Choose 5 and Tell Me Why by Dawn Mitchell https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y Double click on a spot on the padlet and type in your name in the first box. Next, list the five instructional strategies that you want to implement in your classroom within the first nine weeks. After listing your strategies, turn and talk to a colleague about why you chose the strategies you selected and how you envision using them in your classroom. en-us 2016-07-15 01:56:23 UTC 2017-08-09 15:51:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png Top 5 MP https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493167 -Less Words
-Less Textbook
-Teach Social Skills
-Focus on the Strengths
-Make Learning Fun

]]> 2017-08-09 15:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493167 C. Brearley https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493315 Top 5:
- use technology when it is beneficial for student learning
- have students think critically and reflect (this teaches them to not just accept what they are told or what they read, but take an active role and determine their own thoughts and ideas)
- use variety in your teaching strategies
- foster collaboration among students
- learn from others! ]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493315 Caroline H. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493328 1. Use authentic means of assessment.
2. Focus on students' strengths.
3. Model the skills you teach.
4. Learn to recover quickly.
5. Relate lessons to real life. This makes the material more meaningful for the student and may increase their desire to continue learning! ]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493328 Kathryn kpainter3 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493365 1. Make Learning Fun
2. Challenge Students to think Critically 
3. Use authentic assessments 
4. Model skills you teach
5. Connect lessons to real life]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493365 R. Mahan mahanre https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493381 1) Teach Students at their Level
2) Model the Skills you Teach
3) Challenge Students to think Critically
4) Focus on Student Strengths
5) Use Authentic Means of Assessments 

- These concepts are heavily student centered and relate to long term goals that both you and your students will have.]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493381 Kristen Bonner https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493386 Top 5:
1. Teach Students at Their Level
2. Vary Your Teaching Strategies
3. Teach Social Skills
4. Model The Skills You Teach
5. Make Learning Fun

Teaching students at their own level is my top strategy because students cannot learn anything if they do not understand what is being taught or the words that are being used. ]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493386 Bryanna E. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493389 Top 5:
1. Observe other teachers
2. Model skills that you teach
3. Teach students at their level
4. Focus on students strengths
5. Have students work together/teach social skills
(I think these go well together.)
Number One:
Modeling the skills or procedure that you teach is detrimental to students understanding. ]]> 2017-08-09 15:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493389 Melina Bricker mbricker1 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493405 1. Do What's Best, Not Easiest
2. Make Learning Fun
3. Teach at the Students' Level
4. Relate Lessons to Real Life
5. Challenge Students to Think Critically 

]]> 2017-08-09 15:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493405 Sherin M. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493453 1. Focus on student strengths 
2. Do whats best, not whats easiest
3. Model everything!
4. Vary Teaching strategies 
5. Make learning fun and effective 

As a teacher, it is my job to best equip my students for the next level. These tips allow me to focus on their individual abilities, providing exact examples of what is expected, utilize teaching styles that produce consistent recall, while keeping class fun, exciting and productive.  

]]> 2017-08-09 15:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493453 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493472 1. Focus on students' strengths. 
2. Relate lessons to real life. 
3. Model the skills you teach. 
4. Teach social skills. 
5. Challenge students to think critically. 

Teaching social skills is critical because sometimes teachers get so focused on content that we forget we are teaching people. ]]> 2017-08-09 15:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493472 Britt ebviergever https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493546 1. use authentic assessment
2. focus on individual strength 
3. challenge students to think critically
4. meet students at their level
5. do what is best not what is easiest]]> 2017-08-09 15:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493546 Kathleen https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493560 1. Do what's best not what's easiest 
2.model the skills you teach
3. Focus on student strengths
4.  Relate lessons to real life
5. Make learning fun]]> 2017-08-09 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493560 Katlyn R. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493565 1. Teach students at their level
2. Model the skills that you teach 
3. Teach social skills
4. Observe other teachers
5. Focus on students' strengths 

