Feedback is needed to improve. Examine methods to increase the frequency and quality of feedback with students. Many examples of online and paper-based forms and techniques will be shared. New and improved distance learning edition!
Students take the initiative to improve the lesson by (1) modifying a learning task to make it more meaningful or relevant to their needs, (2) suggesting modifications to the grouping patterns used, and/or (3) suggesting modifications or additions to the materials being used.
Students have an opportunity for reflection and closure on the lesson to consolidate their understanding.
Students are asked to write an essay in the style of Hemmingway and to describe which aspects of his style they have incorporated.
Students determine which of several tools—e.g., a protractor, spreadsheet, or graphing calculator—would be most suitable to solve a math problem.
A student asks whether they might remain in their small groups to complete another section of the activity, rather than work independently.
Students identify or create their own learning materials.
Students summarize their learning from the lesson.
Post to Our Session Parking Lot
A Padlet parking lot is a great place for students/teachers to post ideas asynchronously
Playing bingo with standards is a great way to activate the gaming mentality in students/teachers – get them looking, searching in your curriculum – doing is learning!
Contribute to the 21st Century Skills Treasure Hunt
Gather ideas for 21st Century Skills structure and process through students building and presenting presentations collaboratively
LIST the stages and procedures used in the recording process. APPROACHING STANDARD
DESCRIBE the stages and procedures used in the recording process. MEETS STANDARD
DEMONSTRATEthe stages and procedures used in the recording process. EXCEEDS STANDARD
Example of a Bloom verbs-based rubric where the ‘standard verb’ was ‘describe’ with the lower level verb was ‘list’ and higher level verb was ‘demonstrate’
Contemplate That The Brain Can Only Absorb What The Butt Can Endure
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Students take the initiative to improve the lesson by (1) modifying a learning task to make it more meaningful or relevant to their needs, (2) suggesting modifications to the grouping patterns used, and/or (3) suggesting modifications or additions to the materials being used.
Students have an opportunity for reflection and closure on the lesson to consolidate their understanding.
Students are asked to write an essay in the style of Hemmingway and to describe which aspects of his style they have incorporated.
Students determine which of several tools—e.g., a protractor, spreadsheet, or graphing calculator—would be most suitable to solve a math problem.
A student asks whether they might remain in their small groups to complete another section of the activity, rather than work independently.
Students identify or create their own learning materials.
Students summarize their learning from the lesson.
Can this be true, assessments that are automatically scored and the results emailed to students with support material to help them? Yes, and it’s not the steep learning curve that some may anticipated.
If you woke up tomorrow, and your internet looked like this, what would you do?
Imagine all your favorite websites taking forever to load, while you get annoying notifications from your ISP suggesting you switch to one of their approved “Fast Lane” sites.
Think about what we would lose: all the weird, alternative, interesting, and enlightening stuff that makes the Internet so much cooler than mainstream Cable TV. What if the only news sites you could reliably connect to were the ones that had deals with companies like Comcast and Verizon?
On September 10th, just a few days before the FCC’s comment deadline, public interest organizations are issuing an open, international call for websites and internet users to unite for an “Internet Slowdown” to show the world what the web would be like if Team Cable gets their way and trashes net neutrality. Net neutrality is hard to explain, so our hope is that this action will help SHOW the world what’s really at stake if we lose the open Internet.
Implementing strategies to successfully engage student learning involves many crucial, interconnected components. This workshop with offer information and opportunities to experience concepts and tools that connect students interests to curriculum goals, assess learning quickly and efficiently, adapt activities to the student’s readiness to learn, and reinforcing knowledge retention.
Scott Le Duc 
