a combination that…See More
Mar 26
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Barry Sevett commented on WHIRL's blog post And a Child Shall Teach Them
"Kendal, Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this and for the work you are doing to make the iPad initiative successful. Barry"
Mar 21
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And a Child Shall Teach Them

Last Monday evening our TRC teachers presented to our Board of Education about what has been happening in their classrooms.  As the presentation was concluding one thought kept running through my head-- how far we have come in a few short months.  It seems like it was only yesterday when I was confronted by four nervous teachers…See More
Mar 18
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Interactive & Differentiated Learning Ideas

Neosho Rapids 5th grade teacher Jennifer Anderson was looking for a way to engage her students in learning and settled on student created mini-mysteries.  Her students were doing a study on Kansas symbols and deci…See More
Mar 9
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Smiling Faces Him/Her-edity

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Troy Rall's 7th grade science class uses punnet squares to produce trait combinations to incorporate into their Microsoft word smiley faces.
Feb 29
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Feb 23
Patti Swanson commented on WHIRL's blog post Floating on a Sea of Talk: Reading & Writing Done Right!
"I love Ralph Fletcher's books, and his enthusiasm for helping teachers teach kids to love writing.  I think the way Jessica Mossman set up this project can be utilized for many different writing projects for varying grade levels.  It…"
Feb 18
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Shifting Perspectives: Colonial Grandparents' Day

I can’t believe we are more than halfway through our TRC year!  I am so proud of my teachers and the amazing projects they have created thus far.  One of our best projects was in our 5th grade class using our new iPads.  Every year since I can remember (I did it when I attended 5th grade in Hesston over 20 years ago!) we…See More
Feb 6
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Floating on a Sea of Talk: Reading & Writing Done Right!

Have you ever had students who conduct great research, take notes, and complete an outline only to find they cannot write the paper because they don’t understand everything they’ve written down? Helping students with their first research paper can sometimes be a daunting task, but 5th grade teacher, Jessica Mossman, found some…See More
Jan 26
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WHIRL's 3 blog posts were featured
Jan 22
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It's a CHOICE!

 One of the biggest benefits we’ve seen with adding technology into our classrooms is the advantage of student choice.  As we all know, every student is unique…in…See More
Jan 19
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2012 Re-solutions: Reading, Retelling, Review

As educators, we are challenged with offering learning opportunities that engage students natural desires to inquire and discover the who, what, when, where and why.  As I look back at the work that we have done here at Colby Middle School in 2011, we have explored successful learning solutions that have veered away from traditional…See More
Jan 6
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Create Stop-Motion Movies Easily with MonkeyJam

Want to motivate students?  Try adding stop-motion animations to your lessons.  Stop-motion movies are animated movies where objects are physically moved from frame to frame to create the illusion that the object is moving on its own.  Clay is often used in stop motion because of its ease of repositioning.  If clay is…See More
Dec 20, 2011
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Collaboration Via Post-it Notes: Even in the Primary Grades!

As the instructional coach for my building I have the opportunity to bring new and exciting technology finds to our teachers.  Our building has preschool through second grade students.   One of our second grade teachers was looking for a way for students to share what they learned during their dinosaur unit.  We started…See More
Dec 14, 2011
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