Coaching Connection
Teachers Collaborating So We Can All Grow ~ Oct. 9, 2019
Turn a Simple Worksheet Into a Collaborative Activity
Turn your worksheet into a critical thinking, collaborative activity with virtually NO PREPARATION on your part! Check out these three simple strategies to get your students communicating -
1) TO TEACH IS TO LEARN TWICE - Have students complete the worksheet (or perhaps just certain questions on the worksheet) and leave an INTENTIONAL mistake in their process or thinking. Then have them exchange papers and find and correct the "mistakes." Each student must explain what the mistake was and how they should fix it.
2) NUMBERED HEADS - Divide students in teams of three to four with each student numbered. Have them work through the worksheet together. It is important every group member understand every question, as they don't know which member number will be called to share the group's thinking. Then call out which group member number will answer the question aloud or on a whiteboard.
3) MY MISTAKE - After everyone has completed the worksheet, place students in two lines facing each other (either in concentric circles, or in a row). Give them 30-60 seconds to explain their process or justify their thinking to their partner for question 1. Then have them rotate (one seat down or one partner to the right, etc.) to a new partner and do it again for question 2, and on and on until the you have completed all the questions.
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Screencastify & Screen Cast-o-Matic - a simple way to record and edit video
Bring your lunch and your laptop during both lunches on Tues., Oct. 22 at WSHS 245, or Thur., Oct. 24 at the ALC Office Meeting Room to for an overview of using Screencastify and Screen Cast-o-Matic. Attendance is optional, CEUs will be provided. Sign up on Keep Certified. The Brown Bag Lunch Talks Series is an opportunity for targeted professional development and sharing ideas in a positive, supportive environment.
Book Study - The Second Mountain
This New York Times Bestseller deals with leadership and helping people find their purpose in life. This applies to teachers, students, and staff. It helps ground us in the deeper reasons of why we teach and what school is for. We will find a time that works best for the participants. The general timeframe is late Fall or early Winter. The cost of the book and your time for the two book discussions will be paid for. Contact Dwayne Voegeli by October 14 to reserve your book.
Find an Instructional Coach
Find an Instructional Coach
Shannon Helgeson
507.494.1610
WSHS Room 245
Jeremy Graves
507.494.1537
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