Padlet Professional Development

Padlet Professional Development

The Power of Padlet to Engage Students in Distance Learning and Block Teaching

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What do you currently use for a bell ringer activity during distance learning?

Predictable Routines

Leading an interactive class involves being organized and prepared. Young and old learners like familiar routines. They appreciate when we follow a predictable pattern, especially in distance learning and block scheduling (Fiisher, Frey, & Hattie, 2021).

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How do you build familiar routines in your digital and block lessons?

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What question does this entry task raise for you?

Reciprocal Teaching

A collaborative task that works in a distance learning format is predictable teaching (Palinscar & Brown, 1984). Students are assigned a comprehension strategy: predicting, summarizing, clarifying, or questioning. The effect size for reciprocal teaching is 0.74.

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What does reciprocal teaching look like for you in your digital and block classroom?

Clarity

Clarity of organization, Clarity of explanation, clarity of examples and guided practice, and clarity of assessment of student learning are crucial for student engagement in distance learning (Fisher, Frey, & Hattie, 2021).

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When using Canvas, how do you ensure clarity for your students?

Engagement

Engagement is at the core of learning. Disengaged students learn less and are often negatively labeled as "unmotivated" or a "behavior problem." Without question, a a disengaged learner may well be a bored one. With an effect size of -0.47 boredom is a powerful decelerator to student learning (Fisher, Frey, & Hattie, 2021).

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How do you provide engagement in your digital learning and block learning?