Using Research and STEM to catch Leprechauns

We caught some leprechauns at LMS today! pic.twitter.com/0Z4CPcTr7d

— Lindsay Middleton (@lindsay_midds) March 9, 2017

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Knock Down Classroom Walls

Expand the reach of your classroom. I like to use Twitter to model digital citizenship and show students that learning is not limited by the school day or classroom walls. These tweets are connected to the novel we are reading.

Malloy Magic? 😉 #OnlyMy8thGrdsGetThisOne #TextConnections https://t.co/qM1YecpZu5

— Shannon Siegler (@mrssiegs) February 4, 2017

 

😂😂😂Oh boy! Mrs. Malloy would be in big trouble! #NothingButTheTruth https://t.co/TcXZkpDsU1

— Shannon Siegler (@mrssiegs) February 9, 2017

Scrabble Club

Challenging students to games or contests is a great way to build relationships. These are our principal and superintendent playing with students.

Some very special visitors in Scrabble club today!!! @BryantPrincipal @drbminnihan @laconiaschools pic.twitter.com/yRXT6AGCQb

— Lindsay Middleton (@lindsay_midds) January 25, 2017

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Makerspace Communities

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Stay &Stray to share out. #critical-thinking #student engagement pic.twitter.com/HSWs1DcoEo

— Shannon Siegler (@mrssiegs) October 19, 2016

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Symbolic representations of what Jonas's community values. #TheGiver #critical-thinking pic.twitter.com/pQk40Tq9hm

— Shannon Siegler (@mrssiegs) October 19, 2016

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Using Voki to Share Learning

Before they began creating a glog that would showcase their learning, students created a quick Voki to share their three key take-aways.

Click on the image to hear one student’s ideas.

 

 

Reciprocal Teaching

Half of the class read a chapter about using social media to impress colleges, the other half read a chapter about using it to impress future employers.  Students worked in small groups to create presentations that highlighted the key points of their chapter.

Then the students were paired and taught one another about their chapter. This was a great way to have students collaborate digitally, and still interact in person.  It can’t be all or nothing.  They still need to move and talk with one another.

Getting to Know You

What symbol best represents who you are personally?  As a learner?

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Romeo, Juliet, and Aluminum Foil

When it came time to discuss the themes in Romeo & Juliet, the students made aluminum foil sculptures to symbolize a theme they wanted to explore, and then they  explained their work in writing.  We followed up with a gallery walk to share ideas.