Shannon+Morris

PLC Hours (30 by June 1, 2012)

 * Date || What did you work on? || Hours (example: 1.5 hours or .5 hour) ||
 * 8/24/11 || I watched Dan Pink's video and read his article about carrots and sticks. I then blogged on 2 questions. || 1 hour ||
 * 8/31/11 || Watched the student 3.0 video and commented on being a student vs. a learner. Also, watched the video about "I Can" attitude and commented. || .75 hours ||
 * 11/26/11 || I read blog posts and discussion questions and responded to them. || 2 hours ||
 * 11/27/11 || Continued to catch up on reading the blog posts and responding to some of them. || .75 hours ||
 * 11/30/11 || Continued to catch up on reading the blog posts and responding to some of them. || 1.25 hours ||
 * 12/5/11 || Reviewed and reflected on the ASCD conference along with reading blog posts. || .5 ||
 * 1/11/12 || Continued to catch up on reading the blog posts and posting responses. || .75 hours ||
 * 1/12/12 || Continued to catch up on reading the blog posts and posting responses. || .5 hour ||
 * 1/13/12 || Finally caught up on reading the blog posts and posting responses. || .5 hour ||
 * 1/17/12 || Started blogging about the ASCD conference. || .75 hour ||
 * 1/17/12 || Finished blogging about the ASCD conference and other workshops I have attended. || .75 hour ||
 * 3/19/12 || Read and watched videos about digital citizenship. Also, looked for new games and resources to use on the SMART board. || 1 hour ||
 * 4/8/12 || Read some blogs about change, explored Khan Academy, and Learn-IT. || .5 hour ||
 * 4/9/12 || Read articles, postings, and posted comments. (I had to use Word because I still can't log into the site.) || .75 hour ||
 * 4/16/12 || Read articles about change, digital citizenship, and game-based learning. I posted some comments on the blogs. || 1 hour ||
 * 4/17/12 || Read articles about creativity and posted comments in response to questions. || 1 hour ||
 * 4/18/12 || Explored sites about online gaming. I found several online games to use in my classroom. I also checked out the agenda from the last meeting and updated my guiding questions on my blog. || 1.75 hours ||
 * 4/21/12 || Watched videos about online gaming. I explored more sites with free gaming resources and posted my thoughts on my blog. || 1.5 hours ||
 * 4/22/12 || Explored 21st century tools for ideas to use next school year. Also found a couple new websites for gaming. || 1.5 hours ||
 * 4/24/12 || Explored Innovation Station and found two lessons to use next year. I also explored 21st century tools some more. || 1 hour ||
 * 4/30/12 || Read some blogs, watched a video about Caine's arcade, explored the Young Americans website, and found some more websites with interactive games. I also posted some thoughts on my blog page. || 2 hours ||
 * 5/1/12 || Read some blogs and explored http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ website. I found some games for the SMART board in a variety of subjects. || .5 hour ||
 * 5/3/12 || Watched videos and read articles about inquiry. I posted comments on my blog. Then, read some other cadre members' blogs. || 2 hours ||
 * 5/9/12 || Read other cadre members' blogs and responded to some posts. || 1 hour ||
 * 5/10/12 || Read other cadre members' blogs and responded. Also, helped a coworker answer some questions about 21st century. I also filled out the survey. I watched and blogged about a video of Adora Svitak titled "What Adults Can Learn from Kids". || 1.5 hours ||
 * 5/14/12 || Read other cadre members' blogs. I also read a couple of articles about project-based learning. I posted my lesson on Innovation Station and browsed other lessons. || 2 hours ||
 * 5/17/12 || Read other cadre members' blogs and watched videos about creativity and global connections. || 2 hours ||
 * ||  || Total: 30.5 hours ||

PD Prep Hours (15 by June 1, 2012)

 * Date || What did you work on? || Hours (example: 1.5 hours or 5.1 hour) ||
 * 10/17/11 || Meeting with Nancy, Michael, our principal, and cadre team to discuss our PD plan for the year. || 1 hour ||
 * 11/7/11 || Powerpoint presentation of the workshop I attended at ASCD conference. Presented to our staff on 11/8 during a staff meeting. My presentation was on homework. || .75 hours ||
 * 12/8/11 || We met with our BTC to discuss our plan for the UBD design with our staff. || .5 hour ||
 * 12/10/11 || Reviewed the UBD design and some of the tools on INTEL to prepare for the meeting with 1st and 3rd grade teams. They planned a 21st century project. I became familiar with some of the assessment tools available. || 1 hour ||
 * 1/24/12 || Our cadre team met to discuss our plan for PD for the rest of the school year. || .75 hours ||
 * 2/29/12 || Our cadre team had a meeting with our principal to discuss how we were going to cover the final 4 hours of our PD. || 1 hour ||
 * 4/8/12 || Setting up a plan to create our PD day. (Emails) || .25 hours ||
 * 4/21/12 || Started brainstorming thoughts about what I want to teach for my PD day in May. Looked at websites about uses for SMART board and SMART notebook software in the classroom. || .5 ||
 * 4/24/12 || Continued finding resources to share with my colleagues. || .5 ||
 * 5/6/12 || Meeting with my cadre team to plan PD day. || 2 hours ||
 * 5/15/12 || Created a SMART notebook file for our PD day including the 21st century skills. I also looked at videos. || 2 hours ||
 * 5/19/12 || Met with cadre member to explore SMART notebook and prepare for training. || 1.5 hour ||
 * 5/20/12 || Notifying staff members about PD day. (Email) || .25 hours ||
 * 5/22/12 || Looking for videos for our presentation. || 1 hour ||
 * 5/23/12 || Met with cadre members to plan our PD day. || 1.5 hour ||
 * 5/29/12 || Finishing up for our PD day. || 1 hour ||
 * ||  || Total: 15.5 hours ||