Google Certified!

I finally sat the Google Certified Educator Level 1 exam, it's only been a few years on meaning to do it.

It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be, and it's really nice to be certified now.  I'm also keen to do sit level 2, perhaps in the summer holidays.

Going through the sessions and completing the review questions definitely made me feel more confident going into the exam, but I was still really nervous waiting for my results. The first section which was multi-choice had some questions which I felt were really easy and some were tricky. I enjoyed the second section which was more practical and made me miss making docs etc for my class!

Time to start prepping for level 2 I think!

Learning through talk - Jane van der Zeyden

Discussing - Developing Oral Language in the Primary Classroom

Golden Lines - When you come across a great example (in a text or students work). This is then displayed on the wall. These can be 'borrowed' for use in students writing.

Anticipatory Reading Guides 

• Write about six statements to catch the reader's interest that focus on the main messages of the text. 
• The students work independently agreeing or disagreeing with the statements and then share their choices with a partner. 
• After reading the students revisit the guide with their findings and make their final choices
• The teacher and students discuss their choices and justify their opinions. 

Ask and Answer/Hot seating (can be used with fiction and non-fiction texts)

• Children in role