Physics
FALL 2015
Goals for the Day
- Provide new tools for formative assessment and engagement
- Develop a KUD for FBD and Newton's Laws Unit
- Use PLC menu to create TEKS aligned activities that incorporate process skills and utilize high yield learning strategies to create impactful student experiences.
FACT or FICTION!
On the index card write 4 statements about you.
3 statements need to be true.
1 statement needs to be false.
Plickers
Total Participation Techniques
This book can be found for free through our library online resources.
Intranet --> Logins --> ASCD ebooks (password: lonestar or neisdlibrary) --> search Total Participation Techniques
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5WRN&v=2.1&u=neisd_ascd&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Big Ideas! Free-Body Diagrams & Newton's Laws
4D calculate the effect of forces on objects, including the law of inertia, the relationship between force and acceleration, and the nature of force pairs between objects;
4E develop and interpret free-body force diagrams
Assessment
Unit Planning
Questions to Ask While Planning Daily Lessons
- Does the activity meet the intent of the standard?
- Is there an opportunity for students to process?
- Do students have the opportunity to read, write, listen, speak?
- How do you know if all students are "getting it" each day? Formative Assessment
Tools for Planning
Lead4Ward Instructional Strategies
Lead4Ward App - all platforms - includes timer, sentence stems, instructional strategies
Say Something - Reading tool
New Learning:)
Tools for ESL Learners
For translating- Use a google doc. While the google document is open select "tools" from the menu, then "translate". You will be able translate the document into any language offered in google.
Use "voice typing" in the "tools" menu to communicate in many languages.
Mainframe App
- Can be used at home
- Easier view for student lists
- Easier view for student lists