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Great demonstrations and modeling of the strategies. It's evident you put a lot of time into this and presented the research and information well. It's great to switch things up in the classroom, and not stay in the same old rut, the more strategies I see I love trying to find a way to replicate or use parts of it in my teaching and lessons. I also never knew Neff had a potential career in the rap game.

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Love the intro! Ha! I love the idea of sharing instructional strategies. Peer to peer support is so important in making sure we are all staying relevant and current in our teaching. Each student has a different style of learning, and we should therefore adapt our teaching/mentoring as such. We must consider our own perspectives, but more importantly the perspective of the students for which we support. This falls in line with the student voice/mental health PLC's as well.

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These things lend themselves to the ELA classroom. We read, write, repeat. But that can be repetitive, for students and me. Different learning styles, different students, all of the methods and uses you provide are practices that have a place in the classroom at some point. It probably is best to stick with what you're comfortable with, and you know, everything in moderation, but saw some things I've used in the past (emojii essay was a nice, easy summative assessment at the end of an arduous read!) and certainly some ones I will employ in the future.

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Nice intro with the use of a strategy!  Neff should consider a second career in the music career.  Looks like there are a lot of strategies in this PLC’s Google Drive.  I’ll be looking forward to seeing that shared.  It seems like in the world of technology tools and instructional strategies, it can sometimes be so overwhelming to narrow it down to useful tools and strategies.  I’m glad that we have a PLC dedicated to looking for useful and effective instructional strategies and that they will be shared with us.  It’s helpful to see the strategies demonstrated rather than just reading about them and trying to figure out how to use them with trial and error.

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LOL I love this approach…A) who doesn’t love The Fresh Prince, B) it was an awesome example of differentiation/partner lyrics and, C) who doesn’t want to see Neff rap! This also seems like an approach that would fit well with the Student Voice/Choice PLC. I really like the idea of having a shared Google folder available to the entire staff. As a teaching staff I think it’s important to share resources/knowledge to that we are growing together as a teaching team.

I personally love coming up with new lessons, but it can be exhausting producing and pulling together a ton of resources on a regular basis. I believe the resources collected and created from this PLC will be very helpful! It would be awesome to have video demonstrations of each strategy, like the ones in this presentation, in the shared Google Drive folder!

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Love the interactive learning.  I am impressed with Mr. Neff’s unknown skills.
I agree with Ashley Devine.  When I would teach in the classroom, I could see the difference of how student individual learning styles affected their success or struggle in class.  A lot of student do not succeed with lecture only.  Also, it does not transfer into their long term learning often.  Making the learning interesting and fun will achieve a lot more success

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You killed that rap. Love. It.

Um emoji summarizing sounds awesome haha- I love that idea. Knowing teachers different styles of instructional practice is crucial in my role as it helps me to better understanding why Student A is succeeding in math class, but struggling in science class- aside from what we would typically assume... For instance, I want to know what Teacher A is doing so I can tell Teacher B that this is helpful for Student A- do you think we might be able to try that? Often, I find that a student might not necessarily have a learning disability or require specially designed instruction, but actually just struggles with a particular teaching style- which is why utilizing multiple practices in your teaching is important and why this PLC is crucial... Certainly not saying one style is better over another, but I do think differentiating regularly is important.

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I never new that Mr. Neff had that in him.  I really enjoyed your video and the instructional practices that you shared.  Too often educators get stuck in the same mode of instruction because it was comfortable for them or worked in the past.  As our students change, our instructional practices should change as well.

The checkpoint questions are a great way to assess student learning during the course of the lesson. This could either confirm that your students have mastered the content, or need some redirection before moving along. The nice thing about the examples that you shared is that they can be easily applied to multiple subjects and units throughout the HS. Thanks for the the creativity! I look forward to checking out the Google Drive folder.

