Post on 18-Feb-2017
ekipling31
Day Starters
As students enter
Video, Song, Quote, Image, Doc
Get them thinking
Samples throughout presentation for you
Day Starter
How do I learn?
How do I learn?
How do I learn?
How do I teach?
How do I teach? Exactly how we learn!
Read 20 minutes per
night
ONLY Outside WORK?
CCSS ELA & HST
Why not teach History &
Language Arts together?
Non-Fiction = 100% in Math, Science, SS. Overlap? Do things once = allows for creativity!Example: Realistic Fiction in historical unit.
Day Starter
Students must learn on
Collaboration
Become character or author.
“Groups”
Students submit work
Quizzes, polls, responses, etc.
Student accountShare foldersAnything is accessible to shared people.Editable by peers, teachers. Accessible on any device. Even offline.
Annotate PDFsImagesDocumentsLettersSpeechesWritingsVoice record
Day Starter
Poem by Shane Koyczan
“TWEET” YOUR LEARNING: 140 characters or less.
CAN YOU TWEET YOUR KNOWLEDGE?
Fluff not accepted!
FAILURE? BRING IT ON! LEARN FROM IT!
It is a critical part of learning. And FUN! Try to live
right there!
Catch-all of reading grade!Book TalksBook Trailers iMovie (into QR code then in Media Center)Reading goalMini book reviewsWritten reflection on their own reading
People vs Columbus Trial
Founding Fathers “Cribs”
Constitutional Convention Role Play
Day
Starter
Irish Immigration Hunger Trial
Day Starter
Bill of Rights Rap
Creative HistoryEnlist Parents, community members as much as possibleCherokee Removal Role Play1860 Election Role PlayCivil War Simulations
Free up time for choice!
Genius HourEvery Wednesday through yearSample