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allowing time for students to get to know each other and to get to know the teachers. It is so important for students to have a safe place and that can't happen unless they are comfortable.

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Our students have returned this week in person for the first time in almost a year. Being very proactive with how we address issues of learning fatigue and stamina in the classroom environment. Processing through tools that will help orient our kids for success in this new normal.

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We use "Chat Blast" where we ask a question and allow students to type their answer in, but they can't send it until I say "BLAST". The first student that gets their answer in and is correct gets a point. There is a winner at the end of the lesson.

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We use "Chat Blast" where we ask a question and allow students to type their answer in, but they can't send it until I say "BLAST". The first student that gets their answer in and is correct gets a point. There is a winner at the end of the lesson.

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Providing visuals along with instruction as a means of engagement is especially effective for our high population of ELL students, but is also a way to engage all students in the learning and provide them with more context. This can be done by adding them to an anchor chart, powerpoint, or a physical model/item that ties to the topic that day. This also gives students choice in where they direct their attention as they don't have to keep eyes on their teacher for instruction and can look at the visuals instead.

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We spend the first 15-20 min of our day coming together to get our mindset ready for a great day. This is where I usual pose a question that we all answer and talk about. this is a great way to build those personal relationships and to learn more about each other.

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We have been using exit tickets, mainly in math, after a lesson to help us identify which students are still struggling with a concept. We give them a couple problems and then are able to work with them in a breakout room.

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In the morning we always start with morning meeting. During this time we do a check-in with the students to gage how they are feeling. We may ask what they did for the weekend or if they have anything exciting going on. This gives the students that time to share out with their classmates and really build relationships with them in a positive way. We allow students during work time, even though we are virtual to talk to one another, especially when we are waiting for friends to join us or come back from break. We offer a ton of brain breaks (dance breaks) throughout the day to give them time to refocus.

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Our students have been virtual all year - so having consistent routines and keeping learning engaging has been a challenge! Some ideas we've utilized in our classroom are:
*Morning Greeting slideshow: Always start our days with a morning message and response from kids - finding our bitmojis has been one of the faves!
*Lesson Review: Nearpod's Time To Climb games are some of our favorite ways to review content with kids. They can pick their characters, test their knowledge, and compete with their classmates!
*Grade Your Partner: another big favorite in our classroom when we try integrating collaboration among students is the "grade your partner" strategy. We can put kids into breakout rooms and assign tasks, then pop in to check how things are going, and afterwards they give their partners scores! More times than not when we move from group to group, the grades get higher and higher 😁 points  are awarded in DOJO.

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We use lesson "shout-outs" where the teacher will choose 1-4 students that show exemplary engagement behavior during the lesson. Their name goes on our shout-out board. 

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We use lesson "shout-outs" where the teacher will choose 1-4 students that show exemplary engagement behavior during the lesson. Their name goes on our shout-out board. 

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A few things that my resident has been able to implement in our online environment this year include (all taken from the SEL document):

- I ask open ended questions...and probe students to elaborate on their response

- I communicate that I appreciate each student as an individual and am interested in knowing them

- I check in and follow up with students about their concerns

My resident also implements choice. Right now students are working on a climate refugee assignment - people who have fled their homeland due to natural disasters and weather conditions. Students chose which refugee they wanted to focus on and will follow that story all month.

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Students have an opportunity to start the hour off with 10-12 minutes of free reading each day (this can be a book, and article, etc.). This allows them the opportunity to let go of whatever was bothering them during passing time or in their previous class. They are asked to simply reflect in one to two sentences on what they read. This also allows students to know how each day will start in ELA class to help establish one of our routines.

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Exit Tickets and Constant Checks for Understanding

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Exit Tickets and Constant Checks for Understanding

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Something we have done this year is create a "wonder" section on all exit tickets. This section allows for students to ask deeper questions or ask a question that they might not have been comfortable asking during class. We also try to engage students in different ways (use of polls, use of chats, Kahoots, thumbs up/thumbs down, breakout rooms). Keeping things broken up has helped keep students more engaged.

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Morning meeting is a time for each student that wants to, to have a voice and share how they are feeling or about their night.   Also we use whiteboard.fi to have students complete a problem to show what they know and allows me to see any misconceptions that we would then address during a small group lesson.

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We simply voice pride and explain the benefits of positive classroom contributions (ie having screen on, adding into others thinking, participating respectfully in the chat). We celebrate those students frequently.

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Every morning we have a morning meeting. It is a time for students to share how they are feeling, fun things they did the night before or are doing over the weekend (our Friday chant). It is also a space for us to recite our Class Mission statement and talk about how we will live it out that day. Leadership roles are taking place during this time - we have a student lead the meeting. It really builds community and a sense of family in our classroom.

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We use chalk talks frequently in class to answer discussion questions. The students love moving around. Chalk Talks allow all students to participate!
We also use mix-pair-share to answer discussion questions.

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What I have implemented is that after the math lesson I have the students show me they understand by answer 2 or 3 exit ticket problems. The students that struggle with the exit ticket area able to get extra help in breakout rooms. The students that understand go on with the assignment.

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We use slides at the end of lessons to have the students provide feedback to the class and to the teacher around their understanding of the content and the lessons. Students also provide feedback on the vibe in class, how comfortable they are sharing out, things they need help with or things to try. They also choose classroom jobs weekly. There both allow for building skills to advocate for their needs as well as leadership and agency in their classroom.

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Morning Meeting + After Lunch Team Building

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Morning Meeting + After Lunch Team Building

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We use our first 10 minutes of the day checking in with students and setting expectations, goals, announcements and feedback for the day or week! During this time students discuss together in whole group, break out rooms, share with the class or chat together. Similarly, during the afternoon time we do different elements of soft skill development, break out rooms, and student lead discussions on various topics (family history, show and tell, BHM, research topics, etc.)

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We spend 15-20 minutes on morning meeting. During this time, students own, create, and facilitate the activity for the day. It is a leadership opportunity for students and allows the students to have ownership on creating strong relationships within our learning community. It also builds trust from peer-to-peer as well as trusting their teachers.

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This is a 15-20 minute portion of a math lesson where student practice the skills they should be able to do from memory, extremely fast, or fluently. It is a time in math class to focus on the algorithms, not necessarily the concepts. Here is an example of how we help kids self reflect on their progress and progression towards their own goals.

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There are some non-verbal habits of discussion along with some sentence starters that we use every day to encourage both non-verbal and verbal participation.

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This is a quick slide we use every day to encourage students to choose a way to engage and then we touch base on how they did with it at the end of the period.