October 13th PD Day

Daily schedules should be...

• Visible before the students arrive

• Be specific - for example "STEAM rotations" vs. "activity"

• Include times

• All of the above

45 minutes for homework is....

• too much time

• not enough time

• the perfect amount of time

• It depends....

When is it OK to watch movies in class?

• never

• daily

• weekly

• When there is a genuine academic purpose.

What are ideas for station rotations?

• art

• sports

• SEL

• all of the above

When is it OK to play video games in class?

• never

• daily

• weekly

• When there is a genuine academic purpose.

What are essential agreements?

• suggestions for behavior

• student generated classroom rules and norms

• an interactive game

Why is it important to create essential agreements with your students?

• student buy-in

• can be refined as needed

• You can reference it and indicate this is what you felt was important to your learning and the class.

• all of the above

Personal staff cell phones should be....

• out and used at all times

• put away when with students

• shared with students

When in the classroom, staff should be....

• circulating the room and positively reinforcing expectations

• ignoring students

• sitting at the teacher's desk

• using their cell phone

Active and engaged learning includes...

• hands on activities

• collaborative group work

• project based learning

• all of the above