Self-Paced Action Research Playlist

What is your biggest instructional challenge right now? Below are some suggested resources that might help you define a solution. Use this playlist to create a plan for yourself that will help you to solve your challenge. Be sure to complete the exit ticket and feedback at the end of the day to share your progress!

CONNECT

Reflect on the past year of pandemic teaching & learning. As you respond to the following prompts, take notes in a format that best supports your learning.

Successes	Challenges
What is going well? List your good moments.	What is not going well? List your not-so-good moments.
What has worked for you? For your students?	What has not worked for you? For your students?
What successful practices, strategies & tools will you continue when we return to fully in-person learning?	What challenges have you encountered that have interfered with successful teaching & learning?

WONDER

Identify challenges! Click HERE to brainstorm and share the focus of your action research. As you focus in on ONE challenge, be sure to select something over which you have some control! Who can help you? Reach out to trusted colleagues to form a professional learning community.

INVESTIGATE

Choice Board
Once you have identified the focus of your investigation, use the ideas and resources provided below to dig in! Design a path that will help you gather ideas to help solve the instructional challenge you selected.
No clue where to begin? Explore this FAQ page with possible challenges & related resources! Or scroll through the topics and resources available below. Check out the bottom for upcoming PD opportunities also!
Possible Focus Areas	Supporting Resources & Ideas
Lesson Design	Gather your curriculum, the resources & materials provided by your demo teachers and content supervisors, and your PLC group, and dig into your plans for the upcoming week or month! With your PLC group, co-teachers, or team, ensure your instruction is aligned to assessment as outlined on this Padlet: Aligning Instruction and Assessment to Student Needs and Intended Outcomes Review strategies for effective co-planning with SyraFuse Fellows Angela Bernardini, Dan Karleski & Daniela Klamm (G1-2 Salem Hyde): Session Recording Session PPT Co-Planning Questions New 5/6! Consider how you can design your lessons to allow students to be creative thinkers. Explore Becca Pena's (Music, Clary) PD Resources: Session Resources Session Recording New 5/26! Learn how to incorporate choice in voice in elementary math lessons with Fuse Fellow Samantha Cleary (Delaware): Session Recording New 5/26! Find out how Fuse Fellow Ashley Pedrotti (Dr. Weeks) engages all students by blending online and in-person tools and strategies: Session Recording Session Nearpod New 5/26! Gamify and add some fun to your virtual and in-person instruction with Fuse Fellow Melica Edwards (Syracuse Latin): Session Recording Session Resources
SEL Activities	New 5/26! Explore early elementary SEL activities with Fuse Fellow Rebecca Fedor (Roberts): Session Recording SEL Activities SEL Padlet K-2
AVID Strategies	New 5/17! Learn how to prepare for and facilitate a Socratic Seminar in your classroom from Fuse Fellow Laurie Collins (Henninger): Session Resource Session Recording
Seesaw	Visit the SCSD Seesaw Hub for resources & tutorials. Check out the SCSD Tech Tip Tweet Archive/Seesaw Column for quick ideas.
Microsoft Teams	Visit the SCSD Teams Hub for resources & tutorials. Check out the SCSD Tech Tip Tweet Archive/Teams Column for quick ideas. Explore the SCSD Teams Guide Gather strategies to improve attendance, engagement & participation in a Teams Virtual Classroom from SyraFuse Fellows Tiffany Mackey (K-Meachem) & Angela Yordy-Schlecta (K-Delaware): Session Recording Session Resource Choose from a selection of strategies and tools to help you facilitate small groups using Breakout Rooms in Teams with Fuse Fellow Stacey March (Grade 3 Webster): Session Recording Session Resource Folder
Office 365 Tools	Learn how to use a shared PPT and a learning approach called "think after they write" to conference with students about their writing with Fuse Fellow Dr. Dickerson (ELA-Henninger): Session Recording Session Resource New 5/17! Learn how to use Office 365 PPT to create individual digital choice boards for each student in your classroom from Fuse Fellow Kristen Wilder (Roberts): Session Recording Choice Board Template Energy Sample 1 Energy Sample 2
Canvas	Visit the SCSD Canvas Hub for resources & tutorials. Check out the SCSD Tech Tip Tweet Archive/Canvas Column for quick ideas. Learn how to use the Quiz Tool from SyraFuse Fellow Don Gates (SS-PSLA): Session Recording Session Resource New 5/17! Learn how to build student ownership with choice in Canvas from Fuse Fellow Mara O'Neill (Henninger): Session Resource New 5/17! Learn how to use the peer review feature in Canvas Assignments from Fuse Fellows Jamie Gibbons (Corcoran) and Mel Pelcher (Henninger): Session Resource/Canvas Course Session Recording New 5/17! Learn how to design effective modules in Canvas from Fuse Fellow John Dermody (Corcoran): Session Recording Sample Canvas Course
Digital Content	Visit the SCSD Digital Content Padlet for resources & tutorials. Explore the SCSD Self-Paced Nearpod Hub for resources & tutorials. Check out the SCSD Tech Tip Tweet Archive/Other Tools Column for quick ideas. Learn how to use a new digital tool called Word Wall to engage students in fun learning in-person or online with Fuse Fellow Jillian Bergemann (G3 Franklin): Session Recording Session PPT New 5/6! Gather tips from Vicky Bishop (Franklin) on how to best incorporate Nearpod in virtual ELA instruction: Session Recording Nearpod Activity New 5/17! Learn how to incorporate Flocabulary into your lessons from Fuse Fellows Liz Schell and Caitlin Welch (Franklin): Session Recording Session Resource New 5/26! Explore how you can use Nearpod to engage virtual students with PE/Dance Teacher and Fuse Fellow Alissa DeBie (Nottinham): Session Recording Self-Paced Nearpod PD
