Saturday, January 30, 2016

Where to start?

Next semester starts Monday. I have so many awesome ideas spinning in my head. Where do I start???? 

At first the plan was a whole class Nearpod lesson I created with a Google Slide Presentation and added some Nearpod acticites such as a poll and draw it (meme the theme!).  Then I decided I wanted to make sure that the students who finished the different activities before their peers still had something to work on. 

So, I can't start with whole class. How about giving each student a Sheet with their NWEA MAP scores, goals, and focus. Then the early birds could work on the Quizlet flash cards or games while waiting for their peers to finish their drawings or quiz. 

The third option is a multi level fix to the midterm constructed response question that about killed me to grade. I am glad my creative brain kicked in gear before I threw in the towel of getting evidence based complete sentence responses. 

Here is the low down on this assignment. 
I will have an actual piece of paper to give the students. It will actually be a note taking work on sheet. First the students will cut and glue their actual response from the midterm to this "worksheet." Then they will go through a Nearpod lesson on editing and revising with CUPS and ARMS. 

Students will work through the presentation and their sheet to create a much better constructed response answer. They will CUP, ARM, and CUP again. 

To turn in the assignment the students will make a Google Slide Presentation to show the life cycle of a constructed response answer. 

So after this therapeutic typing/ blogging I am thinking Monday will be constructed response while I meet with students in small groups or individual to review their NWEA MAP goals and show them the Quizlet. They will be getting other lessons to work on their level throughout the semester as well, but I can be overwhelming...KISS (keep it simple (for the ) students!) 

Suggestions please!! 

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