Fantastic Finds at FHES
March 14-18
Being Intentional Everyday
Collaborative Practices
Engagement Everyday
- Learning targets
- Think time I & II
- Quality questioning
- Formative assessment
Some of Our Fantastic Finds
Mrs. Brewer's Class
Mrs. Shirley's Class
Mr. Bradford's Class
Mrs. Farrar's Class
Mrs. Roden's Class
Students use lucky charms to meet their learning target of collecting and graphing data.
Mrs. Sullivan's Class
Seesaw app is spreading to classrooms all over Forest Hills!
Mrs. Holt's Class is leading their own learning through data notebooks!
Tools for Engagement
Mrs. Lovelace's class uses Plickers!
Mrs. Wilson's class uses Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face protocol
First Grade Program
Mrs. Fisackerly's Art Class
Tip of the Week: Hot Seat
The teacher places key reflection or probing questions on random seats throughout the room. When prompted, students check their seats and answer the questions. Students who do not have a hot seat question are asked to agree or disagree with the response and explain their thinking.
-Leaders of Their Own Learning, p. 71
Weekly Recap
-We went deeper by looking more at teacher responses from last week's grade level meetings.
-We listed ways to specifically meet the needs of learners that haven't shown as much growth as desired.
-We provided further input for what we'd like to learn more about during "Market Place" on our upcoming Data/PD Day.
Faculty Meeting-presentation by Allison Delbert
-We learned about participating in the Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program and all of the benefits it will offer our students to engage them in learning.
-We completed a survey to compile our thoughts about the Outdoor Classroom.