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-- 60,000 registered members at WholeBrainTeaching.com -- 2,000,000 views of WBT videos on YouTube -- 10,000,000 pages of free educational materials downloaded from WholeBrainTeaching.com
Sample Video Medallion: A Sample Video demonstrates for 5-7 minutes your Whole Brain Teaching skill with your students. Please use Class-Yes, Teach-Okay and the Scoreboard. In addition, add any other WBT techniques appropriate to your lesson. So that your Sample Video can be posted on YouTube, students must have lled out your school's or district's video permission slips. When the video is posted, send an electronic link to Nancy Stoltenberg, stoltenb@gmail.com. 100 Certication Points: a Sample Video is required before creating an Exemplary Video.
Exemplary Video Medallion: An Exemplary Video demonstrates for 5-7 minutes your Whole Brain Teaching skill with your students. Please use Class-Yes, Teach-Okay and the Scoreboard. In addition, add any other WBT techniques appropriate to your lesson. So that your Exemplary Video can be posted on YouTube, students must have lled out your school's or district's video permission slips. When you are ready to begin creating your video, seek Ms. Stoltenberg's help at stoltenb@gmail.com. 500 Certication points: an Exemplary Video is required for advancement to Level 5, WBT Board Certied Instructor.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Blog Medallions
Artistic Blog Medallion: The Artistic Blog medallion is awarded to Whole Brain Teaching blogs which creatively use photographs, background art, links to other education blogs and other electronic embellishments to create an attractive, engaging portrait of your passion for WBT. When you have 10 outstanding blog or forum posts, send them to Nancy Stoltenberg, stoltenb@gmail.com along with an link to your artistic blog. 75 Certication Points.
Blog Followers Medallion: Blog Followers Medallions are earned by attracting followers to your blog. You earn 1 CP for every follower! Write great blog posts, advertise your blog on the WholeBrainTeaching.com forum and other internet sites. When you have 10 outstanding blog or forum posts, send them to Nancy Stoltenberg, stoltenb@gmail.com Include a link to your blog so that your Certication Points for followers may be tabulated. 25-100 Certication Points.
YouTube Medallion: Watch one of our YouTube videos at . http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisBife. Write a forum post or a blog note (250 words minimum) comparing and contrasting the video demonstration with your own classroom strategies. 25 Certication Points.
Webcast Medallion: Write a thoughtful post or blog entry about one of Whole Brain Teaching's webcasts (archived for 24/7 viewing in the middle of the homepage at WholeBrainTeaching.com). Discuss how you could (or have!) applied the webcast's subject to your classroom. 50 Certication Points.
Classroom Medallions 1
SuperSpeed 100 Medallion: SuperSpeed 100 and Electronic SuperSpeed 100 are games in which students set and break personal and team records for how quickly they can read the100 most common sight words. Both games are available under "Free Ebooks" at WholeBrainTeaching.com. Video 511 in the middle of the homepage at WholeBrainTeaching.com describes SuperSpeed 100. Blog or Forum Posts (250 words minimum) are worth 25 Certication points each. SuperSpeed 1000 Medallion: SuperSpeed 1000 and Electronic SuperSpeed 1000 are games in which students set and break personal and team records for how quickly they can read the 1000 most common sight words. Both games are available under "Free Ebooks" at WholeBrainTeaching.com. Video 512 in the middle of the homepage at WholeBrainTeaching.com describes SuperSpeed 1000. Blog or Forum Posts (250 words minimum) are worth 25 Certication points each. Oral Writing Medallion: Oral Writing is a teacher led activity designed to help students to respond to questions by speaking short paragraphs. This is an excellent strategy for building writing skills. Oral Writing is described in video 502 at WholeBrainTeaching.com, Blog or Forum Posts (250 words minimum) are worth 25 Certication points. SuperSpeed Math Medallion: In SuperSpeed Math students set and break personal records for mastering math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and reducing factions. SuperSpeed Math is available as a free download under "Free Ebooks" at WholeBrainTeaching.com. Blog or Forum Posts (250 words minimum) are worth 25 Certication points.
