3 Things We Must Do in Every Lesson...And They Can Be Done in 5 Minutes

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Ideas in Education: 3 Things We Must Do in Every Lesson...And They Can Be  Done in Five Minutes

After greeting students as they walk into the class, I firmly believe that the first couple of minutes are the most important. We should aim to provide a structure and a purpose to the rest of the lesson. The following three teaching strategies can all be accomplished in 5 minutes and check out the effect sizes on student learning.

Strategy	Examples	Marzano or Hattie Effect Size
Recall prior learning using questions Primes the brain and links new learning with previously learned information. Enables the teacher to pre-assess what the students already know and accordingly modify instruction on the fly. Provides structure for the lesson. Student answers, whether correct or incorrect, can be referred to throughout the lesson.	History: Today we’re looking at the role alliances played in the start of World War I. What’s an alliance? Can you think of examples from your life or from history where alliances caused problems?   English: We’re going to look to at using commas to offset appositives. Can you tell me some other examples of when you use commas? Math: Standard deviation is to measure how spread out numbers are. To figure out standard deviation, we need to be able to use mean, squared differences and square roots. What can you tell me about those?   World Languages: Today we’re going to learn how to conjugate -ir verbs. What were the rules for conjugating -ar and -er verbs? What are some -ir verbs?	.93
Give structure for the new learning in graphic form Graphic organizers can help students learn complex topics. They are particularly helpful when the lesson involves difficult learning whether this is because there are multiple steps or the topic is potentially confusing. Graphic organizers can provide an overview at the beginning of the lesson and help in regards to both whole-to-parts and parts-to-whole learning. Graphic organizers help all students, but they are especially helpful for students with disabilities, ELLs, and they make learning visible.	For any subject: Before teaching, determine what graphic organizer would best serve this lesson. Create a completed graphic organizer. Minimize the graphic organizer to just the basic structures. Have students complete the graphic organizer throughout their learning. How this is best done depends on the lesson and the learning.	.48-1.3
Set a learning goal Set a goal with high expectations that students are able to work towards and see their progress. Referring back to the goal throughout the lesson is always helpful. This may be as simple as including the goal on various slides in your presentation. It could also mean showing how students are progressing towards the learning goal.	Examples of learning goals stems: I am going to ask you to… By the end of class today, you are going to be able to… (Present a scenario/problem) Let’s find out what happened and why? Let’s see how we can figure this out? Your task today is to… (Share an exemplar and/or non-exemplar). You are going to be able to produce a ____ that will have all the characteristics we just identified.	.97+

Often the best hooks and introductions will take more than five minutes. lesson’s hook will take more than five minutes. Often the transition to a new lesson will take place in the middle of a class.

Important Dates and Information 

March 19 @ 9:45 Tornado Drill

**March 19: 20th anniversary planning meeting @8:15 in Katina’s room, any and all who are interested

March 20 come learn about Hypderdocs. HyperDocs are a strong, transformative lesson design. Think of it as a package… a way to curate instructional content and learning experiences in a way that engages learners.  Come learn how this might be used in your classroom to give students the opportunity to engage, explore, explain, apply, share, and reflect.  RSVP

**March 21: Faculty meeting at 8:15

Interested in Offering a New Course for 2020-2021?

Please submit your request by Spring Break using this https://www2.k12albemarle.org/dept/dart/enterpriseapps/powerschool/course-requests/Pages/default.aspx . Requests will be reviewed by Mr. Vrhovac and, if approved, it will be assigned to a lead coach for further development. From there it will be collaboratively developed and will need approval by the Dept. of Instruction and finally the School Board.

**March 28: ½ day students, PD in afternoon

March 29: Flex Day

**Prom April 13: Ms. Stott is looking for chaperones and supervision help. There are 2 shifts: 8-9:30 and 9:30-11. Areas needed: ticket check, bathroom supervision, outside areas, parking lot. This year’s prom is at the Holiday Inn on Emmet St.

  

Before spring break ACPS will be sending out an email to families reminding them of the homework policy, which includes no homework should be assigned over breaks. When we return from spring break, students will be asked to complete a survey about homework. This is part of the county’s continued efforts to address mental wellness for our students. The entire policy and belief statement is included below and is included in the teacher manual.

April 8 from 11:30-1: ACPS technology department is seeking feedback and ideas from students and educators about technology and learning. Members of LEAD’s leadership team will be here to have these conversations. If you’re not able to stop by during this time or you have a concern or question you would like addressed, please email John Mitchem or me.

We’re looking for two teachers to attend the Teacher Advisory Committee meeting on April 16 4:30-6 at Cale. If you’re interested, please email Mr. Vrhovac. In the new model, they are rotating teachers for the various sessions (winter, spring, fall).

Field Trips and SOLs

March 19: Global Health Case Competition

March 26: Rising Freshman Tour

March 27-29: AVID College Tour

March 30: NOVA Teen Book Festival

April 9: Tom Tom Festival

Birthdays

March 18: Adam Levine

March 19: William Jennings Bryan

March 20: Fred Rogers

March 21: Gary Oldman

March 22: Anthony van Dyck

Useful Information

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