Sarah Stern

UNC Elementary Education Major & Focus in Special Education // Turner Hall RA

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@AlexWFarrell Exactly. Fostering that intrinsic motivation can make a world of difference for students, and not only in learning!

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@BlombergEmily Exactly! Progress is so much more important than perfection.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@FelicityKeel Intrinsic motivation might be harder to achieve, but it can be the most effective!

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@MichaelaLester2 Motivation is at the heart of education, without it, our students wouldn't be at all engaged.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@ErinJac10571370 Love this! Motivation is so important, and these are some great ways to foster it.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

This is a fascinating article with great ideas! Attention grabbers can be a great way to not only get but hold our students attention and keep them engaged throughout.

[edutopia @edutopia]

The 8 minutes that matter most: Tips for expertly engaging your students at the beginning—and end—of every lesson. https://t.co/SEBQFWJZT5

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #howtodoit I will work on creating an engaging environment so that students are behaviorally, cognitively, and emotionally involved in their learning.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #ahamoment Motivation is a broad spectrum; there's more to it than being motivated or not.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #taooftheweek There are things in life that we cannot control. But one thing we can control is our effort.

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@DestreeKimberly Exactly! I didn’t even realize that activities like exit tickets could be assessments, and looking back it makes a lot of sense as to why quick and informal assessments would be used over formal assessments.

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@AlexWFarrell I agree! If excecuted correctly they could be a great way to assess one’s knowledge and keep students wanting to do well on their work.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@ErinJac10571370 Love this! Keeping assessments quick can make them much less intimidating, which can help lower test anxiety in our students.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@BrittanyBrophy1 I agree! Relevance is so important not only for assessments but for everything we do in the classroom. If we do things intentionally we can make our lessons and assessments much more applicable.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@emily_martire The ‘why’ is so important! This will help keep students and the individual in mind, and can also make assessments more accurate.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

@BlombergEmily I’m on the same page as you. Peer assessment has its advantages, but it also has its faults. By establishing expectations and having procedures that keep things confidential, we could easily implement peer assessment in our classrooms.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

This is exactly what we were talking about in class this week: Assessments doesn’t mean a paper test. My using other forms of assessments, such as an interview or project, we can help alleviate test anxiety and get a broader understanding of what the student actually knows.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Assessing students doesn’t have to mean giving a test—an interview or informal chat might be a better option. (Plus, a helpful documentation tool.) https://t.co/c157SuuV1o

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #howtodoit By mixing up how we assess our students, we will be teaching to multiple different learning styles.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #ahamoment Assessments can be a lot more than just a test or quiz; it could be individualized, peer, authentic, performance, etc.

[Sarah Stern @SarahSamStern2]

#PSY347 #taooftheweek Without assessing where we are at, there is no way of telling when we reach our goals.

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@MissHerbers Very true! Collaboration is a wonderful thing in the classroom, and creating a learning environment that naturally has some noise could be very beneficial for students' learning.