Supporting Best Practices
Formative Assessment
ABC Brainstorming – Working individually, in pairs, in small groups, or as a class, students brainstorm words or phrases that begin with each letter of the alphabet and are related to the current unit of study. – Use SMART Shout It Out or Padlet to capture it digitally.
Idea from – Book Two: 60 Formative Assessment Strategies
Instructional Strategies
Rock n Roll Vocabulary
- Organize students into pairs
- Provide students with a numbered cube (die).
- Present students with a vocabulary term aligned to a difficult concept or skill.
- Student pairs take turns rolling the dice.
- The number rolled dictates the activity they complete with the term.
- Students continue rolling the die until they have completed all the activities.
- Teacher clarifies and verifies correct responses for each of the numbers rolled.
Use this document as a template! GREAT way to review for STAAR!
Digital DooDads
Google Chrome Update
Google Chrome Browser Update: Please take some time to update your Google Chrome browser to thenewest version in the Software Center (or NEISD Application Catalog). Please do this to avoid any possible issues with web tools/applications that you might use.
Back That Google Up!
Google Takeout: especially useful for graduating seniors, teachers or students, who are leaving the district and want to take their Google files with them. Allows users to backup Google Drive, gmail, Youtube, and other Google files. Check it out! Google Takeout Instructions document
Google Classroom Archive: At the end of a semester or the school year, you may want to archive a class to preserve the class materials, assignments, and any postings to the class stream. When you archive a class, you no longer see it among your other classes and work—it’s moved to a separate area to help keep your current classes organized. Unless a class is archived, it continues to show up in student’s active classes so teachers may want to archive inactive classes.
Breakout EDU
According to an article on D2store, BreakoutEDU is a game that will have your students thinking critically, problem-solving, troubleshooting, working collaboratively and having so much fun they won’t even realize how much they are using their brains! It’s also a great choice for a teambuilding exercise for your staff!
Check out this resource to help you create a DIY Kit. https://www.smore.com/fqazh-breakoutedu
Vocabulary.com
Are you looking for a way to reinforce vocabulary in your classes? Vocabulary.com offers adaptive learning games that will have your students mastering new words in no time.
Professional Resources
Edudemic – The Teacher’s Guide to Twitter
Twitter has become such a powerful tool for educators. If you’re interesting in Tweeting or just want some
tips as a current Twitter user, here is an awesome Twitter
resource for you. Everything from PLC’s to hashtags are covered. Check it out for yourself.
Social Media – Who to Follow
Russell Stannard @russell1955
Russell runs teachertrainingvideos.com and tweets about using technology in education.
Innovate My School shares top resources and ideas with educators using #EdTech and #UKEdChat. @InnovateMySchl
Steve Woods @TheSteveWoods
Steve calls himself a ‘digital sommelier’ and is dedicated to providing teachers with the information and tools they need to teach effectively in the 21st century.
*Interested in getting started on Twitter? Contact your ITS!
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