Thursday Thoughts October 8
This is the 9th week of school. No wonder we are all exhausted! We are already one fourth of the way through the school year. Although things started off a bit rocky, we are well on the way to better days. Not easier days....but better. We have six weeks until Thanksgiving Break. Between now and then, I urge you to do something fun with your students, something relaxing for yourself and something meaningful with your loved ones. Time is moving quickly so let's make it count!
Staff Spotlight
This week I would like to shine the spotlight on Brenda Usher. Brenda has taken on many responsibilities far beyond those of her classroom. Of course Brenda still spearheads the recycling efforts of the third grade team; however she continues to provide guidance on STAR Reading and Math. She has been fielding Redbird questions and most recently Brenda has stepped up to serve as our Kids Hope liaison. Because of Brenda, we will be able to keep this valuable program going at Medlock. Everyone is extremely busy and extracurricular responsibilities are time consuming to say the least, so we are very appreciative that Brenda is giving her all to her students and finding a bit more to give in other areas as well. Thank you Brenda!Personalized Learning
60 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know
60 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know
by Ryan Schaaf, Notre Dame of Maryland University
When I was a high school student, I had the privilege of having a wonderful English teacher. She was kind, often helped her students, and created a wonderful classroom environment that was rare in my high school experience. To this day, I regard her as a great educator; one of the very best. Due to her help, I improved my writing abilities to the point I moved ahead to an Honors course the very next year.
As I now reflect upon her and my learning experiences fondly, I had only one criticism – I did the same type of work day in and day out. Although repetition is a tried and true method for learning, performing the same academic exercises over and over again really left a great deal to be desired. I wanted to express myself in new and different ways. After all, variety is the spice of life.
Nowadays, many educators use the same methods over and over again in their lessons for students to express themselves and demonstrate their new knowledge. Today’s students want to express themselves in a variety of different ways. They want their academic work to be relevant, engaging and fun.
Below is a diverse list adapted from resources found at fortheteachers.org of potential student products or activities learners can use to demonstrate their mastery of lesson content. The list also offers several digital tools for students to consider using in a technology-enriched learning environment.
60 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know
Audio Recording (try Vocaroo)
Acceptance Speech
Advertisement
Avatar (try Voki)
Blog (try Edublogs)
Book Jacket
Brochure
Bulletin Board
Cartoon
Class Book
Collage (digital and non-digital)
Comedy
Comic Strip (try BitStrip)
Commercial
Dance
Debate
Demonstration
Discussion (try Voicethread)
Diorama
Drawing
Experiment
Flow Chart
Games (digital and non-digital)
Google Earth Tour
Graph
Graphic Organizer
Infomerical
Interview
Photo
Portfolio (try Evernote)
Puppet Show
Learning Log
Literature Circle
Magazine
Maps
Mind Map (try bubbl.us)
Mural
Music
News Report (try Fodey)
Poetry
Reenactment
Role Play
Scavenger Hunt (try QR codes)
Scrapbook
Sculpture
Show & Tell
Simulation (digital and non-digital)
Slideshow
Socratic Discussion
Song
Story Map
Speech
Tag Cloud (try Wordle)
Theatrical Play
Timeline (try Timegrinder)
Video
Webpage (try Weebly)
Word Splash
Word Wall
Wiki (try Wikispaces)
Habitudes- (Growth Mindset)
Nothing to report. Things are pretty quiet right now!
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