Lurking?

There are now many teachers who are members of this blog site, yet most are playing the Lurch role! You always have permission to lurk, but we need to interact too! So, I'm going to get things rolling with a question, and I hope you will decide to contribute a thought, idea or resource to keep the conversation going. All you have to do is click the "comment" link at the bottom-right area below this post. Here we go....

What would you identify as one of your strongest "professional learning moments"? This may have happened in-school, or out-of-school. Please take a moment and write a short comment to share your story.

One moment that comes to mind for me was reading the metaphor of the digital immigrant and digital native set forth by author Marc Prensky. It helped me realize how wide the gap between school and life has become for our students, and heightened my sense of urgency to bridge this gap.

EDM Games and Early Finishers

Hello! In reflecting on teaching math, I'm finding that my early finishers are somewhat unimpressed by the Everyday Math games and card deck. Being a new teacher and not feeling entirely familiar with the many games listed in the SRB, my question for an expert or amateur 3rd grade teacher is simply: Is there a particular game (Top-It, Less Than You, etc.) that you have had success with, and has worked to keep early finishers engaged while providing them with the extra differentiated instruction that they need? I'd appreciate any comments or advice. Thanks!

Inservice

Hi third grade! I will be meeting with you on November 6 for an integration session. I would love to hear your ideas regarding what I can do to help you both in the classroom and in tech class. Please share now and also bring ideas then! Thanks!
We do need to meet the needs of the 21st Century Student! (We are the digital immigrants and they are the digital natives!)
Ann