The Genius Ladder Medallion: The Genius Ladder, one of our most popular language arts strategies, is a powerful, teacher led game for developing students thinking and writing skills. Students advance from simple sentences to short paragraphs. The Genius Ladder is described in video 504 in the middle of the homepage at WholeBrainTeaching.com. Blog or Forum Posts (250 word minimum) are worth 25 Certication points. Post Medallion: When you write a reective post on the forum at WholeBrainTeaching.com, you may be notied online by the Secret Awarder and earn this lovely Medallion worth 10 Certication Points. Good posts describe teaching successes (or problems), new ideas about WBT or offer helpful hints for other educators.
Industrial Strength Post Medallion: When you write a remarkable post on the forum, you may be notied online by the Secret Awarder and earn this Industrial Strength Post Medallion worth 25 Certication Points.
Total Posts Medallion: Every ve posts on the forum at WholeBrainTeaching.com, potentially scores one Certication Point. Thus, if you have 100 posts (of reasonable length), you've could earn 20 Certication Points; if you have 200 posts, you could earn 40 Certication Points. We are looking for thoughtful contributions. When you apply to Nancy Stoltenberg for Level Advancement, your posts will be reviewed for their merit. Excessive numbers of short posts, "Great job!," "You go girl!" will reduce your total post Certication Points.
Big Seven Medallion: In Whole Brain Teaching, the Big Seven teaching techniques are: Class-Yes, the Five Rules, Teach-Okay, the Scoreboard, Mirror, Hands & Eyes and Switch. Outstanding posts on the forum at WholeBrainTeaching.com or on your WBT blog describing how you used several of the Big Seven in a lesson, can earn you 25 Certication Points.
Instant Bonus Medallion: These treasured medallions can be added to other Medallion Awards. Thus, if you write a truly wonderful account of the Big Seven (25 CP) you may also be awarded an Instant Bonus (25 more CP!)25 Certication Points. When Ms. Stoltenberg reviews your le, she may award some of your forum and blog posts with an Instant Bonus Medallion.
Super Improvers Wall Medallion: The Super Improvers Wall is WBT's most powerful student motivator. Student improvement can be rewarded for academic skill: increasing reading speed, mastering math facts, strengthening writing ability, deepening critical thinking strategies, etc. The Super Improvers Wall can also reward improved classroom behavior in following Rules 1-5, treating others with respect, polishing social skills, etc. The Super Improver Wall is described in video 503. 100 Certication Points (a photograph of your Wall must be included with your forum or blog post).
Power Pix Medallion: Your Power Pix Wall displays all the core concepts you have covered. Power Pix for K-3 in math and language arts are available as downloads under "Free Ebooks" at WholeBrainTeaching.com. For higher grades, many teachers have created their own Power Pix. Thus, if you needed a Power Pix for the quadratic equation, you could simply create a denition and gesture and put the words "quadratic equation" on a sheet of typing paper and, viola, you've created a new Power Pix. 100 Certication Points (a photograph of your Wall must be included with your forum or blog post).
Five Step Lesson Medallion: The Five Step Lesson Plan is one of WBT's core instructional techniques. You lesson plan advances through ve stages: question, answer, expansion, assessment, critical thinking. The Five Step Lesson Plan is described in video 505 in the middle of the homepage at WholeBrainTeaching.com. Blog or forum posts (250 word minimum) are worth 100 Certication Points.
Conference Medallion: After you attend a WBT conference, write a reective forum post or blog note (250 word minimum) about your experiences. Share with others the wonders you discovered. 100 Certication Points.
When you advance to Level 5, Board Certied WBT Teacher, you will receive, via email, two awards. -- a personal letter of recommendation from a member of the WBT Executive Board -- the certicate of achievement on the following page. For further information about WBT Certication, please email Nancy Stoltenberg, stoltenb@gmail.com.
Monday, May 21, 2012