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4/24/17

What Is ‘Transfer of Learning’ and How Does It Help Students?

near - apply to similar situation - writing skills in content classes
far - deeper - apply to entirely different situation

explicit teaching - ask ss to apply in other situations

group work - share and get feedback

reflection - what strategies work for you?

analogies and metaphors - help apply to own life 

generalize - apply specific to bigger situation


edweek.org - seems like good resource

Redefining Failure -embrace failure - plan extra time and environment
give groups "wicked problems" to solve - allow discussion and reflection

  • colonial unit - situation arises with no easy solution - how solve?

Words of the World - Learn the Origin of Words

interesting intro to where words come from - 

sharpen the ax - try to work more movement/breaks in


4 Digital Tools That Help Students Practice Integrity
Turnitin plagiarism/citation
Remind - text reminders
Stop!t bullying

Helping Students Find Their Writer’s Voice
portrait writing - always good to push for better description - 5 senses
inference riddles - good w narrative or memoirs
      3 items outside - then write a riddle with descriptive language
Think dots - roll of die decides which activity to do - 2 levels based on ability

Speed Dating

Book “speed dating” is a great activity to do at the beginning of the year or semester because students can be exposed to several books and begin to build a reading list. When we arrive in the library, several books are arranged on tables by our media center specialists based on information I have given them about the class. Students find a table, and the dating begins as students fill out a guided note page. A timer buzzes after three or four minutes, and students move to another table and start the process with another book. After students have completed several cycles, they rank the books, deciding which book to begin reading immediately and which ones to add to their reading list. Speed dating can be varied by genre or theme, or kept wide open. This past Valentine’s Day, students speed dated books complete with candles and chocolate.
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