January Newsletter
Martin Elementary
Welcome Back!!
Second semester should be focused around spiraling concepts. Look for those extra 5 or 10 minutes that you can use to review and practice previously learned concepts. "If you don't use it, you will lose it!" Transition time, ticket out the door, class starters, tutoring/enrichment block, Daily 5 mini lesson rotations are all great opportunities to spiral concepts.
Why Spiral?
Great blog about spiraling in stations and for homework.
Spiral with Project Based Learning
PBL is a great opportunity to review and practice previously learned concepts by allowing students to have the flexibility and freedom to research and create using the learning process.
What you need to know about Spiral Review
5 Clever Ways to Review Prior Concepts
APP of the Month
Show Me!
ShowMe is an iPad app that allows students and teachers to create recorded tutorials that can be posted online to share with others. Create a lesson to show in class, use in a station or during tutorials, or even send the link home for a flipped lesson. ShowMe also has a variety of already created lessons for you to use in your classroom!
This app also allows students to have their own interactive whiteboard in front of them. You can ask questions and they can scribble the answer to show you. They can also annotate an image and add a spoken commentary to it.
Giving students choices...
Ms. Proctor has empowered her reading groups through the power of choice. Students are allowed to choose a novel to read during lit circle time and they are also allowed to choose and create their own project idea to showcase what they are reading and learning. Every student's project is different and unique. When we allow students to be creative and take charge of their learning the possibilities are endless. Great job Ms. Proctor!
Look for student reading projects outside Ms. Proctors room over the next few weeks. We can't wait to see what the students have created!!!
Whitney Coppinger
Email: wcoppinger@crandall-isd.net
Phone: 214-914-5733
Twitter: @WCoppinger