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Nice job Tim- loved the rap... I did enjoy that you used strategies to engage us as viewers in the same way you want us to use strategies to engage our students (very clever). I knew none of the strategies presented, so definitely  learned a lot from your video. It makes sense that utilizing something other than straight lecturing as a teaching method would work better- and although I am not often in a position of teaching material to students, when I do need to do so- I will remember these (and if only I could rap).

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First of all as everyone else has said, I love how creative your video is. You have some good ideas that everyone could use. I like the idea of having the students pick an emoji to describe their learning or to represent what they have learned. That would be an easy and quick activity to have the students do. The Google Drive folder is a great idea!

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What a great video! Nice job with the intro, Mr. Neff! I really enjoyed the "three tries" quiz game. It looks easy to adapt to any subject or class and I believe would help kids stay engaged. The emoji and question game look like fun as well. Great strategies! I look forward to viewing the folder on google drive :)

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I like the examples you shared in your video. The three tries game would be a great way to review for a quiz or create multiple versions to prepare for a test. I am looking forward to see what your folder looks like on google drive. I feel I would be able to use these strategies to help my students prepare for their classes.

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First of all, I didn't realize that Mr. Neff was such a good rapper. That could have been a career for you in the 90's. Unfortunately, I think writing good lyrics is not a requirement these days.  You missed your window.

I thought that was a great video.  I am always looking forward to seeing new strategies.  I am looking forward to you guys putting new strategies on goole drive.  Thanks.

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Nice work! This reminded me of my CFF training 9-10 years ago. I loved seeing all of the different instructional practices, but I wished there was a single location to see those again, because having 20 explained to you in 1 day was not very practical in wanting to implement those best teaching practices. I would love a place we could go to learn more about those, so that we could take 1-2 and implement those into our lessons. Then a little later, try it again with 1-2 more. Eventually, we will find out which practices work best for our classes, and we can improve our lessons.

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I loved the creative introduction!  What a great attention grabber to your presentation! As a music teacher, I love the partner lyrics strategy!

These are some great ways to engage your students to make learning fun.

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I look forward to the shared Google folder. I plan to use the 3 tries instructional strategy next week when the students are learning about the different types of mortgages. They will be incorporating the information in their projects about housing decisions. An effective instructional strategy to help them learn the terminology will be useful now and in the future.

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I love the emoji strategy!  I have made students write “essays” in emojis and it’s so fun to see them trying to pick out the right symbols.  This is an important PLC topic.  PD that provides instructional strategies like this always have the most immediate impact on my teaching.  It’s so easy to get burnt out mid-year.  I have seen most of these strategies before but I think it’s so important to keep circling around to them as a way to refresh our teaching.  The database you are creating will be helpful when I feel like I am in a rut.

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Couldn't Mr. Neff demonstrated the "Carlton" while he performed?
Instructional strategy is a constant consideration in planning.  It's easy to get comfortable with a few strategies that work within your "Zone."  However, my comfort zone may not best suit my students.
What has helped me the most with varying my instructional strategies has been common planning. In that setting, I discuss with a colleague, who is teaching the same content and the same time, which strategies are most logical to employ for the upcoming concepts.

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I liked the partner lyrics strategy!  I really enjoyed viewing these instructional strategies video.  I am always looking for new strategies to try and incorporate into my classroom.  I feel that the three tries would be a great way to use as an exit slip at the end of class, and students would master the content while also challenging themselves and their partners.  I think that it is great that the strategies will be shared on the google drive folder for all to add and use in the classroom.

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Loved the Fresh Prince introduction. Way to go Mr. Neff. Because of the vast number of learners that teachers encounter, it seems as though you need to have a bag full of different strategies so that students can connect to the content. I really liked the example of using the emojis to make connection to the assignment. If we don't continue to keep up with the changing generations, and use what interest them for learning, we will only reach a certain type of learner.

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Neff as the Fresh Prince?  I was disappointed not to see Mr. Myers make an appearance as DJ Jazzy Jeff. I also noticed that the notorious trouble maker Mrs. Hess was put in the back of the classroom so she wouldn't disrupt class.  That was a great instructional practice.

