Transcript Turning Lemons into Lemonade PPt

Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Lemons=Larger Classes
Lemonade=Improved Learning
#1: Heavier paper load?
- Fewer oral presentations?
- Fewer essays?
#2: Behavior nightmare?
#3: Joint projects?
#4: Advisory committees?
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SMART Goals
Let’s start this 1st day of school
with a goal to improve past
educational performance (i.e.,
study habits, procrastination, etc.)
What will it take to improve?
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Specific: What specifically will I achieve?
Measureable: How will I measure this?
Actionable & Achievable: How will I do this?
Relevant/Realistic: Why is this important?
Timed: By what date will I achieve this?
Let’s look at an example…
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Lemons=Larger Classes
Lemonade=Improved Learning
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Specific: Use more self- and peer-assessments
Measureable: Your feedback, buy-in, & scores
Actionable & Achievable: Design rubrics
Relevant/Realistic: You’re taking ownership
Timed: We’ll try it this Wednesday
Your turn—Identify your goal
(include it in your Learning Style Survey)
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Specific: What specifically will I achieve?
Measureable: How will I measure this?
Actionable & Achievable: How will I do this?
Relevant/Realistic: Why is this important?
Timed: By what date will I achieve this?
#1: Heavier paper load?
• More self- and peer-assessment strategies;
thus training self-directed learners.
1-seminar; 2-Lit Circle; 3-Theme Snippet
4-Essay scoring; 5-Novel Character narrative
• Use partial essay assignments:
- term paper
- book analysis
• Use partner tests (synthesis)
Reading maketh a full man;
conference a ready man; and
writing an exact man. ~Bacon
• Use group or partner essays
Group Essays
BUSINESS CLASS: End of semester final
• Part 1—group essay (Getting a job requires a
balance of (1) soft skills, (2) performance
skills, and (3) marketing them for future
employers; Part 2—oral rap or song: recap of
classroom climate goals.
ENGLISH CLASS: Sample Romantic Poetry
analysis group essay
#2: Academy classes:
Behavior Challenge
• Three strikes and you’re IN!
• Seating chart changes: total overhaul or
individual moves
• Send to another teacher for the period
• Get to know each kid individually
• Student list of “Classroom Climate” goals
• Technical Fouls
New Zero Tolerance Class Policies
• New policies & seat changes: Why?
• Recent behavior has been rude,
disrespectful, and unacceptable.
• Following the example of NBA referees
(due to escalating arguing from players):
I’ll be issuing “technical fouls” (referrals)
for the following:
No-no’s
• Talking back
• Rude attitude
• Arguing
• Belligerence*
(*hostility)
• Gruff tone of voice
• Mouthiness
• Calling out
What’s Appropriate?
• Managing your
IMPULSIVITY
• Listening—not
talking—when I’m
teaching
• Raising your hand
and asking
questions with a
polite tone of voice
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If you’re thinking: CHILDISH!
•Maturity •Self-control
•Humanity •Compassion
•Scholarship •Learning
#3: Joint projects serve up the
sweetest lemonade: World
History/Business/English
• Exploring the role of business
in world history AND connecting CTE
• Students identify an economic issue and
research the interplay with history
• (1) Inquiry question of an issue related
to the topic plus (2) audience response
question posed at the end.
“It’s a W-R-A-P!”
(end-of-year project)
• Write-up: Outline plus three-page summary.
• Research: Accompanying the write-up will be
a bibliography of sources.
• Artwork: visual aid (i.e., poster, a
PowerPoint, a collage of images, a timeline, or
your own video.
• Presentation: Group findings presented in a
5 – 10 minute oral overview
#4: Advisory committees truly add
the sugar to your lemonade!
• Recruiting: PTSA newsletter, Rotary
Club, Chamber of Commerce news
• When: 3 X a year, 4th collab Wed
• Topics:
1. Review & approve V.E. curriculum
and calendar special projects
2. Discuss guest speaker needs
3. Scoring panel for Build Your
Business projects.
How can we give back?
• Last year as part of our Build Your
Business projects, each team presented
an ad campaign that they developed in
collaboration with one of our business
partners.
• This year we’re going to present
innovative ideas for the future—
one for each business partner.