Modeling the academic and social skills that I teach will be so important for students to get a visual of what is expected of them. ]]> 2017-08-09 15:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493565 Charlie W https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493580 1. Avoid Homework
2. Use Authentic Assessment 
3. Walk around
4. Think critically 
5. Recover quickly - we all make mistakes, don't waste them. Learn from them. ]]> 2017-08-09 15:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493580 Taylor https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493639 1. Teach students at their level
2. Focus on students' strengths
3. Make learning fun
4. Allow and encourage students to work together
5. Observe other teachers

Teaching students at their own level is the most important because each student is at a different level and it's important to be able to reach all of them where they are

]]> 2017-08-09 15:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493639 Kelly Rae https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493684 1. Focus on students' strengths 
2. Relate lessons to real life 
3. Observe other teachers 
4. Encourage active participation 
5. Use authentic means of assessment ]]> 2017-08-09 15:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493684 Sarah C. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493696 1. Relate lessons to real life 
2.Make learning fun
3.Observe other teachers 
4. Vary your teaching strategies 
5.Do what's best, not what's easiest 

I think relating lessons to real life is so important. Recognizing why learning is important is what motivates students to be engaged and get the most out of the content being taught.

]]> 2017-08-09 15:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493696 Luke Hostetler https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493697 1. Make Learning Fun
2. Model the skill you teach
3. Focus on Student Strengths
4. Teach social skills
5. Model the skills you teach]]> 2017-08-09 15:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493697 Top 5 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493760 -avoid homework overload: if students can show you they know the content then homework isn't always necessary. Homework should only ever be used as a review, not as the instruction method.
-teach students at their level
-model skills you teach
-vary teaching strategies
-do what's best, no what's easiest]]> 2017-08-09 15:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493760 Lauren Edge https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493830 1. Teach social skills
2.Allow and encourage students to work together
3.Relate lessons to real life
4.Model the skills you teach 
5.Focus on students strengths]]> 2017-08-09 15:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493830 Cameron Robinson https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493889
  • Relate lessons to real life
  • Use classroom technology effectively
  • Challenge students to think critically
  • Authentic Means of assessment  
  • Do what's best, not what's easiest
    • Challenging students to think critically about the world and the content encourages a different type of participation. The student moves from being an observer to a creator of solutions for real world problems.
    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493889     Brenden Marcell https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493940 Make Learning Fun
    Vary Your Teaching Strategies
    Do What's Best, not what's Easiest
    Teach Social Skills
    Refrain From Lecturing ]]>     2017-08-09 15:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180493940     Sarah https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494026 1. Vary your teaching strategies
    2.Make learning fun
    3.Learn to recover quickly
    4. Use authentic means of assessment
    5. Focus on students' strengths

    Top 1-Vary your teaching strategies because you will have different types of learners in your class and want to be able to reach all of them!]]>     2017-08-09 15:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494026     Allison https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494072 1. Relate to real life
    2. Model skills you teach  
    3. Use authentic means of assessment 
    4. Focus on student's strengths 
    5. Make learning fun

    Top 1: Relate to real life]]>     2017-08-09 15:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494072     Hannah https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494119 1. Teach at students' level
    2. Focus on students' strengths 
    3. Teach social skills
    4. Model instruction content and behavioral expectations
    5. Vary teaching strategies 

    For my classroom, I value focusing on students' strengths. Many of my learners have low self-esteem due to learn]]>     2017-08-09 15:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494119     https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494173 Lauren

    Relate knowledge to real life
    Teach social skills
    Challenge students to think critically
    Refrain from lecturing
    Teach students at their level
    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494173     Christi https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494219 1.  Model the skills you teach
    2. Teach at level
    3. Make learning fun
    4. Relate to real life
    5. Encourage active participation]]>     2017-08-09 15:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494219     https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494451 -Use authentic means of assessment
    -learn to recover quickly
    -encourage group work

    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494451     Heather https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494512 1. Teach students at their level
    2. Teach social skills
    3. Relate lessons to real life
    4. Model skills you teach
    5. Use varied teaching strategies]]>     2017-08-09 15:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494512     Carissa Snyder https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494528 1. Teach students at their level. 
    2. Teach social skills
    3.Focus on students strengths 
    4. Relate lessons to real life 
    5. Model lessons so students understand what they are doing 

