What is your best lesson? by anns24 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7 What lesson would we buy tickets for? en-us 2018-11-28 17:11:18 UTC 2018-11-29 12:59:17 UTC hello@padlet.com My best lesson is my "Independent Thematic Project" where students are given the freedom to create their own personalized projects while utilizing Common Core standards and themes from a major work we are studying, such as "Romeo and Juliet". https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309024741 2018-11-28 20:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309024741 Survival Simulation... in small groups students must decide everything they must bring to sail for two months and begin a new colony. Then they face a series of challenge situations to test how prepared they were. https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025034 2018-11-28 20:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025034 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025315 My best lecture is the no boy/no girl is worth it. I realized this when my kids asked me to give it to their friends.]]> 2018-11-28 20:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025315 Some students who have a tough time engaging are those with other distractions like anxiety, attentional issues or greater issues going on outside of school. They have a tough time listening and relating. Instead of school being a "good fit", they end up feeling like a "misfit" https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025490 2018-11-28 20:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025490 e_aregood https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025955 The lesson for which I have a soft spot is the "Web of Words" activity. It is a group activity that demonstrates how connected words can make us and how important it is to be aware of what we say when we interact with other people. What I say to a student can impact his/her mood and, consequently, how he/she then interacts with others. Kindness costs nothing. Harsh words hurt everyone. ]]> 2018-11-28 20:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025955 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025966 A semi-recent lesson that worked really well was my "Bio-luminescent" project that I did with my Foundations of Art Class. Students explored the world of bio-luminescence and then created a unique organism with real-world characteristics, made them out of paper mache and displayed them in a "glow tank" in the gallery.]]> 2018-11-28 20:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309025966 I think one of the lessons/topics the kids enjoy and get the most out of is our discussion and activities related to stress reduction and management. https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309026599 2018-11-28 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309026599 Lesson h_baim https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309026608 The lesson that speaks to me is when I gather my students together, before actual instruction begins, and we discuss the night before and the morning of preparing to come to school. We empty our thoughts, feelings, anxiety, stresses in order to be free to learn.]]> 2018-11-28 20:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309026608 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309027647 I think my lesson using SWAT team as a creative story to remember the steps to solve linear equations. I learned this method from another teacher and it was inspired me to think outside the box when creating new lessons. ]]> 2018-11-28 20:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309027647 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028133 My best lesson involves operant conditioning. We start with an overview, then watch a clip from Big Bang theory, another fromFriends, and then we break up into groups of three and take turns assuming the roles of experimenter, subject, and praiser to get the subject to arrange some school supplies in the correct manner using positive reinforcement only.]]> 2018-11-28 20:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028133 I LOVE teaching the Labor Law lesson from Business Law. It is a simulation of a labor union formation in a local hospital. Students take on the personas of hospital workers, administrators, union organizers and union busters. It is fun and the kids really enjoy the process. They learn the basics of labor union formation and the perspectives of both sides. c_hoffman https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028319 2018-11-28 20:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028319 Hmm... lgerhart5009 https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028714 This chapter really threw me for a loop because it made me ask the "hard questions" about my teaching. I'm not sure I can name a lesson (about math) that teenagers would be willing to pay to see. Tying in the next chapter on enthusiasm, I can confidently say I bring energy to the classroom every day, and despite the lessons, I try to bring excitement and humor to each lessons. In the near future, I am planning to do a breakout box with a review of multiple skills - I do think students will love that and it takes the fun to the next level. ]]> 2018-11-28 20:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309028714 Satire is fun s_osman https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309029903 I think I could sell tickets to my lesson on satire. My lesson on satire is fun because it incorporates sarcastic humor in many different mediums.  I look up satirical cartoons that fit the overall humor of each classroom.  The students read articles on TheOnion, which again, I choose with specific classes in mind, and they work with partners to discuss both the humor and the serious aspect of each.  Then we watch pieces of an episode of John Oliver's show.  They are always really interested in the subject that I chose, which does not change from class to class, and they have interesting serious debates about the subject afterwards in addition to laughing during the show.   
 
]]> 2018-11-28 20:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309029903 The Red Scare https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309030640 I think I could sell tickets to my lesson on the red scare. Students play a game called "find the communist" it involves a lot of false accusations and interrogation and communication. From that we talk about how the game made them feel and what actions they took. Then students read about the real red scare and compare to the game. The lesson ends with an inquiry where they ask questions and research something else they didn't learn about the red scare.]]> 2018-11-28 20:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309030640 The Germans are invading z_musser https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031100 One of the things i think students would be interested to come see would be when we act out the European Theater in WWII. We have students act like artillery, Planes, and Soldiers. We act out the German way of war and show how France was defeated while the USSR was able to employ a defense in depth strategy to slow down the German offensive.]]> 2018-11-28 20:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031100 The importance of talking https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031656 I think my best lesson relates to the importance of talking about problems and not letting things bottle up inside.]]> 2018-11-28 20:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031656 The ending of The Great Gatsby k_reber https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031744 I LOVE teaching the ending of The Great Gatsby. There is a ton of room for interpretation, and I love to see the look on students' faces when they reread the first chapter and realize it foreshadows the entire novel! ]]> 2018-11-28 20:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031744 My best lesson.... https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031747 ....was on the quality of fresh water through monitoring of aquatic organisms in fresh water streams.]]> 2018-11-28 20:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031747 Belsnickel and Other Stuff https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031800 I place a Belsnickel figurine around the room with little notes around the holiday season. He functions like an Elf on the Shelf, but students have to use their German skills to decipher what is in the notes every day, and they learn local culture and history at the same time. 
Also, some of my best lessons involve creating skits/plays for things. The students love it because they get to go "outside of the box" and be as creative as they want, as long as it's school appropriate, of course. ]]> 2018-11-28 20:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309031800 QR Codes https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309033434 I really liked the project I did this year when my students created their own educational videos for the medieval unit. I attached each of their videos to a QR code, and then I hid them in various spots of the school. The kids then had to do a scavenger hunt and watch each of the videos. The first students back won a prize.]]> 2018-11-28 20:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/a_schmidt1/9renv775kzo7/wish/309033434