“While it is important to hold students accountable, it is even more important to find the root cause of those difficult behaviors and address them.” - @NmaynardEdu@WeinsteinEdu#HackingSchoolDiscipline
Mrs. McClinton’s students complete 5 problems as an exit ticket. They self-assess their own understanding by placing their sticky note on the door chart. Mrs. McClinton pulls small groups for differentiated re-teaching based on self-assessment & work. @glenview_middle#GMSbuzz
Mrs. Knoblauch's art students draw a bust of a famous artist using techniques learned. They research the artist and style. They create a portfolio of their work in Google slides. Students walk around to observe the work of their peers. @glenview_middle#GMSbuzz#SCTS#Thinking
Mrs. Wofford’s Science 6 students synthesize highlighted information from the text into a table to complement the wind patterns diagram. She is able to check each student’s level of understanding from the day’s lesson. #SCTS#StudentWork#GMSbuzz@glenview_middle
Mrs. Huguet's ELA 6 students create a chapter title and explain why it's fitting using text evidence. Hyperdoc serves as a portfolio of #StudentWork work for the unit Bud, Not Buddy. @glenview_middle#GMSbuzz#SCTS
Mrs. Peterson’s students view direct instruction via @edpuzzle, where comprehension and analysis questions are embedded into the video. Students move on as they answer questions correctly, or they may rewatch a segment for review. @glenview_middle#GMSbuzz#SCTS#Questioning
Ms. Blosser’s students have interactive binders that include the standards for each nine weeks. Students can checkmark progress and/or rate their own understanding of each indicator periodically through the nine weeks. #SCTS#StandardsObjectives#GMSbuzz@glenview_middle
Mrs. Coleman’s students play “Two Truths & a Lie,” solving 3 similar exponent problems (grouped progressively by difficulty) & justifying answers. Collaboration characterizes the classroom community. @glenview_middle#GMSbuzz#SCTS#ProblemSolving
“Organize writing using prewriting techniques” (Standard- 6W4.1). 1-direct instruction video & take focused notes. 2-Ms. Stinedurf models prewriting techniques (listing, clustering, freewriting, & 5 W’s); students try one. 3-plan narrative on a plot diagram. @glenview_middle
Mrs. Gossett’s 6th grade ELA students use analytical, practical & creative thinking to identify sentence fragments, explain the missing part & write a complete sentence. They apply these skills as they edit their narrative writing. #SCTS#Thinking@glenview_middle#GMSbuzz