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Partners work together to illustrate and define vocabulary words / concepts.

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An excellent resource that can be used virtually if adapted a bit.

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Current Events Reading-  In current flex I've had success with shared reads of NY Times articles.  Kids have liked it as much as Newsela, and it's more fun on the teaching end. 

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Current Events Reading-  In current flex I've had success with shared reads of NY Times articles.  Kids have liked it as much as Newsela, and it's more fun on the teaching end. 

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Small group check ins- could be with homework, SEL lessons, etc.

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Small group check ins- could be with homework, SEL lessons, etc.

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Weekly Wonders Lessons (PearDeck Orchard)

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Weekly Wonders Lessons (PearDeck Orchard)

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Pear Deck Presents

Pear Deck Weekly Wonders

Introducing Pear Deck Weekly Wonders!

This new weekly content offering brings you curated content from educational and inspirational sources on the web to spark curiosity and conversation in the classroom.

Each week, we'll release three sets of templates (one geared towards elementary, one for middle school, and one for high school learners) built around three pieces of awe-inspiring content that we've discovered. The templates will each include a video or article paired with 2-3 discussion prompts designed for a 10-15 minute activity, perfect for homeroom, substitute teacher lessons, or a few minutes left at the end of class.

Each Weekly Wonders set will be themed around the values in our five Teaching Truths - Tackle Tenacity, Excavate and Expand, Anticipate Awesome, Cultivate Compassion, and Hand it Over. We'll be including prompts that stimulate joy, curiosity, and creativity in the classroom and spark engaging discussions.

How to Use the WEEKLY WONDERS

The Weekly Wonders include curated content accessible to all educators on the web, paired with prompts to generate discussion and learning, all within Pear Deck's unique student engagement platform. Students will read articles or watch videos directly in the Pear Deck session, eliminating the need to direct students to a new tab or type in a URL.

The Weekly Wonders activities are organized into a simple sequence of activities. To begin, simply select a topic from the gallery above. Feel free to make these templates your own by editing the prompts or adding slides with links to other relevant content!

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Pear Deck Weekly Wonders brings you curated content from educational and inspirational sources on the web to spark curiosity and conversation in the classroom. Each week, we'll release three sets of templates (one geared towards elementary, one for middle school, and one for high school learners)

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Collaborative Study Groups, Philosophical Chairs, Socratic Seminar

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Collaborative Study Groups, Philosophical Chairs, Socratic Seminar

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Shared Reading-- Idea from Joy Cordes,  shared reads and dicussions, TDQs, for passages from core texts in reading classes.  

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Shared Reading-- Idea from Joy Cordes,  shared reads and dicussions, TDQs, for passages from core texts in reading classes.  

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Did various lessons with students on concepts like goal setting, learning from failure, leadership in a school setting, etc. Students liked them and they were beneficial

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Freckle by Renaissance - Differentiation Platform for K-12

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Accelerate literacy equitably with differentiated resources.

K-12 coverage of standards and skills

Over 1,000 nonfiction and fiction passages that adapt to each student's level

Teachers can assign a specific standard for some or all students to practice

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Freckle by Renaissance | Reach Every Student at Their Level

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Freckle helps K-12 teachers differentiate instruction and reach every student at their own level across Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science.

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Reteach of certain lessons that majority of students are struggling to understand.

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Reteach of certain lessons that majority of students are struggling to understand.

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(aka Genius Hour) Guide students through researching and then teaching about a topic of their choice. Teach about leveled questioning, cross-referencing sources and formatting information along the way. Encourage students to design the format of their new knowledge and teach their peers about their passion in a way that fits them and the topic.

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Some sort of virtual gaming club where students can interact

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Some sort of virtual gaming club where students can interact

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Although many of our AVID students understand binders and planners, even with that organization I think it gets overwhelming for them. They may benefit from having lessons about how to prioritize and manage time

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Many of my students do not have consistent help at home, so we use Flex time to provide Homework support

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Mindful activities! Also, time for socratic discussion.   Circle time about current events/emotions. Stress Checks.

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Mindful activities! Also, time for socratic discussion.   Circle time about current events/emotions. Stress Checks.

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Have students maintain an interactive notebook of G/L Roots that will help them decode academic vocabulary for years to come.

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Mindful Mondays with meditation and a journal writing

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Mindful Mondays with meditation and a journal writing

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Typing.com

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Conference time with small groups to check work and set goals

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Conference time with small groups to check work and set goals

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Review the To-Do list and/or calendar feature on the Google Classroom homepage to see what assignments are due soon.

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Organization and planners. A lot of students need to take the time to truly organize and figure out what they need to do daily.

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Organization and planners. A lot of students need to take the time to truly organize and figure out what they need to do daily.

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End the week with some fun and team-building.