This week has been short but stressful. I cannot wait for spring break, and I am sure a lot of you all feel the same way. I am ready to have some time to get some things done! I love being able to spring clean and get organized. I plan to take some time off, too.
Back to business,
This week we were working on our flipped classrooms, and this is proving to be more difficult than I thought it would be. The most challenging thing for me was writing in EdTPA format when I had never really done this before. One of the biggest problems for me was trying to understand what was expected of me. I knew a few words of the academic language but some I did not. I began researching to find something that would help. This video helped me out a lot.
My time at Washington this week was wonderful. I got to co-teach a geography lesson with one of my classmates. The students seemed to really enjoy singing songs to help them remember the continents. I loved their enthusiasm.
For literacy this week, I found an awesome idea online. It combines QR codes and reading. The students roll a cube with QR codes on all sides and scan the side it lands on, and it will take them to a book to read. This was a really neat idea because it allows the students to have a little bit of fun and mystery in their literacy time. The first link below will take you to the blog where I got this idea from. The second will give you the PDF for the QR cubes.
For DOK (depth of knowledge) activities, I found a great poster for classrooms. It is more or less an activity card that allows students to dig deeper into the text. This also aligns with revised blooms taxonomy words!
Both of these things will apply directly to my future classroom. I can use QR codes for many different things, assessments, readings, math, and more. I can use those DOK cards to encourage my students to think just a little harder about what they're reading. The QR codes are directly associated with Standard 4 of the NCPTS: "Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction." The DOK chart links with Standard 4:"Teachers help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills."
Yall, it is SRING BREAK. I cannot tell you how much I need this break. From 1 Peter 1:6, Be Truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead. I hope you all have a joyous and relaxing break.
Stay joyful,
Mallory
I too am struggling with EdTPA.Thank you so much for finding this video, it really does help some. The QR codes are a really cool idea as well. I love these things that you keep finding.
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ReplyDeleteI am very thankful for your continued positive attitude. It is obvious to me that you want to be the best teacher possible and that you are going to do what it takes to get yourself there! Keep on keeping on!