Scribe notes....with drawing

Scribe notes from todays presentations that I created.]

Andrew’s rap is represented by the record label given to him by Summer Institute on the wall.

Carole brought us muffins, there located on the first desk.

Katie’s TIW is represented by the thought bubble on the white board, making school experiences related to the world outside of school.

Makayla’s name is on the board, not because she is in trouble, but because we helped “solve” her reader’s notebook problem. Check.

The puzzle pieces and building blocks on the blue carpet on the right side of the picture explain this quote by Ayers.

“I believe that learning is powerful when information is integrated into experiences and larger personal contexts. Discreet bits and pieces of information, random and disconnected, are not strong building blocks toward knowledge” 

The middle desk has a book with an exclamation point representing Jonathan Erwin’s proactive approach of teaching the importance in the real world.

Bonnie’s TIW is in the trophy case which looks more like a bookshelf. The trophy on top represents our students who have the desire to do well, desire to care, or the desire to work hard (Bonnie included in this). “Dude is crazy”, as said by a student analyzing Freud. Ted described this student as a “hot mess” which is represented by the fire burning the one and half page final.

Bonnie’s essential question about encouraging students to care about their writing is represented by the heart border around the white board. Getting them to understand the value of writing outside the walls of academia is shown by the crack in the corner of wall. This shows the breaking of the barrier between school and the “real world”. 

Marcia Magolda suggests that students need to move away from external authority and trust their internal authority, which is why I put an “I WANT YOU” looking poster on the wall. Pointing at students to take responsibility for their own learning.

The I clock on the wall which shows time going by and the trust fall with students making out the letters “C-A-P-A-B-L-E” speaks to what Magolda also said about giving students time to practice and trust that they are capable.

The TV plug which is shorted out trying to plug into the ED outlet represents the lack of value attached to education in this country.

The old school TV and the green man on the TV is “John Green” talking about what reading is.

The far right desk has a book with words on one side and a mouth on the other side, this represents what John Green said about books being a conversation between the author and reader. He also said to make ourselves a thinker in the process which is why there is a thought bubble above that desk. (Yes, I know desk can’t talk)

A principal Linda knows responded and the words “Success” and “Expectations” written on the trophy case are from his quote, “We can’t lower expectations and expect success”. If our expectations are low, then our success rate will not be high. This is another reason that trophy case is burning.

SI 6-19 (look at the name of the school on the white board)