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Let it Go: Strategies for creating a student-centered, constructivist English classroomBy Danika Tipping
English teacher, Central Elgin Collegiate in St.Thomas
M.Ed. in Education and digital technologies from UOIT
Twitter: @danikatipping Web: danikabarker.ca
About Me
Constructivism
Background
Intrinsic Motivation Student Led Creative Compacted
Background
PowerPoint Sin in 5…4…3…2…1
Unit 1: Modes and Forms of Writing
Identifying the learning goals and success criteria
Learning Goals and Success Criteria for units 1-3
Project Proposal
Link to Project Proposal Sheet for Unit 1
Create a digital or paper text book with questions and answer keys for an audience of your peers that teaches them how to meet the success criteria for this unit
Options
Create a magazine or website from the point of view of your favourite fictional character or real person on his or her/favourite topic that demonstrates the success criteria for this unit.
Options
Options
Create a variety of different types of material (posters, pamphlets, stickers, internet memes, blog posts, letters) for a social activist campaign on an issue that matters to you. Include pieces of writing that meet the success criteria for this unit.
Logos Pathos Ethos
Assessment
Check-ins Ongoing conferences Self Assessment
Unit 1 Formative Project Rubric
Opportunities for creativity Learning goals and success criteria led to
transparency and better understanding of the expectations (for student and teacher)
Fun! Allowed for more differentiation Less teacher talk
What worked
Some units worked better than others Some students didn’t really want to be in an
enriched class Time management issues
What didn’t work
How to streamline the conferencing process? How to streamline the feedback process? How to find a better fit between creativity
and meeting all the expectations?
Questions
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