#engsschat Oct. 29th by Madison Trevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz en-us 2018-10-30 00:20:05 UTC 2025-12-13 23:49:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Students reflecting on their learning madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298311893 2018-10-30 00:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298311893 Organize thoughts, expand ideas, and make connections madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298312128 2018-10-30 00:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298312128 Self expression through writing madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298312268 2018-10-30 00:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298312268 Time to write before group discussions madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298313346 2018-10-30 00:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298313346 Resumes for historical figures or characters in books madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298313935 2018-10-30 00:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298313935 Giving students a voice on topics they care about madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316422 2018-10-30 00:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316422 Writing for varying purposes - writing in everyday lives madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316610 2018-10-30 00:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316610 Informal, formative writing activities madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316848 2018-10-30 00:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298316848 Encouraging curiosity madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317168 2018-10-30 00:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317168 Brainstorming verbally + flipgrid madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317416 2018-10-30 00:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317416 “4 sentence paper” for rebutting claims madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317870 2018-10-30 01:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317870 RAFT writing prompts madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317986 2018-10-30 01:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298317986 Students write letters to themselves madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298318637 2018-10-30 01:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298318637 Connecting writing to students’ interests madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298319185 2018-10-30 01:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298319185 Twitter Chat Reflection madisontrevor https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298720882 When I tried to join the #engchat discussion, someone notified me that the chat was being combined with social studies. So, the hashtag was #engsschat. The fact that there were both English and social studies teachers participating in the chat made it really interesting because many of people's responses about writing purposes were similar! There seemed to be a consensus that having students write can be a great tool for checking understanding since writing requires writers to explain what they know. Although teachers agreed that having students write can be an effective for formative and summative assessments, many teachers talked about the importance of mixing writing assignments up, allowing opportunities for low-stakes (non-graded) writing, and creating writing prompts that promote reflection. In addition, many people shared different writing prompts and activities they do with their students to help get them excited about what they are writing. Personally, I felt like I took the most away from the discussion of reflective writing activities. Various teachers shared short writing activities that they do with their class daily, either at the beginning or end of class... I never considered asking students to reflect on their own productivity in class or their understanding of a certain idea/topic. These questions not only inform the teacher of what they he/she can do to help students, but also serve as a way for students to reflect on their learning.  ]]> 2018-10-30 19:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madisontrevor/465yzdsy4ukz/wish/298720882