It's March and the kids are ready for a break, but when they come back, will they be invigorated about school? It depends on our excitement for the final push to June. Here are some tips to help you refocus yours students for success.
- Review your expectations for behavior and learning. Students need a refresher on this when they return from any break, especially spring break. Be sure to address behaviors that have been lacking in the past month.
- Set an academic goal for the next month. It may be for STAAR or raising your score on iStation or your next test. When students are presented with a goal for learning, they are more inclined to meet the goal.
- Start a Countdown - How many school days do we have to reach our academic goal. See Kevin Grace at THS. It is posted on his board everyday and reviewed every day.
- Have an academic competition where students or groups can compete for the most growth in the next month.
- Incorporate a reward or privilege system for overachievement. Students will surpass expectations if they know there's something in it for them.
I encourage you to consider how you can incorporate the 6 C's of Engagement below into your learning procedures and routines after spring break. It may be just the thing kids need to get motivation for learning.
Wake Elementary
The Six C's of Engagement - Choice, Collaboration, Connection, Challenge/Competition, Communication & Commotion #ncascd #engagingourstudents
Collaboration
College & Career
Congratulations to Tatum High School and Wanda Risner for being selected as a Best Practices Classroom by Paxton Patterson. The Paxton Patterson class is blend of Cloud delivered content and Project Based Learning. students in the class are gaining knowledge in many health care related fields. THS students are working in 8 different health care areas and are learning about 46 different careers.
Check out Jessica Rymel's blog (Click Here). She is using her blog to communicate with her students, parents and the community at large to promote college scholarships. Thank you Jessica for promoting college and career beyond your classroom.
If you would like to start your own blog or get started on Twitter, here is my screencasts to get you started.
- Set up your own blog - http://goo.gl/inxOiZ
- Set up your Twitter account - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44zuPVnKa2Q
Tech Integration
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Mrs. Januwati's coding class is growing every week, as kids are signing up to learning more
about this interesting and innovative language. The students are learning to draw and make animations using Java Scripts in Khan Academy. Check out the following link for one of the student's work: http://goo.gl/nkwAex. These students are showing up after school
about this interesting and innovative language. The students are learning to draw and make animations using Java Scripts in Khan Academy. Check out the following link for one of the student's work: http://goo.gl/nkwAex. These students are showing up after school
to participate in this fun learning opportunity. Thank you, Mrs. J.
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