They need to understand how their existing talents fit and how they can confidently apply the skills in a meaningful way to their lives outside of school.
Otherwise students may feel lost and unable to apply prior skills due to a lack of visible connection to new material.
the school environment does not change dramatically
Is this a good thing? consistency can be beneficial but it can also cause people to get stuck in doing things only one way.
teacher designs two options based on what most students may like to do.
This is a great idea because it still takes student interests into consideration while giving students who may not have a specific idea going into the assignment something to hold onto.
asking what students want to explore.
frequently, students are their own best advocates. As teachers, it is our job to listen to them,
Why is about relevance
The ever popular 'when will I use this' question. everything should have a purpose that can be clearly articulated to the students.
share conversations
I personally am not a huge fan of VoiceThread. The user interface is a bit confusing and the website itself could use a lot of improvement.
teacher
students really seem to like this. Some students turn it into a game.
record classes
great for accessibility purposes
accurate marking
I like that it is compatible with google classroom. Definitely one I will try out.
Perfect for the one-device classroom.
That definitely makes it more accessible to districts/schools that may not have one-to-one computer programs.
assigned peer work to review according the rubric.
This sounds like the online version of collecting all the work and randomly passing them back out with the added bonus that no one will be able to recognize handwriting.
Google Drive app
Very easy to integrate into a google classroom
15-second to 5-minute videos
I have used this as a student and enjoyed how you can reply to different posts. As a teacher, the fact that you can change the length of the flipgrid video is helpful.
tandards-aligned assessments
I have seen this used in a 5th grade math classroom and the teacher really like how easy it was to gather and assess student work.
information can be culled for reports
that makes tracking student progress and levels of understanding much easier
peers can provide feedback
student involvement and peer to peer feedback have been shown to greatly improve student engagement.
Students also can review and recommend books to their peers.
Recommending books is something I remember doing when I was in grade school. Having an online platform where students can share their passions and interests in regard to reading is a fantastic idea.
both students and teachers can take the activator
This is something that I have never heard of before. I like that the student is able to initiate the learning and/or assessment on their own.
send you an email.
google forms are another way to check in with students since they are customizable and record each students response in an easy to read chart.
Select the first person to speak,
with older students you can have the student speaking select the next person. limit the student's choices to people who have not shared until everyone has had a chance to speak.
class message boards
one example that comes to mind is jamboard. google classroom stream could also work for this and whole class discussions.
Neither the weight of scholarship nor common sense seems to have influenced grading policies in many schools.
Re-read
WhatsApp, Slack or Twitter hashtags and grou
great idea!
Finding ways to encourage students to bring their home cultures to the classroom
This is a very important part of creating an inclusive classroom environment.