https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc Accessing Junior Cert Cycle Science en-us 2017-12-07 00:27:21 UTC 2024-08-11 21:07:57 UTC hello@padlet.com laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213952156 Hand out a lolli pop stick to everyone in the class and get them to write their name on it. Place the lolli pop sticks into a jar.  Whenever you are asking the class a question or assigning jobs, take a random stick from the jar and the student who's name emerges has to do this task. This ensures total randomness in teacher selection and removes potential problems such as favoritism or only asking students with hands up. It is especially useful when creating groups for group projects, as it means there will be nobody left out. ]]> 2017-12-07 00:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213952156 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213952748  An indication using plastic cups, the students will be given a stack of three cups, one red, one orange and one green. If students are finding a task particularly difficult they will place the red cup on top to indicate to the teacher that they need help. Green means they are OK and orange means they are slightly confused. It is a good system as the students wont have to publicly ask for help and they may find it a more engaging way to do so. ]]> 2017-12-07 00:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213952748 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213953794 2017-12-07 00:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213953794 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213953950 2017-12-07 00:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213953950 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954148  Vary the stimuli with group work Listening to a teacher or reading from a book for 40 or sometimes 80 minutes can be very draining mentally on students. Getting them to interact with each other through group work and "think pair share " can give life to a class, and open up interesting discussions that could not be had if the teacher was the only person doing the talking ]]> 2017-12-07 00:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954148 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954307  White Boards The white boards are a good addition to the class to get students writing down answers and presenting them to the class. It is a change from the norm of just writing down answers in a copy book, and students usually react positively as a result. ]]> 2017-12-07 00:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954307 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954436 This is a good way to communicate with students without having them ask awkward questions in front of the class. Students can submit any questions or feedback anonymously, which may encourage them to ask questions they would not have the confidence to ask in front of the class. ]]> 2017-12-07 00:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954436 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954573  Sticky note results board. When the class is in groups doing an investigation, one way that they could take down their results is on a sticky not, and place these up on a board. This gives students a chance to view each others results, and is more fun than simply writing down results in a cop ]]> 2017-12-07 00:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954573 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954748 2017-12-07 00:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954748 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954977 2017-12-07 00:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213954977 laura_costello8 https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213955170 This is a fantastic new website that makes creating lesson plans a whole lot easier.  A very handy tool for making lesson plans quickly, with a tool allowing to evaluate the time allocations for each activity. The visuals allow you to analyse your different activities, and it saves lots of time by formatting the lesson itself. Found at: http://learningdesigner.or ]]> 2017-12-07 00:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_costello8/2whbpu1qulpc/wish/213955170