ePortfolios	Learn how to use Class Notebooks as Writer's Notebooks from SyraFuse Fellow Alveda Zahn (ELA-Lincoln): PPT Canvas Video 1 Canvas Video 2
Family Outreach	Check out the Family Tech Support Hub for resources & tutorials. Stay tuned. More resources coming soon!
Virtual & Hybrid Stations	Visit resources from past Wednesday Choice Sessions for ideas: Hybrid Station Rotation Design Challenge Using Channels & Breakout Rooms to Plan Virtual Stations New 5/17! Consider a flipped classroom as a model for virtual & hybrid instruction. Learn more from Fuse Fellow Cynthia Thomas (Lincoln): Session Recording Session Resources
Assessment	Visit the Daily Formative Assessments: Do Nows & Exit Tickets Padlet for ideas, tips & procedures! Explore the Web Tools for Formative Assessment Padlet for resources & tutorials! Learn how to use the Canvas Quiz Tool from SyraFuse Fellow Don Gates (SS-PSLA): Session Recording Session Resource
Classroom Management for Personalized Learning	Explore the Classroom Management for Personalized Learning Padlet for resources, examples of classroom incentive programs and more! New 5/26! Learn from TikTok along with Fuse Fellow Amanda Aguilar (Franklin) to discover some great classroom ideas and strategies: Playlist on Nearpod
Personalized Learning Plans	Review strategies for teaching personalized in-person small groups based on data with Fuse Fellow Tracy Waters (G3 Frazer): Session Recording Session PPT Session Nearpod Targeted Plan/Data Tracker Sample Playlist Learn how to gather meaningful information about your students and use it to guide you in personalizing learning for your classes with Fuse Fellows Saraann Williams (ELA-Henninger) and Maisa Young (ELA-PSLA): Session Recording Session PPT Student Survey New 5/6! Check out how Katy Vadala & Chelsea Kesler (STEM @ Blodgett) Get to know their students in order to personalize instruction: Session Recording Session Resources New 5/17! Learn how Tessa Seymour (Dr. Weeks) uses learner profiles to create personalized learning experiences for her ELLs! Session Recording Learner Profile Backpack/Snapshot New 5/26! Explore the use of personalized data and goal setting with elementary ENL students with Fuse Fellow Maria VanRiper (Webster): Session Recording Session Resources New 5/26! Find out how Fuse Fellow Kym Jones (Webster) implements learner profiles in virtual and in-person classes to personalize learning for all students! Nearpod PPT Sample Poster Session Recording
Frequently Asked Questions	No clue where to begin? Explore this FAQ page to consider possible challenges & related solution resources!
Social Emotional Learning	Attend the TCIS Choice Session on the first Wednesday of each month and/or the SEL Choice Session on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Click HERE to return to the Wednesday Schedules. Visit the SEL Resource Padlets created by SCSD teachers for resources & ideas! Learn how to create Flip Decks from SyraFuse Fellow Fred Oltz (PE-Porter): Session Recording Session Resource
Other	Gather your PLC group, share your focus challenge, and dig into the work of seeking a solution and generating the actions steps & materials. Check out the SCSD Tech Tip Tweet Archive/Good Ideas Column for ideas!
SyraFuse PD Sessions: For Teachers, By Teachers	During the months of March and May, the SyraFuse Fellows from the current cohort (5), will be leading Wednesday PD sessions to share best practices and collaborate with colleagues. Explore their sessions on the Weekly PD Schedules. Review resources and watch recordings from previous weeks on the SyraFuse PD Session Page.
Past Playlists	Revisit the October Playlist: Clickable Agendas, Bitmoji Classrooms, Office 365 Forms, OneNote Class Notebooks & More Revisit the November Playlist: Nearpod, Flocabulary, Canvas Gradebook, Attendance in Clever & More Revisit the January Playlist: Virtual Stations using Channels & Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams
Book a Support Session (8AM - 6PM)	PL Coach Support & Small Group Training Sessions: Book Here: bit.ly/scsdplsupport One person can sign up and then share the link with your team for a small group tutorial session based on your needs.

CONSTRUCT

Gather a small group of colleagues and form a PLC:

Reach out to two or more colleagues whom you trust to help you work through this challenge.
Schedule a virtual meeting with these folks to work as a professional learning community (PLC).
Collaborate to gather resources, share ideas, brainstorm solutions, complete tasks, and develop materials.
Work through the next task together to share your findings.

EXPRESS

Based on your action research, discuss the following with your PLC:

Triangle: Three ideas you uncovered that might help to solve the challenge you identified.
Square: One resource or action step you worked on during choice time to move forward with your solution.
Circle: One question, idea or resource need still circling in your head at this point.

View the details of this learning protocol: Triangle, Square, Circle

Complete this exit ticket (individually) to share a summary of your work: Exit Ticket

REFLECT

Complete this survey (individually) to share your feedback: Feedback Form