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ParticipantWhat trends are you seeing with your students?
One trend I am seeing is an over-reliance on cell phones or other translation tools. I could be wrong, but it seems to me tha 10+ years ago, students never useds these tools. Did they struggle initially? Absolutley. Did they quickly acclimate? Absolutely.
What recurring successes or struggles do you see?
One recurring struggle I see is with students developing deep friendships with students of different language groupsParticipantMarcia,
This seems like something you could do through your online writing platform, such as Turn It In.ParticipantTodd, one thing I do in driver’s ed is ask students to complete some super simple task while I give them messages to text. For example, I have a deck of cards, and I ask students to separate the cards into suits with one hand while they send someone a text message. We then talk about how much more complicated it is to drive that to separate cards into suits. I would think you could do something similar virtually using the chat feature of your virtual platform. I would think most people would have a deck of cards at home. You could come up with some othe simple task for students to do.
Participant“Help Make this In-Person Activity Virtual”
I teach a public speaking class. Over the years, I have had stuents deliver their speeches via Zoom for one reason or another. It has never gone well. How can I make that activity better when studnts need to be virtual?ParticipantI teach various levels of high school English. One of my favorite activities is the following: I put my studnts in a circle, and we read A Summer Day by Mary Oliver. Then we really focus on the last line: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? We first break down every single word in the line. Then we each respond to her question.
ParticipantMarcia,
I’d love to hear more about #5. Can you give us an example?ParticipantI love the idea of attending their events. I’m not exaggerating when I say that it has been my goal EVERY SINGLE YEAR to attend an event for each of my students who participate in extra curriculars. So far, I have never made it all the way through. But guess what my goal will be come August?
ParticipantI feel the absolute most important thing a teacher can do to build relationships with students is to have conversations with them and BE REAL in those conversations. I have found that when I am willing to show openness, they are much more likely to respond in kind.
One activity I like to do with my high school students is a version of Show and Tell. I ask students to bring an item that is reflective of whom they are as a person. I always start this activity myself and then give students a couple days to show their item.ParticipantI have taken then original rubric, and I have made adjustments for high school, specifically for my high school and my classroom:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eyEpXqqKA0-SW6DtlPIC4e59EKZVveIEsPRLttpnZOo/edit?usp=sharingParticipantThis looks really interesting, Dessa!
ParticipantIn this lesson I employed the 5 E’s to teach and review the following punctuation marks for my 11th grade grammar class: semicolons, colons, and commas.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dPxatbKw3AlGoBIKBAA_bigW_jnCkQS1dRdMmFKphnQ/edit?usp=sharingParticipantMy lesson contains both virtual and in-person alternative options: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-dXIcIH6UfqKN-b207KCoWZEfR9e_pZaX2fHcxGhbYk/edit?usp=sharing
What part of your live lesson went well? Why? I know from my COVID days that the key for lessons going well for me was being prepared with all digital resouces. For example, this lesson requires me to screenshare a number of items. Having all images and activities organized and ready is an absolute must.
What part of your live lesson could go better? Why? Students are reticent to volunteer to share. I need to establish more defined norms for sharing requirements.
Identify 1-2 areas where you think you can improve. What would you do differently next time? I can improve by estabishing engagement/sharing requirements for my virtual students. Without these, students will, most of the time, choose to be quiet or even off camera.
ParticipantSteven, I was introduced to Mentimeter during Covid and used it quite a bit. I completely forgot about it until I saw it on the Tic Tac Toe chart. I think you’ll really like it!
I completely agree about keeping up with them. There are so many great tools, and I often forget about them. I need to maintain a master list with links and a brief description.
ParticipantAgreed, Jackie. I wonder how much a school-wide Kahoot subscription would be?
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