Learning Goals in Workstations
…it’s important that students know what it is they’re supposed to be learning. But the REAL power in those learning goals comes when students are able to articulate their goals!…
…it’s important that students know what it is they’re supposed to be learning. But the REAL power in those learning goals comes when students are able to articulate their goals!…
…really works. In the process, I discovered that it’s actually a lot easier than you might imagine to create a caring classroom of students who are motivated and excited about…
Cooperative learning lessons are awesome for engaging students in the learning process, but sometimes a team will become overly enthusiastic and noisy. Even if everyone is still on task, their…
…out how to connect several students via headphone adapters connected together. I assigned one student in each group the role of “Audio Captain” who would start and stop the audio…
…students to challenging and interesting vocabulary. To keep track of the words you discuss with your students, try posting a laminated “Vivid Vocabulary” anchor chart on your wall. Each day…
…to initiate student creativity and critical thinking. I am constantly impressed with the way my students solve problems and work collaboratively. Students who are reluctant to participate in the standard…
…to teach it!” But more likely you were thinking, “Yikes! Is it that time already? Poetry is so boring and hard to teach, and my students don’t like it either….
…the October Activities Pack and print out the chart from there. Pumpkin Predictions Procedure Have students number off around the team, and Person #1 becomes the first recorder. Each team…
…what you send home, see if your newsletter suffers from one of these five flaws. Five Common Newsletter Flaws 1. It’s too wordy. People are really, really busy. So if…
Guest blog post by Jen Runde Have you ever done Drama Circles with your students? For this activity, students are assembled in a circle facing each other. Each student is…
…poem. The students enjoyed this part of the project tremendously. Students were also required to write a reflection piece to explain why they chose to create the image and how…
…work in a very small group with individualized attention. These students can really benefit from this time, so choose wisely! Small groups can be held either in your classroom or…
