WHS Blended Learning Best Practices 2020 by Stephanie Leister https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh Please add best practices you have found to be effective for the blended learning environment, thank you! Please feel free to click on the three dots of your post if you prefer to upload a photo, record audio or video, etc. en-us 2021-01-06 18:46:48 UTC 2023-02-24 18:55:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f929.png Lisa Woodland Smith https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079471227 LOW PREP and HIGH ENGAGEMENT using Desmos, Collaborative Powerpoint, and Breakout Rooms.

Lisa hd students create equations that created a winter scene. They were asked to use a minimum of three circles, three equations, three ellipses, three hypeboles, and three lines to create a winter scene.  Students used Desmos in Breakout Rooms to create the scenes.  Students uploaded their images to a collaborative powerpoint and their equations to another collaborative powerpoint.  Groups of students were then asked to solved the other groups to equations to Other groups of students had to use the equations to recreate other groups' images.


]]> 2021-01-12 16:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079471227 Lisa Woodland Smith https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079474398 TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE.  
Each group was assigned a review problem.  Then create two truths and a lie about their problem.  At the end of class, the whole class played two truths and a lie.]]> 2021-01-12 16:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079474398 Lisa Woodland Smith https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079539579 Uses Collaborative Powerpoint in 0365.
Its a great way to allow students to work in groups and have documentation of their work and keeps them on task.]]> 2021-01-12 17:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1079539579 Start up is a question of the day https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083276580 The answer is discussed in channels. It allows me to get to know my students individually, while they got to know the peers in their assigned channels.]]> 2021-01-13 14:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083276580 mindful strategies https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083283194 guided relaxation brain breaks rejuvenate the students and teacher]]> 2021-01-13 14:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083283194 schoology check in quiz https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083295069 exit tickets that grade themselves!
while the students complete them I send messages to parents and mark items missing and notify students below 70 what they need to get handed in ASAP]]> 2021-01-13 14:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083295069 start up/closing time https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083302136 once start up and closing procedures are established and in place, use this time to communicate to students and parents--call into class if missing, send message is assignment is missing, send messages to parents if student grade is below 70]]> 2021-01-13 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083302136 accept silence https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083311552 silence doesn't have to be filled. If I'm talking it's hard for a student to think, work, process, ask a question. Allow for homework to be started during class time so students can ask a question while the teacher is still on the call!]]> 2021-01-13 15:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083311552 Dance Breaks https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083822195 Fine a Giphy and have students dance like it. You can speed up or slow down the tempo. It gets students up and moving, but it also generates some great laughs.]]> 2021-01-13 16:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083822195 Formative Assessment and Engagement for easy feedback https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083901532 Our Algebra 1b team has been using the activity builder in Desmos to track progress of student's work with graphing.  You are able to see where kids are at, what they are doing correctly/incorrectly, and send messages to them for instant feedback. You can cut and paste problems from your slides and have the students draw on them.]]> 2021-01-13 16:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1083901532 Have students post in a discussion 3 things that they learned that day. Explaining what they learned is required. I'm able to keep track of student interests and misconceptions. This also creates accountability. Grading is quick. https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1084334892 2021-01-13 18:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1084334892 Parlay - The Jigsaw Method mklusman https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088085942 I used the built-in template to set up a virtual discussion. My "jigsaw groups" were Breakout Rooms. Students collaborated to create their group responses, and there was a chance later for all students to comment as individuals.]]> 2021-01-14 16:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088085942 Reciprocal Teaching mklusman https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088111719 2021-01-14 16:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088111719 Just for Fun! Padlet mklusman https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088115765 I've given prompts such as "Post and caption a photo from the weekend" and "What's your pet doing?"]]> 2021-01-14 16:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088115765 Pear Deck mklusman https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088135492 Add it to Teams and monitor student progress in the Teams app while projecting the slides to students' devices. They access the presentation via their browser, so they can even do it on a smartphone when their laptops aren't working.]]> 2021-01-14 17:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088135492 Files tab in Teams mklusman https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088152176 TIL that when you upload a Word document in Teams, it becomes a collaborative document.]]> 2021-01-14 17:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1088152176 What's In Your News? sleister https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1193381340 A way to check in with your students!]]> 2021-02-11 17:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1193381340 Project-Based Learning Exit Ticket cchannick https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1193626013 I asked my students to download the Padlet app to their phones. Now, EVERY class, they post a photo of their project as their Exit Ticket. At about 10 min left of class, I will say... Start posting photos! When I see their post pop up on Padlet, I give them quick verbal feedback and then dismiss them from class. They know they can't be dismissed until I see their post. This is working great! Keeps them accountable, allows me to track their project progress and put in participation points. ]]> 2021-02-11 17:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sleister/jsaibwpmhrm72quh/wish/1193626013