Element 36 by Holly Crawford https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p Understanding Students' Interests and Backgrounds en-us 2016-06-22 15:58:30 UTC 2016-06-22 16:28:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Element 36 crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251514 Understanding Students' Interests and Backgrounds]]> 2016-06-22 16:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251514 Overview                 This element involves seeking out and using knowledge about students to engage them in informal, friendly discussions. crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251665 2016-06-22 16:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251665 Strategies crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251782
  • Student background surveys
  • Individual student learning goals
  • Commenting on student achievements or areas of importance
    • ]]>     2016-06-22 16:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251782     Student Background Surveys crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251863 Distribute a survey at the beginning of the year to students including questions about student academic interests, personal interests, dreams, fears, and family members and activities.]]> 2016-06-22 16:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115251863 Individual Student Learning Goals crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252086 Students connect teacher-identified learning goals to their own experiences and interests by creating personal learning goals during a unit.]]> 2016-06-22 16:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252086 Commenting on Student Achievements or Areas of Importance crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252281 Teachers should gain background knowledge about students' values and interests and then notice and comment on individual accomplishments, such as clubs or athletics, academic recognition, artistic accomplishments, important events or changes in the student's family structure.]]> 2016-06-22 16:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252281 Tech Tip: crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252508 Use clickers or polling software to conduct student interest surveys. Use a digital camera to take photos of each student in class. Have students digitally edit the image to add visual elements that reflect interest identified in their survey. Allow students to share edited photo with whole group.]]> 2016-06-22 16:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252508 Tech Tip: crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252953 Use technology to create reflective journals to establish and track progress toward individual learning goals. Type in Google Drive or Evernote or audio record in Audacity.]]> 2016-06-22 16:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115252953 Tech Tip: crawfordh1 https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115253042 Use social media to comment on student achievements or ares of importance. Create an Edmodo page for the class in which students create accounts and join class group. They can add comments to their own page that reflect their interests, backgrounds, and life events. Teachers and classmates can comment back to students.]]> 2016-06-22 16:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/crawfordh1/55o9rt9a3t1p/wish/115253042