Iron Chef Quiz

What can be used to better engage parents with communications?

• Sending bi-weekly emails with long paragraphs

• Using Canva to create infographic newsletters

• Creating social posts with Canva

• Typing directly into Gmail and sending to distribution list

What can be used for gamification and engagement?

• 'Unplugged' Competitions

• Quizizz

• Gimkit

• Blooket

What can be used for workflow organization?

• EduProtocols

• Google Sites

• Bookmark Folders & Tab Groups

• Canva Lesson Plans

What can be used to automate student feedback?

• Engaging Bellringers

• Curipod 'WFR'

• Diffit

• Twee

What are some ways to improve engagement?

• Using the Chromebooks

• Gamification

• Real Problems, Real Audience

• Creation over Consumption

A game as a bellringer: Waste of time or Worth the time?

• Worth. It incentivizes getting ready for class while possibly focusing on content

• Worth. It engages them on their level, then allows you to switch to content

• Waste. They would never rush to log on to a Blooket or Gimkit.

Could you see yourself using Iron Chef for content in your room?
Their presentations can be from reading, research, review, etc.

• Yah!

• Nah!

This was a different kind of PD, right?
The staff identified engagement & workflow as issues to address.
Today, you were given an 'authentic' problem to tackle, while exploring the concepts of
engagement and workflow, all followed by a debrief.

What did you think?

• I loved it!

• About 50/50

• I really did not enjoy this format.

This PD relied heavily on you & your peers sharing ideas.

What did you think?

• I liked hearing from my peers- I get ideas that way

• About 50/50

• I didn't really like that format.