Engaging extension activities are TOUGH at the end of the year. Finding activities that keep students moving and mentally engaged is a WIN! We are loving these word puzzles for early finishers. Plus.... Winners get a PrIzE! 🎉 #patriotstrong
Choose your own adventure for STAAR review! Early finishers get to pick their review tasks - informational text summaries or informational text inferences. Students LOVE choice! #PatriotStrong
Teamwork is trying to outsmart your friends during an alphabet challenge! We all have a list of new food restaurants to try! #PatriotStrong#teamworkpearson
@MrsHigginsAP A7: since some kids are feeling stressed about the future so I asked: What’s the most EXCITING thing about the future? (dream big) #teachingoptimism#PearsonInnovators
Who’s got the brains? ILA went elementary style and split classes between teachers for I&E. My group extending their inference skills and completed an inferencing breakout to determine which zombie stole the brains... the debates were intense. #Patriotstrong
Following up on some reading! Innovator’s mindset has pushed me to think outside the box during lessons. I liked focusing on kids strengths this week and having them give encouragement to their peers during peer revise and editing #innovatorsmindset#Booksnap
@MrsHigginsAP I love to give students options when showing their knowledge — flow charts, pictures, essays. As an English teacher this gives different types of thinkers an opportunity to show off their skills! It gives them ownership in their learning too! #pearsoninnovators
When it’s 75 in February, we read aloud to our peers (in silly voices of course) to build deeper understanding of the plot and characters. #ThingsNotSeen#PearsonMS
@MrsHigginsAP A4: network: reach out to build new ideas for content and curriculum. Doing the same thing is boring for students while changing it up is exhausting for teachers. Using a network I can ease the burden “coming up” with something by diggin deep in my community #pearsoninnovators
@MrsHigginsAP A2: Students will naturally see the connection between content and their lives as we evaluate characterization. They will be able to analyze their own interactions with others and evaluate their change! Updates to come! #pearsoninnovators#makeitreal
@MrsHigginsAP A1: My ideal classroom/school/learning environment is full of risk takers who are not interested in my approval rather their own discoveries. The students feel confident and inspired to dig deep in the learning process rather than seek approval.
@shilson_jana We love SSR! We turn the projector into a fireplace and pretend we are sitting in our living room reading! I also give them the freedom to move around the room.. after all, living rooms don’t have desks #pearsonmsilachat
8th grade English and Language Arts at @FISD_PearsonMS is teaching students to blog while they do research for the purpose of pursuading. Any advice, insight, or examples of student blogs? #EdTech#DesignThinking#ELAR