Using ADI in the classroom
Zap is a fun interactive way for students to review topics. It is very universal and helps to build cooperation and teamwork.
Introduction to using Breakout Boxes in your classroom.
We would like to share our experience creating and implementing a cross-curricular Math/Science PBL.
Do you need a creative and engaging way to teach Newton's Laws? This set of 5E lessons provide activities to teach each law. The culminating project will be the design and build of a balloon car.
Students create a 3D topographic map of a "new" unexplored world and evaluate land forms for possible tectonic activities to create a plate boundary map. This activity could be used as a PBL to drive instruction or a summative assessment.
Data is collected using a catapult and some projectiles. Scenarios are presented and students need to problem solve based on their calculations. Students test out their solutions by launching projectiles at targets matching the previously presented scenarios.
There are many times that we have students work on an assignment and have them display the work on a poster. Using rubrics have the students assess each others work by asking and answering questions. This will help them to elicit and interrupt evidence of understanding.
Use kinesthetic vocabulary cues to reinforce vocabulary and concepts. Learn about simple games to get kids moving and practicing academic vocabulary.
I will be displaying a series of 3-D paper dissections that I have purchased over the years from Mel and Gerdy's TPT store. These models have been well received from my students. They are an alternative to the traditional animal dissections with a preserved specimen. (*** I have received permission from the authors to display thier work, but since I have not purchased a license, I cannot offer the work to others free of charge.)
There are many times that we have students work on an assignment and have them display the work on a poster. Using rubrics have the students assess each others work by asking and answering questions. This will help them to elicit and interrupt evidence of understanding.
Students learn to master content through individualized activities and self-monitoring data. Implementing a variety of assessments allows students to track their progress and maintain a growth mindset!
Big and small activities for creating scale models of the Solar System, and resources for exploring the scale of the universe (powers of 10, SoU2), and Earth on the geological time scales.
A ready-to-use PBL unit where students work in collaborative groups to solve real-world watershed issues. Suitable for high school aquatic science or environmental science courses, or advanced middle school science.
The how-to's of using Breakout EDU in your classroom.
The Egg-Drop challenge is a fun project for students. It is directly tied to an Embedded Assessment from Springboard.
The investor club/class teaches an understanding of world economics and global capital markets through the use of a “stock simulation game.” Students are educated about the basics of investing using the S&P 500 stocks and the economic influences that impact the price of stocks chosen for their portfolio. The competition promotes a sharing of knowledge and engagement in an important life-skill.
This exhibit will show you different ways to increase student engagement. These activities were used for a 7th grade math after school STAAR tutorials. Stop by and walk away with some engaging ideas!
Students will solve problems to uncover the mystery picture. Students will have the opportunity to use paper or technology.
This is a great Project Based Learning program with our Personal Finance Literacy TEKS
Different ways to reteach and enrich students during the school day.
Students use vocabulary to make a restaurant menu incorporating words from the definition of the word in the food/drink menu description. Students get to showcase their creative side.
After the 8th grade STAAR, Accel students record step by step directions for the 7th grade students on how to do each problem from their STAAR ready using Screen-o-matic and mimio tools. These are posted in google classroom and on the teacher's website. 7th grade students are then able to go to the individual questions they got wrong and see the instructions as many time as necessary.
Science and math are based on basic principles that are then developed and extended via formal logical structures. By teaching students how to extend their knowledge by engaging in logical analysis, we can help them apply knowledge both cross-curricularly and between different instructional units in a single class. These skills are also vitally necessary for the next generation of students who will go into STEM fields.
We will discuss examples of POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Labs) that the students completed in Biology and Chemistry classes.
Zap is a fun interactive way for students to review topics. It is very universal and helps to build cooperation and teamwork.