I use Smore to curate most of the resources I give to both students and teachers. I love the sleek look of the online flyers and overall ease of the site. My favorite feature is the ability to duplicate a flyer! I just change a few things, enter new project/assignment information and edit the background if needed. Makes it super easy to reuse resources from one teacher to another!
Check out my S'Mores below!
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Yes. It's true. I've joined the Breakout EDU bandwagon. I held off for a while. I wanted to make sure it was making a difference with students. That they were thinking critically, collaborating, and communicating. I wanted to make sure they weren't just figuring out clues for fun but that actual learning was taking place. I started my first Breakout.edu with @TheMrMcewin and @PSimpkins, two other DLCs in Frisco. We worked together to make a Grammar breakout for our ELA students to prep for STAAR with. It went well. Students were working together, getting practice using the dictionary (WOO), and getting familiar with STAAR type questions. Take a look at it, below. The second and third breakouts were for my Algebra I teachers. One we did over quadratics and one was for STAAR prep. These two went better than the first breakout and the kids seemed to really enjoy the storylines. @TheMrMcewin helped out again for these. His Math teachers used them as well. What I felt like it lacked, though, was the actual breakout clue part. The kids were basically just doing skills checks to prove they understood the information. And while important, it was a lot of work for a skills check. I made notes and started following people on Twitter and Pinterest to get better ideas. The fourth one I created was for Chemistry. We focused on Stoichiometry and prepared a Breakout.edu specifically to prep them for their upcoming CBA. I partnered with my Librarian, @lshslibrarian and we created a leprechaun themed breakout. This one was my absolute favorite because I felt like the kiddos enjoyed the clue aspect WAY more, plus they liked the storyline. I used clues that would be easy enough that it wouldn't take too much time away from the actual stoichiometry problems, but difficult enough that it added a fun aspect to the breakout. Check out the chemistry breakout below. My next post will feature my top 5 favorite breakout resources!
Looking for some quick ways for your students to review for a test? Check out my review games below!
Works best if your students sit across from each other or in a group for the four person games. One student asks a question and the person to get it right gets to move their game piece or roll the dice and move. Super fun and engaging!
We’re trying to get them ready for jobs that they’re going to have beyond college that might not even exist [yet].
Two other Digital Learning Coaches and myself were featured in FISD's video this week about what we do and how we impact our students here in FISD! So happy to be in a district that supports and encourages future ready thinking. #mindset
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I took a little bit off from the Blog to GET MARRIED! I got married on December 16th of last month so the months and weeks leading up to the wedding were filled with wedding planning and trying to remain sane in my normal job. Now that life has settled down a bit, I wanted to share a few things I've done with my teachers that might be useful! Tons more but for now, that's where I'll stop. You'll notice that in each Smore I've listed several ways for the students to learn or express themselves as they show what they've learned. Voice and Choice are HUGE if you want your students to be the most successful.
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