Core Idea Content Link: Core Ideas (1).pdf

Lesson Plan

This is my poster of my core ideas. There are many copies of it all around my large classroom, as I reference it as often as possible.

Lesson Plan

This is my poster of my core ideas. There are many copies of it all around my large classroom, as I reference it as often as possible.

Academic Culture

Core Idea Content Link

The core ideas of my classroom are big ideas and themes that run through almost every lesson I teach. They are good math values, work values, life values. Whenever they come up during a lesson, I always explicitly make the connection. Next year, I plan on using a graphic for each value (some kind of eye graphic for core idea #1) to show, in my lessons, where the ideas come up.

Strategy Resources (2)

Teacher In Action

Video: Core Idea Content Link

Lesson Plan

Document: Core Ideas (1).pdf

This is my poster of my core ideas. There are many copies of it all around my large classroom, as I reference it as often as possible.

Teacher In Action

Video: Core Idea Content Link

Lesson Plan

Document: Core Ideas (1).pdf

This is my poster of my core ideas. There are many copies of it all around my large classroom, as I reference it as often as possible.

Aaron Kaswell

Middle School 88 Peter Rouget

Brooklyn, NY

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About this strategy

Prep Time:
Moderate

Subject:
Math

Grades:
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade

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Individualized Daily Exit Slip

At the end of every class, my students must take a computer-based exit slip. This is an essential part of my blended program because these exit slips tell me whether or not my students are ready to move on to the next skill. If a student gets 4/5 or 5/5, he or she can move on. If not, he or she will be assigned a different type of lesson on that skill the next day.

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I implement a station rotation model in my classroom. On a typical day, following brief whole-class direct instruction, my students will rotate through three blended learning stations: small group instruction, collaborative learning, and independent work. At each station, students work either with a teacher, a group of their peers, or individually towards content mastery. The key levers of my model are student self-pacing and small-group instruction. Through a mix of student choice and teacher facilitation, I have been able to activate my students’ learning and accelerate them towards higher academic achievement.

Number of Students: ~25 students

Number of Adults: one teacher; one paraprofessional

Length of Class Period/Learning Time: 45 minutes

Digital Content/Ed Tech Tools Used on a Regular Basis: Kahoot!; Plickers; PBWorks; Blackboard; Newsela; Edmodo; BrainPop & BrainPop Jr; Discovery Education Techbook; Padlet; Vimeo; Today’s Meet

Hardware Used on a Regular Basis: 25 ASUS T100 laplets with charging cart (1:1); Promethean Board

Key Features: station rotation; student agency

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