But seriously, nice job with the topic you were given to research. I am looking forward to the release of the google drive folder with all of your research. I especially enjoyed the examples that you explained and then demonstrated. Fun video and good work. Thank you.

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Wow what talent with the rap - very interesting perspectives on different instructional practices, enjoyed watching the video making learning fun and interesting. also thanks fro sharing in your google drive collection. Proves that instruct can be creative :)

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First of all, props for female scientists and for Neff’s rapping skills!

A couple years ago I did my action research on the impact of formative assessment strategies in the classroom, so I really appreciated seeing some of the instructional ideas that you guys came up with.  I use the emoji summarizing strategy when I have my students annotate texts, which they seem to like.

I also think that the check point questions strategy could be a good way to incorporate Keystone style multiple choice questions into a tested class.

Great work, guys!  I enjoyed watching this video because you guys made it fun, and I look forward to checking out your Google drive collection.

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I didn't realize that Tim was so talented. Maybe a second career? Regardless, it was a very creative intro and one that the students could definitely use and would probably enjoy. It's always good to be reminded of some of the many creative instructional practices available to us. It is also a great idea to share the ideas around the school. You often have no idea what great things the person in the classroom next door is doing.

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I love the fact that you introduced your presentation with an example. Coach Neff- Well done! Also- I think the best way to teach about strategies is to do exactly what you did, acting it out! I look forward to checking out the google drive folder with more information on this topic.

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Awesome song Mr. Neff. I learned some new strategies and refreshed my memory on some that I forgot. I liked the checkpoint strategy used in this video the best.

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Very catchy music video and great strategies to try. Very clever presentation of ideas. Great job, PLC instructional strategies team!

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I was impressed Tim. Are you looking for an agent to help move your music career forward? I am going to need something to do after retirement in a few years.

This was a great video on instructional practices. The strategies you featured would be easy to apply and seem to be very effective. I am thinking about trying some of them in class.

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Great video and better information! I really like all activities you covered. I think the three tries activity would be great for test reviews.
I am very much looking forward to having access to that Google Drive folder. I gotta do what I can to keep kids interested in things that happened over 100 years ago. Instead of me entertaining the kids, let the kids entertain themselves and learn something in the process.
Great job crew! Thank you!

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Very nice video!

I'm glad you are going to share the folder on the Google Drive. I like Jon's idea below about having a strategy per week. Sometimes a long list (or comprehensive Google Folder) can be a little intimidating.

The three tries technique looks like something that would be easy enough to implement and gaining some formative practice.

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I have used a variation of the strategy of “Three Tries” in my classes to learn basic facts and skills.  I have placed questions on flash cards with the question on one side and the correct answer on the other side.  If a student gets the question correct it is placed aside.  If the question is answered incorrectly the correct answer is reviewed with them and place into a pile to go over when all flash cards have been used.  When all flashcards are gone through for the first time, the incorrect cards are gone through a second time repeating the process.  This can be done in pairs or a single person can use this strategy to study by themselves.

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Fantastic video! My favorite! Neff, you brought me back to September of 1990. Well done! Your instructional practices seem like they will keep the students engaged. I really like the checkpoint questions. The iPads work just like the old small white boards and erasers. Well done!

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Love the rapster aka Lil' Neff! Great information on some new strategies that I can use to keep learning interesting and to reach students with different modes of learning. I think this is my favorite area of being an educator - finding new ways to present/review content with students in mind. Last year, we did have students write additional lyrics to a glycolysis rap that we shared. It worked really well for those students who embraced the activity. Looking forward to seeing what "tricks" you guys will be sharing with us at the end of the year!

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You guys hands down had the best video! I already have some ideas on how to use the rap assignment in my creative writing class. I'm glad that you're creating the GoogleDrive folder to share with everyone.

