tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31568383174631683192024-03-18T05:19:51.587-07:00Educational JourneyKelly Hilton is a Professional Development Specialist and has served as an administrator, teacher, and instructional coach | She is the Co-Creator of #HyperDocs, Co-Author of The HyperDoc Handbook, Co-Founder of Schoogle Digital Reboot, #MERIT14 Fellow, Creator of Global Citizenship Project #citizensofchangeKelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-47850257467809385132020-04-03T01:11:00.004-07:002020-04-22T12:56:04.296-07:00Supporting Student Executive Functioning with HyperDocs
Since transitioning to remote learning, parents, teachers, administrators, and all educational personnel have been required to collaborate on creating virtual classrooms and environments for students to learn from home. For students who need support in executive functioning skills, there are a few things that we can do to help make the transition to a virtual classroom less daunting andKelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-3610075313279779452019-08-10T13:14:00.000-07:002019-08-10T22:40:15.679-07:00Critical Engagement with Material When Designing a HyperDocThere is more to lesson planning than learning objectives and assessment. There is more to HyperDoc digital lesson design than choosing the right tools, colors, images, and packaging. A designer carefully crafts a lesson for the students in their class, but specific design decisions can have an impact on whether or not the lesson delivery addresses bias.
During the delivery of a lesson, Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-60509079335810657242018-07-15T09:51:00.000-07:002019-08-10T13:52:50.592-07:00A Few of My Favorite Things and The First days of SchoolBook Creator....
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The first days of school are an exciting and busy time for teachers and students. Students are excited about a new school year and teachers are busy Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-39199719364623398722018-01-18T17:55:00.001-08:002019-08-10T14:04:55.728-07:00The Art of Teaching with HyperDocs: Student Centered Lessons that Inspire Curiosity and Creativity
You’re a teacher. Your main goal every day is to engage kids and teach them how to think and how to learn. Over the years, you’ve delivered instruction in a variety of ways. You’ve fine-tuned your best lessons. You’ve abandoned the ones that failed. You spend time thinking about your students and talking to colleagues in an effort to support every individual learner in your classroom. Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com217tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-79530704948279877172017-07-23T11:32:00.000-07:002019-08-10T14:06:33.710-07:00Play Well..Build On: Building a Lego team.
It's almost time to go back to school and educators are starting to think about how to bring people together to connect. Last year, I was inspired by the work of a teacher that I coached. He introduced me to the 16 Personalities Quiz. His goal was to use the results of the quiz to help students to better understand cognitive diversity. Cognitive diversity refers to theKelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-24985587873685917232017-07-05T09:26:00.000-07:002017-07-05T09:57:32.664-07:00How to Give Students a Platform to Practice and Exercise Their Digital Voice
Students have so much to teach us and to share! We just have to be listening. The Internet provides a space for anyone to have a digital voice by interacting with social media, designing websites, recording videos or vlogs, writing blogs, and sharing their message. But how do we teach kids how to navigate this wide open creative space of the Internet? Google recently launched a website called Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com96tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-54559288918029973452017-07-03T21:05:00.002-07:002017-07-03T21:19:54.455-07:00Discussion Strategies: Teaching and Tech
This HyperDoc provides resources for teachers to integrate various instructional strategies
to engage students in discussion face to face and/or using technology.
View resources at HERE
A teacher recently asked me, “How do I create a more active learning environment and provide more opportunities for my students to discuss ideas?” I offered suggestions based on the Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-553893442166784762017-07-03T19:11:00.001-07:002017-07-04T07:58:44.134-07:00Mindful Mentoring
A leader is a mindful mentor and continuously follows five steps to guide decision making, creation, and collaboration with colleagues.
These five steps are:
Question: Use this cycle of questions and ensure that all voices are heard. Start with asking about what is going well, then ask about challenges, hold others accountable for actions by asking about next steps, and Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-81634375391113903472016-11-13T00:44:00.003-08:002017-07-23T13:51:12.551-07:00#HyperDocs for AdministratorsIn June of 2016, The HyperDoc Handbook was released with over 60 different HyperDoc lessons for classroom teachers to copy, use, and remix. The book also includes strategies for designing your own HyperDocs. Since the release of the book, the #HyperDoc(s) hashtag has been active with educators around the world sharing lessons, successes, and challenges around blended learning and digital Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-19637567425912702482016-06-08T13:39:00.001-07:002017-07-04T08:01:09.691-07:00Share a Cup of Success: A HyperDoc to Build an Inclusive CommunityWhat would you do if you walked into a staff meeting and you were greeted with smiles, tables cloths, coffee, tea, and appreciations? Wouldn't it just energize you for the day or maybe even inspire you to try the same activity with your students or other colleagues? This is what my colleague, Julie Twisselman did for me during our last coach forum of the school year. She coordinated such a Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-10025146943558366272016-06-04T23:21:00.001-07:002017-07-04T08:24:39.850-07:00Year End Review
It's the end of the school year and everyone is so busy with moving on ceremonies, graduations, good-byes, thank you's, and celebrations. Even though it's such a busy time, don't forget to take some time to reflect on your own accomplishments. There are many benefits to reflecting on your teaching practice. Here is to name a few:
COLLECTING YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN A JAR OF AWESOME Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156838317463168319.post-5022451738227244802016-05-16T02:46:00.000-07:002017-07-05T10:08:55.029-07:00Questions to Guide Conversations, Collaboration, or Committee MeetingsAs an instructional coach, I meet with teachers all the time to discuss their educational practice, set goals, and to problem solve around current issues. Many times, I use a collaborative log to document conversations. This log serves two purposes. One is that it is a visual reminder of progress made over a series of time. Two, the structure of questions on the log help to guide reflective and Kelly Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990267964485267045noreply@blogger.com4