NRTSO 12_14_15
Northern Region Teacher Shout Out
NR Teacher of the Week: Carrie Cherney
WIVA's Carrie Cherney
Here is the link: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=559&psid=2015-12-01.0729.M.BD1793B9527B8D9809273F2D758E75.vcr
Northern Region Teacher PD
Flipping Your Lessons
Jigsaw at MVCA High School
MVCA HS English
Heather Shue and Annie Butzu planned an amazing student-directed unit on the book “Night” for their English classes:
Michael Gunder - ISOH Biology
Michael had students create and comment on “Facebook” style pages for the different parts of a cell.
TLAC at MVCA
Melonie Porubsky – HST 302 – 8th grade
Melonie has been working with different sized breakout rooms as well varying degrees of teacher-directed and assisted completion of the required Reading Guide.
Some TLAC strategies in play here: 100%, What To Do, Strategic Investment, At Bats, Begin with the End
Lesson Recording (7:21-14:01 highlights setting up the activity and checking for understanding of procedure): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/nativeplayback.jnlp?sid=559&psid=2015-11-04.0757.M.A55424056EF4BCD222324E258297BC.vcr
Intro
Melonie always has information for students upon entering while waiting to begin class.
Focus
Melonie is a stickler for objectives and expectations. She has set the bar high in her CC sessions for 100% participation.
BO Room
Group Work
This slide has an example of Melonie’s scaffolding. Students are expected to highlight the answer in the text and then complete the Reading Guide on the appropriate slide. The students then return to the main room to discuss.
CULMINATION
She brought all students back to the main to discuss the appropriate responses and shared out some students’ work.
Melonie Porubsky
You Need a DOK Wheel
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