Provide Video and Visuals to Preview Content
January 2, 2018 1:18 pm Leave your thoughtsUse visuals and video as part of a lesson opening to help students access new content in a unit or... View Article
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Use Voicethread for Sharing Ideas
January 2, 2018 1:07 pm Leave your thoughtsAsk students to share their thinking about a topic, image or reading by using voice, video or text with Voicethread.... View Article
Use Self Scoring to Increase Reflection
January 2, 2018 1:05 pm Leave your thoughtsBefore submitting an assignment, ask students to complete a self score using the same rubric you will use for grading.... View Article
Use Graded Writing to Set Goals
January 2, 2018 12:58 pm Leave your thoughtsAt the end of each writing unit, have students analyze their scored writing to develop personal goals for the next... View Article
Read with Actively Learn
January 2, 2018 12:47 pm Leave your thoughtsSupport student reading of complex texts by annotating, adding video and images with Actively Learn. Example: A struggling reader is... View Article
Support Fiction Comprehension with Images
January 2, 2018 12:39 pm Leave your thoughtsAs students get older, the books we read to them have fewer visuals to support comprehension. Teachers can create a... View Article
Provide Alternatives to Written Response with Flipgrid
January 2, 2018 12:36 pm Leave your thoughtsAllow students to speak their words as an alternative to writing in the classroom with Flipgrid. Example: A student that... View Article
Pair Text with Visuals to Increase Comprehension
January 2, 2018 11:24 am Leave your thoughtsWhen students are early readers they use pictures to support understanding of the text; Informational texts and adolescent novels rarely... View Article
Create Student Portfolios for Reflection
December 29, 2017 4:28 pm Leave your thoughtsInstead of passing back graded work to take home, have students reflect on their graded work with a portfolio. Example:... View Article
Prove Understanding with Student Self-made Quiz
December 29, 2017 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsGive students the opportunity to show what they know by creating their own quizzes at the end of a unit,... View Article
Provide “Road Maps” to Support Informational Text
December 29, 2017 3:58 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen using informational text, provide a guide for your students by annotating on the document or with a separate supporting... View Article
Personalize Vocabulary with Rating Scales
December 29, 2017 3:07 pm Leave your thoughtsInstead of giving students a list of words to learn each week, allow students to select their own vocabulary words... View Article
Offer Choice Among Readings
December 26, 2017 9:36 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen teaching in a content area, consider using several text options that touch on the same topic and allow your... View Article
Increase Choice Through Learning Menus
December 26, 2017 9:03 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen asking students to meet an objective, give them options for work products with learning menus. Example: When reading a shared... View Article
Hold Grading Conferences to Provide Feedback
December 26, 2017 8:58 pm Leave your thoughtsInstead of (or in addition to) passing graded papers back to students, hold short grading conferences with each student to... View Article