Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views
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ctinkham on 20 Jul 18As long as those standards are laid out and understandable for students, they can choose whatever pathway they want to go to showcase their work and proficiency.
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messier way to teach,
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Maybe a kid was trying to do a vodcast and he couldn’t get the video to work correctly on the computer. That’s a learning opportunity for that child. Because it was his choice, he’s going to try to figure out a way to make it work—sometimes with the help of a fellow student.”
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We don’t have a 1:1 environment at this time
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This is probably my biggest roadblock, and though I'm making it work, it's tough. we are also not 1:1, and though many kids can use their phones, I can't depend on that. However, we have computer laptop carts that we can check out, so I do that almost every day. However, the only reason why I can make this work is because I teach with some very traditional colleagues who still only use computers to type papers. So while I can make it work in my classroom, there isn't enough technology for others to do the same.
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But I was simply using technology in place of my normal face-to-face teaching.
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Self-grading quizzes
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But most of the time I will just stay out of the way while they do the work of learning how to effectively research, collaborate and create presentations together.
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while others may need to focus on editing.
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I put this into practice last year, and while the students seemed to like it, I had way more students than I'd like to wait until the very last minute to turn things in, which put a lot of pressure on me to assess and they didn't get much feedback. I need to figure out a better way to structure that.
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The drama group is preparing a production of Inherit the Wind, a play about illegally teaching the theory of evolution during the 1920s.
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Once they are given the tools