Coaching Tips
Weekly Coaching Tips from Bray
Writing in EVERY content area
Every department is writing and I have decided to highlight 1 department a week...
Great Job Math!
This week we are highlighting Math and the use of the QSSSA strategy. After observing another content teacher using this ESL strategy, math decided to try the strategy out with much success! The team also added an A to the mix (application)! This strategy is a great way to have students talk about their thinking and helps those who are struggling with a concept gain confidence!
Question, Signal, Stem, Share, Answer Application
The first person who emails me the problem with the word problem below gets a Jeans Pass!!!
(I wrote it!! Perfection is overrated!)
KAGAN TEAM BUILDING
Continuous Round Robin (with mats for 3, 4 and 5 people groups) (6.33 & 6.34)
Fan-N-Pick Team builder (6.25)
Alphabet Roundtable (6.34)
Find the Fiction (6.26)
Jot Thoughts (6.28)
"Oftentimes, students find themselves sitting with classmates they would least likely choose as teammates. How do we get this group of students with different backgrounds and experiences to work together as an effective team unit? The answer is teambuilding...It is the process by which different students come to know, trust, and respect their teammates." (Kagan & Kagan, 2009)
Reference:
Kagan, S. & Kagan, M. (2009) Kagan cooperative learning. San Clemente, CA: Kagan Publishing.