English--Webinar Session 2 by Vickie Ream https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7 How do I have students use ______ in my class? en-us 2020-08-13 21:09:17 UTC 2026-02-03 14:19:05 UTC hello@padlet.com students are told to look for some idea expressed in text. I or a student will read out loud and other's will be asked to respond to what they heard. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687923695 2020-08-19 18:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687923695 students give persuasive speeches based on a fun topic they chose https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687928297 2020-08-19 18:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687928297 Students are asked to reaad small bits of a difficult text to the class https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687929734 2020-08-19 18:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687929734 students write a Haiku on a student or teacher-chosen topic. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687931264 2020-08-19 18:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/687931264 Discussions https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136061 Students are asked to listen closely to each other during discussions so they can build on each other's ideas, disagree, ask follow-up questions, and make connections]]> 2020-08-19 19:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136061 I teach a whole unit on active listening. dyan_naslund https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136062 2020-08-19 19:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136062 Students have a role as an "outside circle" participant in fishbowls https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136244 2020-08-19 19:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136244 argumentative essays matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136452 2020-08-19 19:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136452 We practice having conversations with one another. dyan_naslund https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136655 Students have to give a presentation on a topic (sometimes just a quick 1-minute one, sometimes a 10-minute one!)]]> 2020-08-19 19:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136655 https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136793 Students listen to an informative podcast and are asked to interact with the ideas they heard.]]> 2020-08-19 19:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136793 I provide sentence starters to encourage students to more easily transfer their thoughts onto paper. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136877 2020-08-19 19:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136877 whole-novel reading matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136946 2020-08-19 19:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688136946 Students practice informal speaking (ex: elbow partner conversation throughout class) and formal speaking (ex: present your work to the class at the end of a lesson) https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137110 2020-08-19 19:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137110 reading an original poem they wrote matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137574 2020-08-19 19:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137574 Independent reading! theodore_kelley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137619 2020-08-19 19:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137619 Audio books https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137810 I make sure students have access to audio books that we are reading in class (or that they are reading independently)]]> 2020-08-19 19:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137810 Work in groups on short reading assignments to help each other understand and analyze https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137879 2020-08-19 19:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137879 listening to a TED talk matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137990 2020-08-19 19:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688137990 Lots of it! We read small chunks of text, longer short stories and novels, and poetry. dyan_naslund https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138194 2020-08-19 19:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138194 Students read a variety of articles, full length novels, shorter works, etc. Independent, small group, and whole class read is utilized. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138356 2020-08-19 19:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138356 Audiobooks! https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138541 2020-08-19 19:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138541 Nonfiction https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138696 Reading nonfiction articles, excerpts from longer nonfiction texts]]> 2020-08-19 19:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138696 https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138843 Students give speeches on themselves or a topic that is important to them.]]> 2020-08-19 19:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138843 Reading plays out loud, texts, poems to themselves, or a small group. Also discussing with me one on one about assignments and writing. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138928 2020-08-19 19:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688138928 I provide graphic organizers and have students work through multiple drafts theodore_kelley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139380 2020-08-19 19:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139380 Many different types: narrative, personal journal, arguments, sometimes just writing a short reaction to something we are reading. dyan_naslund https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139481 2020-08-19 19:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139481 https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139669 Students record their own podcast where they discuss a text they read in small groups.]]> 2020-08-19 19:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139669 Students write to learn (ex: KWL) and also write to show learning (ex: synthesis paragraph). https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139976 2020-08-19 19:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688139976 Lots! Books, plays... again, to themselves, or in small groups. Will be doing Raisin in the Sun here out loud on Zoom. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140035 2020-08-19 19:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140035 Mindful Inquiry https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140133 I have students practice mindful inquiry so that they're not just waiting for their turn to speak but actually listening to their peers]]> 2020-08-19 19:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140133 reading plays -- some students taking roles and reading their part matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140161 2020-08-19 19:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140161 Speeches https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140394 Students listen/watch videos of professional speakers to analyze their use of rhetorical appeals]]> 2020-08-19 19:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140394 https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140425 Students read poetry in small groups out loud to have an analytical discussion]]> 2020-08-19 19:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140425 persuasive speeches matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140799 2020-08-19 19:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688140799 original poems matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141069 2020-08-19 19:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141069 personal responses to art, news, etc. matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141470 2020-08-19 19:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141470 Long papers, shorter question / responses. https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141645 2020-08-19 19:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141645 Outlines https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141949 I have students follow loose outlines so that they understand how to structure their writing]]> 2020-08-19 19:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141949 watching a movie matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141998 2020-08-19 19:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688141998 listening to a podcast episode for background knowledge matt_tooley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142260 2020-08-19 19:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142260 Students practice writing in multiple genres https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142471 2020-08-19 19:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142471 Discussions theodore_kelley https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142667 We teach students how to build off one another's ideas. ]]> 2020-08-19 19:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688142667 https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688145112 Students write blog posts with personal connections or thoughts about a text.]]> 2020-08-19 19:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vickie_ream2/iwu7qq4xh1x47fc7/wish/688145112