    *Teaching students at their level can incorporate many of the other ideas. It makes them feel comfortable and confident while having meaning behind their learning. ]]>     2017-08-09 15:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494528     Sarah Garner https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494541 1) Recover quickly
    2) Observe other teachers
    3) Teach social skills
    4) Focus on student's strength
    5) Make learning fun]]>     2017-08-09 15:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494541     Heidi https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494623 1. Teach social skills
    2.focus on student strengths
    3. Relate lessons to real life
    4.make learning fun
    5. Vary teaching strategies]]>     2017-08-09 15:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494623     Katy Russell russellkaty3 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494679 1. Model the skills you teach
    2. Vary your teaching strategies
    3. Authentic means of assessment
    4. Challenge students to think critically
    5. Encourage student participation

    Varying your strategies allows students to receive instruction in a variety of ways that reach their individual learning needs. ]]>     2017-08-09 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494679     Laura G. lgriswold1 https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494680 1. Teach students at their level.
    2. Relate lessons to real life.
    3. Make learning fun!
    4. Vary your teaching strategies.
    5. Use authentic means of assessment.

    I think varying your teaching strategies is important because kids can get bored easily. This will also keep instruction exciting. Using different teach strategies will also help you learn how your students learn best.]]>     2017-08-09 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494680     Michele Ancell mancell https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494698 1. Model the skills you teach.
    2. Challenge students to think crically.
    3. Use authentic means of assessment.
    4. Encourage active student participation.
    5. Make learning fun.

    Using authentic means of assessment allows you to tailor instruction to each student.

    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494698     Joe Cahill https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494761 Do what's best]]> 2017-08-09 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494761 Haleigh https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494767 1. Observe other teachers to expand classroom management knowledge
    2. Real life examples for technology in today's world.
    3. Teaching students on their levels.
    4. Vary teaching strategies
    5. Test properly and model.]]>     2017-08-09 15:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494767     Cheryl. 1.Relate lessons to real life https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494916
    2. Vary my teaching strategies 
    3. Challenge students to think critically
    4. Make learning fun
    5. Teach social skills


    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180494916     Shelby Stroud https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495037 1. Teach social skills
    2. Relate to real life 
    3. Make learning fun!
    4. Do what's best, not what's easiest 
    5. Learn to recover quickly--> everybody makes mistakes]]>     2017-08-09 15:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495037     Kayla https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495072 1) relate lessons to real life
    2) do what's best, not what's easiest 
    3) challenge students to think critically
    4) learn to recover quickly
    5)model the skills you teach 

    Challenging students to think critically allows you to know what all students are thinking and at what level they are thinking it.

    ]]>     2017-08-09 15:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495072     Holly https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495178 1) Make learning fun
    2) Do what's best not what's easiest
    3) Teach at students level
    4) Challenge Students to critically think 
    5) Relate lessons to real life]]>     2017-08-09 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495178     Brantley https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495247 1) use authentic means of assessment
    2) teach at students level
    3) model the skills you teach
    4) focus on students strengths
    5) do what's best, not what's easiest]]>     2017-08-09 15:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495247     Serena M https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495737 1. Learn to recover quickly. Everyone makes mistakes.
    2. Teach social skills. Not every child learns social skills at home.
    3. Make learning fun. The children need lessons that are interesting and engaging. 
    4. Use classroom technology effectively. The children can play games related to the lesson, making learning fun while building skills. 
    5. Vary teaching strategies. To keep the students interested make lessons exciting and make them wonder what is coming next.]]>     2017-08-09 15:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495737     Neeisha Robinson https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495885 1.Teach students social skills. 
    2. Relate lessons to real life. 
    3. Avoid HW overload. 
    4.observe other teachers 
    5. Make learning fun. ]]>     2017-08-09 15:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495885     Alexis J. https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495997 1. Teach social skills
    2. Focus on students' strengths
    3. Relate lessons to real life
    4. Use technology effectively 
    5. Make learning fun]]>     2017-08-09 15:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dawnmitchell/zh28o4f6vo7y/wish/180495997