Welcome McGregor Teachers!!! Are you ready to become classroom champions? I'm hoping we all grow together and learn some great things. Our staff and students are ready to move right through effective to excellent and I know your the ones that can make it happen. Let's begin our journey!!!
Annie
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ReplyDeleteMy 'aha' seemed so obvious when I read about it. For the last year or so I have given the kids the chance to call on a life-line when they did not know the answer to a question. Many times they would listen to the answer when it is given by the other student, but not always. When previewing the clips I watched the No Opt Out strategy. I began having the children repeat the correct answer all the time. It did not take long for the kids to realize that they would be held responsible for repeating the correct answer.This is something so simple that it made me feel silly for not doing it before.
ReplyDeleteWho would have dreamed that passing papers quickly could save almost 63 hrs? Per year. These days when we feel so rushed to get everything done, the 'beneath notice' activities could be a real asset in our toolboxes.
We have been posting the pre-printed standards in first grade. After using them for a couple of weeks I feel that they are not really beneficial for my students. First grade students don't understand; "I can understand and use grade level decoding skills." They can understand; I can read wh, sh, and th words. I am going to reword many of the I can statements to make them more accessible to my students.