https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt Go to this website: http://davidwees.com/content/formative-assessment-responses/ Identify two responses you can integrate into your practice and explain why you think they might be effective. en-us 2018-01-07 18:29:56 UTC 2025-11-27 16:26:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 0 lbond5 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/219180435 Rewrite my Unit Plan: 
Developing lesson plans early in the unit that offer choice with in our study of the Revolutions 
(content) and use technology to increase collaboration.

I think this will increase learner motivation while enaging the characteristics of a revolution and will foster student ownership and collaboration.  ]]> 2018-01-07 18:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/219180435 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621723 Extend the Task: I think this is important for our higher learners (or students who are quick to master a task/concept) to remain challenged and focused even while their counterparts are still learning the base material. This is important for history because of the density of some of the material. Some students are able to dive deeper.

Ask a Colleague: Looking to more senior colleagues for guidance is invaluable for learning and is something I am constantly looking to do in my own practice.]]> 2018-01-18 20:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621723 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621923 - I really like having students discuss in pairs prior to class discussions. I think it lets students share ideas prior to the large group discussion. It also allows those students who may be shy to speak with a partner first. 

- I think having students revise their work promotes correcting their mistakes and hopefully prevents students from making the same mistakes again. I would use this for writing assignments and have students examine their rubric or teacher feedback and then editing/revising to make their writing stronger. 

]]> 2018-01-18 20:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621923 kcollins58 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621936 1. Use a different context- OUr job as teachers is to think of ways to connect to our students. Trying to find a context that students can relate to can help them better understand the skill or concept.
2. Peer review (I'm doing this next week!) is a strategy that I like to use because evaluating other work helps them to think about the quality of their own work.]]> 2018-01-18 20:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222621936 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622253 1. Rewriting lesson plans- always good to rewrite plans addressing common issues/confusion in the lesson prior
2. Explain someone else's solution- personally, this works great with ELL's because it has them retell another response. Taking it a step further can be having them compare/contrast the differences
3. Ask a colleague- LIFE SAVOR ]]> 2018-01-18 20:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622253 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622347 As a special education teacher, I often reach out to my colleagues for ideas on how to approach topics in different ways or find a better way to get information across to the students. Yesterday, I switched from teaching ELA ICS to SS ICS and OCR and have reached out to several teachers already for guidance - they often have the best ideas!

I also try to think of different ways to teach the same concept, or have the students understand the concept, especially in social studies. I try to relate ancient topics to modern day as much as possible, incorporate pictures from my personal travels or the internet as well as finding other ways to get the students interested in a topic we're learning about.


]]> 2018-01-18 20:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622347 aziz_classroom https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622460 Student Discussions: Students in my class will be preparing for a formal debate in pairs. I think that having them discuss to determine their own positions using textual evidence to support their ideas will be extremely helpful in helping them prepare. ]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622460 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622468 1. Peer Review-Students have an opportunity to view work or concepts from a varied perspective.  Might reinforce skills and concepts that they would use to develop their own work i.e. writing
2.Ask a Colleague- Every class is different. Sometimes a technique that is effective in one class might be ineffective in another class.  Asking a colleague can provide a new way to consider approaching a challenging class.

]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622468 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622492 As a school counselor, I think having students learn from each other can be very helpful and provide different approaches when learning something new. 
It's also great to meet students half way and be able to build that raport which is essential to learning.]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622492 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622570 1. Student Discussion: This is effective especially when you make it creative, like a yarn discussion. Hold the end of the string and throw the yarn ball to the student who will speak next. Every time a student speaks, the yarn gets thrown. By the end of the discussion, students get a visual of the connections they made with one another. 
2. Ask a Colleague: As a new teacher, it can be stressful to ask a colleague for feedback/advice but I found it to be the most helpful. Nobody knows everything!]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622570 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622572 Rewrite next Lesson Plan: Use formative assessments to figure out what topics need to be focused on more to help improve student learning for all students.


Ask a colleague: In Physical Education a lot of activities/games/sports have to have modified rules to get the best efforts out of students. Finding out different modifications from other teachers and finding out the strengths and weaknesses of these modifications.]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622572 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622611 Rewrite your unit plan. 
After seeing how students grasp certain concepts changing around a unit plan to highlight and more time on certain topics might be a good idea.]]> 2018-01-18 20:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622611 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622667 1. Rewriting Lesson plans- Keep plans semi-fluid in order to respond to feedback/needs. Also, asking for student input as you move through a unit to shape ideas for activities, projects, etc.
2. Asking students to explain their reasoning- this not only informs teacher of student thinking, but also is empowering to students]]> 2018-01-18 20:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622667 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622725 Student discussions/ in pairs or small groups. A lot of teachers call this "think/pair/share". This is a really neat idea, especially if it is a sensitive topic. Students can talk in small groups or pairs, and then share as a whole class. The idea is that everyone will have an answer- but make sure to monitor and listen to conversations. 
Also, asking/talking to a colleague (especially my mentor) ]]> 2018-01-18 20:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622725 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622799 I always have students share in partners before going to a class discussion. I circulate the room and listen to their discussions, then ask some to in front of the class.
Rewrite lesson plans ]]> 2018-01-18 20:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622799 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622819 Group students based on strategy/ I think in math, or in any subject, it's a good strategy to pair students together based off of their individual skill levels. For example, I sometimes have higher students paired with lower students because the higher student will help the lower student understand material. It is nice to see students helping each other out.

]]> 2018-01-18 20:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622819 rweintraub https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622974 Simple effective feedback like the hand signs is something I will use more

Having students talk about how to explain something hard to learn

Taking more time for students to hear other students assessments is something I want to do more 

]]> 2018-01-18 20:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222622974 rkidd3 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222623129 Use a different medium - present the material in a new way. This is beneficial especially for my special education students since often they understand things too literally. ]]> 2018-01-18 20:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222623129 https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222623353 I love to use student work and rewriting my lesson plan (the second one I do not love, but it is so important). For instance, I like to pick some of the mistakes they make when writing an essay and let them think (first individually and then in groups) how they could reword things in a different way.
On the other hand, rewriting lesson plans is sometimes the natural result and the only way of moving forward (even though we have to take a couple of steps backwards).]]> 2018-01-18 20:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lbond5/tddectxas4pt/wish/222623353