Complex Learning Enviornments by isabella van brocklin

Complex Learning Enviornments by isabella van brocklin https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp en-us 2021-12-12 06:20:33 UTC 2021-12-12 07:01:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Garden/Research Project bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942351084 "Our next project of the year focuses on our school garden and World Food Day in coordination with National Farm to School Month. Each group is assigned a plot in the school garden to grow their choice of vegetable. They are then asked to research a piece of the larger topic of sustainable food, as well as the care and maintenance for their crop. In years past, their informative or argumentative essays have been published in Farm Indiana, a monthly insert in our local newspaper. Everyone reads Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, a novel about how a community garden can bring a diverse group of people together, and some of our advanced readers will tackle The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, which is a journalist tracing four meals from the farm to the table. Our fall harvest is then used to throw a feast for our community where students cook the food, provide demonstrations, or inform the audience on sustainable living."]]> 2021-12-12 06:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942351084 Dystopian Theatre Project bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942351838 "We launch our Dystopian Masterpiece Theatre Project. We use this project as an introduction to theatre, as well as practice in verbal and nonverbal communication. Each group will write their own five-minute dystopian themed skit and perform it at a local theatre run by our community partner, Robert Hay-Smith. We review plot again, discuss character development, and introduce irony and the strange twist. Students get a choice between four different dystopian novels: The Circle by Dave Eggers, Anthem by Ayn Rand, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. We also supplement with short stories by Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, and Kurt Vonnegut. Through this project, students explore ways literature is used to criticize society and affect change, as well as how to be a more effective communicator. "]]> 2021-12-12 06:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942351838 Mock Trial Project bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942352406 "The mock trial project focuses on a key legal, social, environmental, or moral issue that is relevant to that year. In the past, we have hosted mock trials over the use of Native American culture as mascots, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and sanctuary cities. Students audition for a role in the court case, such as the judge, the defense team, witnesses, or the jury. They then prepare for their part through research, persuasive writing, informative writing, or practice listening and note-taking skills. As with other projects, we offer novel choices that highlight similar themes with the case. For our sanctuary city project, we read Little Bee by Chris Cleave, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. All of these novels focus on characters that must escape violence and sometimes persecution, becoming refugees and immigrants. This project focuses on research and argumentative writing. Students are asked to not only understand their side of the argument but to be able to respond to the other side. Our judges work on taking on more authority during the project, while our witnesses get to work on improvisation and acting. The members of the jury have a chance to develop stronger observational skills, while also learning how hard it is to be unbiased and objective. The best part of this project is the fact that our county courthouse gives us the use of one of their courtrooms for the whole day."]]> 2021-12-12 06:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942352406 https://www.magnifylearningin.org/project-based-learning-blog/2019/4/23/english-in-a-project-based-learning-setting bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942352504 2021-12-12 06:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942352504 bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942355823 https://www.edutopia.org/article/inquiry-based-learning-english-classrooms]]> 2021-12-12 06:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942355823 Symbolism bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942356313
Provide students with a few lines from a poem or a brief excerpt from a book. Ask them to read their piece and ponder how the author is making use of symbolism. (A case study from one of our teacher friends in Melrose illustrates this beautifully.)

Have them create a list of possible meanings for the symbols and why the author may have selected them. With only a small part of the author’s work, it may be hard for the students to determine the overall picture being created, which presents the opportunity to paint one of their own.

Pro-Tip: Have students share their interpretations with others to discuss possible meanings. This activity utilizes inquiry-based learning as your class explores how symbolism is used to represent the main themes found throughout human existence regardless of race, culture, or beliefs.

]]> 2021-12-12 06:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942356313 https://wabisabilearning.com/blogs/inquiry/inquiry-based-learning-high-school-english bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942356407 2021-12-12 06:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942356407 Research on an Author bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942359030 "One suitable topic for a jigsaw activity is to give information on different aspects of a person’s life to the expert groups, which can then be pooled in the jigsaw group so that the second task can be biographical in nature, e.g. producing a PowerPoint presentation giving information about the person or a short TV style documentary. This could be a real person or a fictional character. An example of this is given in The Life and Works of Charles Dickens, where (after doing a Dictogloss about Dickens’ life) the different expert groups find out about the names of Dickens’ novels, some of his most famous quotes and important characters from the books. They can then be re-organized into jigsaw groups to produce mini posters about Dickens’ life and work."
https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/eal-programme/guidance/effective-teaching-of-eal-learners/great-ideas/jigsaw-activities/ ]]> 2021-12-12 06:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942359030 Fairy Tale Jigsaw bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942361153 https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr324.shtml]]> 2021-12-12 06:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942361153 Reading Literature Jigsaw bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942361822 https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/jigsaws/examples.html]]> 2021-12-12 06:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942361822 bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942362891 https://icce.sfsu.edu/content/service-learning-english ]]> 2021-12-12 06:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942362891 English Language Learners bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942363124 http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Minor-ServiceLearning.html

]]> 2021-12-12 06:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942363124 Gallery Walk bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942364084 "Before the gallery walk, students will submit a slide that has these three elements:

Context: Why is this a problem? Why should kids care?
Problem: What question(s) are they trying to solve?
Task: What are they producing? How will they show they have met standards?

Ask students to go through the slide deck and pick two problems to evaluate. Does the problem meet all three criteria (it’s hyper-localized, relevant, and can have multiple solutions)?"
https://www.weareteachers.com/problem-based-learning-activities/

Students can use the comments feature to share their findings and take notes. Then, you can chat as a class about what you noticed. Using the feedback, students can revise their problem statements.

]]> 2021-12-12 06:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942364084 Why bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365635 I really like the idea to do a Research Author Jigsaw activity that is a part of Corporative Learning. Completing this Jigsaw would give students great context knowledge about an author for a big text we would be reading for the unit. It would be beneficial in helping students develop their own identities by learning about the identity of a studied author. ]]> 2021-12-12 06:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365635 What bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365699 The activity would take place in class on day early in a unit, before we read a text by that author. Since it is a Jigsaw activity, students will be mainly working in groups, but they need to be engaged for the activity to work. This activity will take most, if not all, of the class period. ]]> 2021-12-12 06:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365699 How bellavanb7 https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365891 I will use the result of the activity to determine student readiness to jump into the text. If they understand or don't understand quickly about the author easy and are familiar with the genre or time period, it will impact if we need more pre-reading days, or if they are ready to jump in. The single-point-rubric will include their participation, ability to learn about their assigned expert group, and their ability to teach it to their classmates. ]]> 2021-12-12 06:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bellavanb7/wsn00sxv43tnjgkp/wish/1942365891