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Loving everything about that rap! I really enjoyed seeing the instructional strategies that you demonstrated and discussed. "Evidence-based teaching strategies" is a term I've heard a lot through graduate studies and beyond as these strategies will likely have the largest impact on student results. I find, though, that often it's hard to find what these are and the research behind them. I'm curious if you've been able to find research behind instructional practices/strategies? Similar to What Works Clearinghouse, it would be cool to have (or find) a website where you could see instructional strategies and a compilation of the research behind them. Looking forward to seeing all that you've found!

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This was a great, fun video! It really gave me some good ideas to try in the classroom. I think I would like to try the checkpoint questions first. It would be a nice easy way to check answers to math problems. I am looking forward to your finished google drive.

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The instructional strategies are quick and seem easy to apply. Can't wait to have access to the shared google drive. It would nice to use a different one every week.

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Great examples of engaging instructional strategies. I enjoyed the creativity of the strategies you showed and I know students appreciate it too. Also looking forward to the shared folder!

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Coach Neff who knew! Outstanding, I was hooked after your performance. Great ideas and looking forward to seeing the Google drive folder.

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Your “boring lesson” was funny because it was so realistic!  Nice job making the video interesting. I will be interested to see the finished Google Drive.

The checkpoint questions are something that I’ve used before, sometimes on individual whiteboards.  I think you demonstrated a good pace so kids don’t get bored waiting.  Most of what we do in math is solving problems, which doesn’t work with all strategies.  I like the idea of incorporating some creative activities to summarize learning, though.  Although they can take a lot of time, they might help students retain the material better and be more interested and engaged in class.

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This group has done a very creative job presenting a variety of effective instructional strategies! The content was presented in a way that kept the viewer engaged and excited, as any teacher should aim to do with their content for their students.

I am additionally looking forward to the Google Drive. Here is a quick chart for instructional strategies that I used in one of my graduate courses.
https://www.eisd.net/cms/lib/TX01001208/Centricity/Domain/4114/Strategies%20Playlist.pdf

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I like trying creative lessons to keep students engaged as well.  I'm going to try some of the strategies that you've highlighted in your video. I like the lyrics idea especially. The shared folder sounds like a great idea for the building to get some great ideas from other teachers. The kids are always talking about some of the lessons that people are doing in the building and I've always wanted to visit some classrooms to observe. The shared folder will help me accomplish that goal in a different way.

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You guys did awesome! I think it's really important to keep students engaged, however sometimes that is easier said than done. There are some great ideas in this video that would definitely keep students interested, especially when taking notes. I had students make lyrics up about material we are learning and they loved that project, so it's definitely something I want to incorporate in my other classes. I can't wait to see the google file once it's shared.

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I like the idea of emoji summarizing.  Students definitely like emoji’s, I see them in their emails all the time.  I have discussed this with the students since they send a lot of emails to teachers rather than other students.  I am looking forward to the share folder.

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I enjoyed the contrast between the traditional board lesson and the more engaging "emoji" strategy for photosynthesis.  It was helpful to actually see demos on the 3-tries strategy and checkpoint questions.
Looking forward to your shared folder!

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Your group looks like a lot of fun to work with, and, I would assume, learn from too!
What a great collection of resources for the school. I will definitely be coming to some of you for some new ideas to freshen up my teaching to help my students achieve.

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Was that lip syncing? Super Cool, Mr. Neff!

I liked 321 strategy that you shared. The students could use that in small groups with while the teacher monitors the room to see where they are coming up a little short on. I also liked the check point questions and turning that into a small game.

I look forward to seeing the Google Drive folder.

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Go Neff...who knew? Math, soccer, and now a rap star! It's always good to have a look at different ideas for Instructional Strategies; I look forward to the google share drive. I actually use white boards and markers instead of the iPads for your one idea.

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Hahaha Way to go Neff – nice rap but don’t quit your day job. J

It will be nice to have the instructional strategies in a common location to research and use.

A class of gifted students doing the emoji strategy – awesome!

The strategy 3 tries seems useful in reviewing and checkpoint questions can help with formative assessment leading up to final exam. Looking forward to the shared instructional strategies google drive folder! Great job with your video.

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Our group has worked extremely hard at researching and developing Instructional Strategies.