Seminar Ideas to 'Set The Stage for Learning'....Let's keep this Toolkit going!!!!
Activating prior knowledge strategy or an Introductory activity is a ROUTINE (evidence based) procedure when students enter your classroom sends the message, "Let's begin learning! Right Now!"
Plant your hook with some Goooood Bailt and get them HOOKED into your lesson...
Establishing ROUTINES and CONSISTENCY are essential for effective 'bell-to-bell' learning. Here's an article to get your thinking going on how you do that in YOUR classroom.
"6 Opening and Closing Routines" by Rebecca Alber
www.edutopia.org/blog/6-opening-and-closing-routines-new-teachers-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc
Bell Ringers! How to creatively get your students engaged from the moment the bell rings! Wow!
"Ring Their Bells: A New Way To Deliver Bell Work" by Dr. Lori Desautels #BrainBasedLearning
www.edutopia.org/blog/new-way-deliver-bell-work-lori-desautels
*Every student have a writing journal – prompt on the board, write, not graded, music optional...possible connection to learning activity, i.e. 20's music for 'Great Gatsby.
*Wind chimes to get student attention.
*Project the image, ‘connect this to what we discussed yesterday', students discuss or write.
*Fun, Quick word association – whip around
Activating prior knowledge strategy or an Introductory activity is a ROUTINE (evidence based) procedure when students enter your classroom sends the message, "Let's begin learning! Right Now!"
Plant your hook with some Goooood Bailt and get them HOOKED into your lesson...
Establishing ROUTINES and CONSISTENCY are essential for effective 'bell-to-bell' learning. Here's an article to get your thinking going on how you do that in YOUR classroom.
"6 Opening and Closing Routines" by Rebecca Alber
www.edutopia.org/blog/6-opening-and-closing-routines-new-teachers-rebecca-alber?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc
Bell Ringers! How to creatively get your students engaged from the moment the bell rings! Wow!
"Ring Their Bells: A New Way To Deliver Bell Work" by Dr. Lori Desautels #BrainBasedLearning
www.edutopia.org/blog/new-way-deliver-bell-work-lori-desautels
*Every student have a writing journal – prompt on the board, write, not graded, music optional...possible connection to learning activity, i.e. 20's music for 'Great Gatsby.
*Wind chimes to get student attention.
*Project the image, ‘connect this to what we discussed yesterday', students discuss or write.
*Fun, Quick word association – whip around