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Lesson Plans on Remote Instruction

We are starting remote instruction next week. We have been off for a month(1 week was spring break). But I have been going stir-crazy so I began working on remotifying lessons last week. Before break we were getting ready to start talking about how we have used technology in the past week. Usually this unitContinue reading “Lesson Plans on Remote Instruction”

Training Students to Ask for Clarification (while reading)

Students, in my case teenagers, do NOT like saying they don’t understand something. This is frustrating for me. It’s one of my expectations to ask for clarification, or rather I put it on myself. Tell me when *I* am unclear. Tell me when *I* go too fast. I get frustrated because when students don’t tellContinue reading “Training Students to Ask for Clarification (while reading)”

What did you learn today?

“Nothing”. I’m sure my parents were so tired of hearing that response to their daily question. For me, it was undiscovered introvert-ness. I had peopled all day and just wanted to go to my room for a bit. Of course I learned. But I didn’t have anything to talk about. Seven hours of class afterContinue reading “What did you learn today?”

Daily Lesson Structure and CI with a Textbook

I’ve written about using CI with a textbook before, but I think I’ve made some leaps in how it’s going. So here we go, here’s what a typical class looks like. If you are a fan of Tina Hargaden I’m sure you’re going to see some similarities. Bell Ringer: The daily bell ringer is whatContinue reading “Daily Lesson Structure and CI with a Textbook”

Simplifying My Gradebook

I have long struggled getting enough meaningful grades in my gradebook. I think, if it’s worth me spending my time grading, it’s worth being in the gradebook. However, that’s not always the case with things we do in our classes. No, that doesn’t mean that we do busywork, but if I give a student anContinue reading “Simplifying My Gradebook”

Big Takeaways from NTPRS

Well, the events of “Summer Camp”, sing-a-longs, TPRXXX, Immersion Dinners, open mic night, made me way too busy to do a daily reflection blog. So here are some of my big takeaways! Triangling This was the newest thing for me. We’ve all heard of circling (make a statement and ask questions that are answered byContinue reading “Big Takeaways from NTPRS”

NTPRS Day #1

While I tweet all day to collect my ideas from the day, I’m going to go back through my tweets to try to synthesize what I learned, or what I had already learned and had a chance to revisit. My one of my first tweets of the day was to acknowledge how happy I wasContinue reading “NTPRS Day #1”

Assessing Speaking

Output. Let’s talk about it. First, I’d like to state that based on the research I’ve done through my grad program at MSU, I’ve solidified my beliefs that speaking does not aid acquisition. It is a product of acquisition. Students don’t need to speak to learn more. BUT being able to speak is the goalContinue reading “Assessing Speaking”

My top 5 Techniques from Teach Like a Champion 2.0

My top 5 strategies from Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Here are 5 of the techniques from TLAC2 that I have put into practice in my class. I’ll do another post about the techniques that I want to get better at later. 1. Reject Self-Report Rejecting self report means that we are movingContinue reading “My top 5 Techniques from Teach Like a Champion 2.0”