Do Now by Karen Blunk https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl Think about your lessons from last week. What did the first five minutes of your lessons look like? What did your last 10 minutes look like? en-us 2016-10-04 00:07:39 UTC 2016-10-04 20:33:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Usually I start with a "Bellringer" on the board. Students are required to answer a question (usually a review question from the class before.) I use the Bellringer question to start a discussion about the concept. To end class, I try to use an all class discussion with pointed questions to guide students to make a conclusion. I know exit slips are better to collect individual data, but I always run out of time before I use them. jmcgowan7 https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330626 2016-10-04 20:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330626 I like the first few minutes of class to be sort of quiet and calm. I have students answering a "Do Now" question or set of questions while I take attendance, check homework, etc. Last five minutes typically involve students finishing an Exit Ticket, either written on a slide or (more helpful) as a Google Form with content review & reflection questions. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330652 2016-10-04 20:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330652 The students do a Do Now for the first 5 minutes. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330660 Last ten minutes are usually are finishing up, I ask questions and give them updates about the upcoming social events, games trifecta, Hispanic heritage month ]]> 2016-10-04 20:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330660 I start with a Spark Journal that will lead into the lesson of the day. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330710 2016-10-04 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330710 two minutes after the bell, I give a signal, and we play a warm-up exercise, and go into our warm-up routine. We typically don't have any talking until the first ten minutes are done.  For the last ten minutes, the students go to lunch afterwards, so I go straight to the bell, and typically don't do a wrap-up activity. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330730 2016-10-04 20:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330730 I start with a Do Now https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330739
Sometimes I end class with a wrap up discussion or an exit slip/objective check to see where students are at]]> 2016-10-04 20:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330739 I introduced a new, seemingly complex term at the start of my lesson. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330744 2016-10-04 20:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330744 first minutes I say "hi Everybody" read the objective statement on the board, and have the students start the do now as I take attendance.  Last few minutes students write in their communication folders, and answer the data collection closing activity. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330841 2016-10-04 20:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330841 Towards the end, I reviewed what we discussed that day and told the students to think about how electricity and electromagnetic induction affect us all in our daily lives. https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330918 2016-10-04 20:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128330918 The last ten minutes are either reading/writing and asking clarifying questions https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331020 2016-10-04 20:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331020 https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331176 The first five minutes of my lesson include getting students settled in, taking attendance, making sure all students have what they need on their desk, and getting students prepared for me to start teaching, whether that is opening up to the first page of the book, discussing what happened yesterday with a partner, or just getting the correct papers/website up. The last ten minutes of class include me finishing up my lesson and then with the last 2 minutes reminding students what is due tomorrow, if they have homework, or other work and then talking with a few specific students I need things from or just talking with students in general. I then dismiss them when the bell rings. 

]]> 2016-10-04 20:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331176 This week, we have been constructing pinhole cameras. Students walk in and get materials out right away. We start with a supply check and then I do a demo of expectations for the day. We finish by comparing our pinhole cameras, looking for similarities and accuracy. azmuda1 https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331371 2016-10-04 20:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331371 This week, we have been constructing pinhole cameras. Students walk in and get materials out right away. We start with a supply check and then I do a demo of expectations for the day. We finish by comparing our pinhole cameras, looking for similarities and accuracy. azmuda1 https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331656 2016-10-04 20:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kblunk/b9pl3hk4ogbl/wish/128331656