tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post2229210551504433538..comments2024-03-27T09:56:29.212-07:00Comments on First Grade Factory: Lesson Planning in the 21st CenturyAlicia Lochridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349153656524589849noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-67618660978326717522011-09-12T07:43:03.586-07:002011-09-12T07:43:03.586-07:00Was your lesson plan template created using Curric...Was your lesson plan template created using Curriculum Engine? I am also a CCSD teacher, but it's not mandatory for us to use Curriculum Engine this year. However, I would like to! Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to organize my lessons in nice, neat boxes like you have!Amyhttp://krazyaboutkiddos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-11357216232332462692011-09-11T11:29:47.019-07:002011-09-11T11:29:47.019-07:00My school has been chosen to be the pilot school f...My school has been chosen to be the pilot school for the online planning program in our county. As a new teacher, I LOVE being able to do my plans online as well as look at the plans from other teachers in my school. It helps keep me on track, and I also get to gain new ideas from other great educators in my building!<br /><br />-Ms. Young(2nd Grade)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-69232041981877173522011-09-11T10:09:19.535-07:002011-09-11T10:09:19.535-07:00Thank you for sharing your methods and practices -...Thank you for sharing your methods and practices - it makes me exhausted for you! :o) I have been blessed to find a teaching position in kindergarten at a local private school. Our standards and curiculum are a bit simpler and allow much more freedom in planning our activities. I am a former public school teacher, so my root shine through! :o) I'm trying to bring kindergarten up to date with guided reading and writer's workshop, but it was a long road last year.<br /><br />You inspired a lesson plan post of my own today (and I included you in it!). I would love your feedback :o)<br /><br />http://sothentherewere2.blogspot.com/2011/09/lesson-plans.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-32640416947755141192011-09-11T09:12:06.863-07:002011-09-11T09:12:06.863-07:00Alicia,
I also teach in Las Vegas and am trying o...Alicia,<br /><br />I also teach in Las Vegas and am trying out the Curriculum Engine. My school did not make it mandatory for us to use this year but did mention that it will more than likely be mandatory next year so we should get accustomed to it. At first I was a little overwhelmed with learning the new Common Core Standards and a whole new way of writing lesson plans. It was a little foreign since it doesn't have the nice boxes I am soooo use to. I also felt like I had to write so much since the box is so big!!! Now that we are going into our third week I am loving it. It is so easy to drag and drop the standard and if you are doing it more than once you can just duplicate it. It also allows you to do a more detailed lesson plan since you are not limited to the little box. It also saves a lot of time since you don't have to flip through the CEF notebook for the standards because they are all listed their for you and you don't have to play with font sized because your lessons didn't fit in the nice box you had. <br />How do you like it? Is your school making it mandatory? <br />I wanted to thank you for all your common core posts they have made the transition so much easier. <br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><br />Cindy<br /><a href="http://teaminguptoteach.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Teaming Up To Teach</a>Angie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783696915874847381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-16931833200911428232011-09-11T07:31:34.524-07:002011-09-11T07:31:34.524-07:00Wow! What a wonderful lesson plan and also help vi...Wow! What a wonderful lesson plan and also help via your district. Do you have a "blank template" that you could share? I could definitely use this as I plan.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491890280077215359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-88786341970110055172011-09-10T23:40:55.857-07:002011-09-10T23:40:55.857-07:00What ambition! Love the idea of being more "i...What ambition! Love the idea of being more "intentional". :) Good luck with your template. Our District currently has a standards based report card (SBRC) and will soon release a new Common Core SBRC. Kinder, however, will no longer have a report card! Instead, Kinder teachers will issue three "benchmark" assessments per school year. After each benchmark, they gather growth data to send home progress reports. Change is everywhere. Take care and have a fabulous school year!<br /><br />AliciaAlicia Lochridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349153656524589849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290605838462933139.post-39401363566595752092011-09-10T23:29:16.190-07:002011-09-10T23:29:16.190-07:00My Lesson Plans are pretty simple, my Principal wa...My Lesson Plans are pretty simple, my Principal wants us to put the standards and objectives in our plans, but as a Kinder team we went to our Principal and asked for an extension since we are the only grade level with a brand new (standards based) report card that we are trying to learn, assess for and educate our parents about. That being said I am working on a template that would allow me fit all of those components (I want to be more intentional in my teaching).<br /><br /><br />✪ Miss W<br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://misswteaches.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Miss W Teaches</a></b></i>Ms. Woldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702682014269504124noreply@blogger.com