Prioritizing Cool-Downs with New Hires by Christina Gallucci _ Staff - MiddleSchoolPrograms https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3 What suggestions/advice do you have for your colleagues to effectively use the Cool-downs in the last 5 minutes of the lesson? en-us 2021-11-15 16:29:14 UTC 2021-11-16 21:10:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Look at them daily to guide your instruction for the next day...don't let them pile up! https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895196855 2021-11-16 21:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895196855 Cool Downs https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197102 2021-11-16 21:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197102 Review them promptly msanchezrobinson https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197451 This allows for quick redirection and revisiting of misconceptions. ]]> 2021-11-16 21:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197451 Advice/suggestion https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197647 Cool downs offer time for students to work independently and gain small victories on a skill learned that day in class. ]]> 2021-11-16 21:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895197647 I have found that sometimes the cool down helps the students be more successful on the assessments because it gives them one more opportunity to practice the lesson objective independently. https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198412 2021-11-16 21:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198412 https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198470 I have used cool-downs and they are easy to use, easy to grade and give you quick information as to where the students are with understanding. I love them and use them often.]]> 2021-11-16 21:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198470 Cool downs help with understanding where the students are lagging and can help with planning your lesson for the next day. https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198830 2021-11-16 21:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198830 I take the cool down slide from the lesson slide deck and post it on google classroom for quick grading and review. https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198983 2021-11-16 21:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895198983 Cool Downs will let you know if students got it or not. https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895199072 2021-11-16 21:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895199072 Cool Down https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200540 The cool downs are linked in Canvas. I like how easy they are to grade. I don't have to take anything home with me because they are digital. ]]> 2021-11-16 21:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200540 https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200612 Cool downs help me and the students get instant feedback on whether they understood the what we went over that day.]]> 2021-11-16 21:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200612 Adjustments & Supports https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200817 It is important to assess what students got from the lesson at the end so that adjustments can be made to practice in the following lesson. ]]> 2021-11-16 21:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200817 Cool Down, allow students to create their own math problems for others to solve based on what was learned, when you gather all the problems have a group challenge at the end of the week. You get to see how students are thinking about what was taught and how they give it back to others https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200829 2021-11-16 21:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cgallucci/bitj2axqw0mp92c3/wish/1895200829