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ParticipantLove the Marshmallow test. I had my sophomore speech class teach life skill lessons to the class. One group always chooses to teach patience using this. We can almost predict who will “pass” and who will not have the patience to wait.
ParticipantMy lesson is for the Shark Tank Speech. The objective is for students to persuade the class to invest or buy their product. The product must solve a problem.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bxN3Q8igBUV8fLEI2OMXj2-d4Tb_srxQTo_9FowJ5UI/edit?usp=sharing
I like how the slideshow has links to everything students need to complete the project.
The hyperdoc could be more attractive, but the real work is in the slideshow.ParticipantWhen you say that you have trouble coming up with enough work, do you mean that you make assignments independent work? Are you assigning these for students to complete on their own? You do not use them as a whole class activity?
That would be interesting. I would struggle to go back and keep track of who did which activity.
You are right making lots of independent work would be overwhelming. It would be helpful to have a team dedicated to different aspects of creating and grading assignments.ParticipantYour Quizziz looks so fun. The graphics are so engaging!
I am with you. I get anxious the first time I use any new-to-me technology.
It is challenging to find time to learn it.ParticipantI feel confident with Kahoot and Blooket. I am learning Canva.
Google Slides and Google Forms are a daily part of my lessons.
Teachers have used Padlet for school resources. I could get better at using that with students.
I have seen Powtoon and want to find time to use that. I have also seen Flip used and will want to explore that more.
I have just used Screencastify with embedded questions and that has been helpful.
Also, I have experimented with Mentimeter.com and like it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wU6txVcMGcB-cMNwTRKEh1Y4dwUupBC4FYDRu5Hysmo/edit?usp=sharing
I wish it was not $143 for a year. It doesn’t have a month-by-month subscription. Bummer.Participant1: Inquiry Introduction: Start with the Prior Knowledge Mentimeter survey.
“What do you already know about making quality slide shows?”
Students add to the list.2: Instruction: Discuss responses.
Students watch the interactive Screencastify video answering questions as they go.3: Main Activity: Students create the PowerPoint Night Speech focusing on creating quality slideshows to illustrate their points engagingly.
4: Knowledge Check – Students provide feedback on peer presentations and reflections on their own using Canvas Quizzes and Discussion prompts.
5: Q&A and Wrap-Up: Students will give reflect on what went well and what goals they have for the next speech.
6. Share Your Digital Lesson & Reflection: Here is the screencastify video with questions embedded.
https://app.screencastify.com/v2/watch/0pPlNkYaeln3jp0vOOpK?disableRedirect=true
Reflection: I have given this lesson live and it is sometimes engaging and sometimes it falls flat.
The time I assigned it as a video with a worksheet students were more hyped to work on their own. They stopped and replayed parts. Later they referred back to the video while they made their own creations. So it became a resource.
Next time I will use the video with questions. It holds students’ attention and keeps them accountable.ParticipantI need to do better with adding things to the calendar. My homepage is always up to date, but if I did it both places that would help students. I find it challenging to do both.
ParticipantThis looks organized and easy to follow. As a student I would be grateful for your simplicity and thoroughness.
Participanthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ycAv_NWOyOCODTgOsCjks9wQXFAGIufkJArR3snFoeg/edit?usp=sharing
1. We use Canvas. I have links to Google Docs for templates to copy and for resources.
2. Students can find them from wherever they are and for them to keep organized. Absent students can upload what they need. Students don’t have to have a paper handout, because they can keep up from home.
The calendar is colorful and eye-catching. I try to keep up with fun cartoons and each unit is clearly titled.ParticipantYes! Motivation and accountability were a struggle! It still is even with their bodies in the room. But if expectations are clear that attendance is required, then maybe that would help. Also if we make it clear that the live lessons will be important to their learning and being able to approach the activities that may also engage students.
ParticipantI find it hard to keep students from cheating without supervising them doing their work.
The answer is likely in the creation of the assignment. Assignments need to be more authentic and personal requiring students to create something unique to them and their interests. The tool will just be my own creativity and collaboration with other instructors.ParticipantI used to use my own brain, but all the options are overwhelming and there are too many passwords.
I can’t even remember everything I put in place to help me remember.A possible solution is just to simplify. I am trying to make assignments simpler and more authentic. I am also having students do more directing by showing me what works for them.
For my work. I have Canvas Modules. I have documents with the links used for assignments. I have Google folders organized by class and unit.
I respond quickly to emails so that they do not pile up.
I need to stop emailing myself ideas from home. I am getting frustrated with lwhitcombe emails I find on Monday morning. She needs to just stop with all of these great ideas she finds while scrolling on the couch when she should be watching that great movie. Instead I am trying to move ideas to a Google folder on my phone to look at later.ParticipantFinding a balance between caring about their outside lives and wanting students to grow within the classroom can be overwhelming. Keeping some boundaries can also be helpful. Sometimes students need to leave the world behind and find their flow in classroom topics and work. It is a life skill to be able to rise above outside conflicts, too.
But building that rapport where students know you care helps to bond and they can appreciate you are there for them.ParticipantI like the idea of finding student motivations. Smart and caring approach.
My speech classroom and the athletic court have similar situations where students fear public ridicule. But I bet students are more helpful with each other than they expect.
Differentiated assessment just makes sense. Most students understand that everyone has different abilities and potential.
Growth is what is important.ParticipantI will prioritize relationship building by continuing to find and implement icebreakers and get-to-know-you activities to keep the rapport growing throughout the semester. I try to connect with each student every day or every other day.
Varying partner work and group work with independent learning helps to build a team. The peer feedback and jigsaw activities spread out the work and help students interact. I hope to add more interaction so students can lean on the strengths of each other and build interpersonal relationships.
I hope to bring the curriculum to life by continuing to adapt assignments to real-world situations. By making the assignments have a connection to what is happening in the world and mirror activities they may find in business and work situations as well as academic assignments.
I continue to adapt grading practices to what will promote student engagement. Open-book quizzes and assignments can be beneficial. The real tests in my class are the presentations. My next assignment will have students create their own rubric based on watching examples of the speeches and creating their own requirements. -
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