blending and motivating your students scott simpson all purpose utility teacher (currently 5th)...
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Blending and Motivating Your
StudentsScott Simpson
All Purpose Utility Teacher (Currently 5th)
Capac Community Schools
MeWhy?
Because I can! I'm leading this
session!
My Journey to the 21st Century Educator
5 Years in 5th Grade in a middle schoolHow to connect with students and just as
importantly their families
The trick to getting your principal to get you stuff - carry a heavy projector cart up stairs and leave it there when he needs it
for a board meeting...
Motivating the High Students to achieve more than anyone else
My Journey to the 21st Century Educator
4 Years in 8th Grade in a high school
The key to correcting student misconceptions - instant feedback
How to get students to be creative using technology - animations and powerpoint
review games Failing forward
My Journey to the 21st Century Educator
2 Years in 3rd Grade in the elementary
Steal whatever you can - iPads, Laptops, Chromebooks, ipods, clickers, etc.
Refining the art of Failing Forward
And how to be really, really good at Candy Crush
My Journey to the 21st Century Educator
1 Unforgettable Year in Kindergarten
Don't ever give back what you've stolen from around the school
5 year old can do much more than we think
Never volunteer to teach kindergarten and if you must, then wear old, junk clothes
when painting
My Journey to the 21st Century Educator
1 Glorious Year in Computers (Why did I choose to leave)
How to actually set my class up to be student paced
Genuine Limits of Student Self Direction
Never volunteer to teach kindergarten and if you must, then wear old, junk clothes
when painting
Plickers
What level do you teach?
A - Lower elementary B - Upper Elementary C - Middle School D -High School
How Comfortable are you with Technology?
A - I'm still trying to figure out push button
phones
B -I have a "dumb" phone and can sometimes
call people
C -I'm too busy playing with my phone and
checking facebook to answer this.
D -I should be presenting at this
conference
How many online devices do you have access to?
A - Does my teacher computer count?
B - Maybe 2-4 thingysC - Enough for 1/4 to
half my studentsD -We are one-to-one
in my class, I think
Which applies to you?
A - I have taught long enough to know that I should stick to what I
know.
B - I would like to try new things but have been
burned or frustrated before.
C - I try new things all of the time and rarely have
problems
D - I am always trying new things but often they don't work right the first
time.
Motivating Students
Matching Learning Styles and
Giving Choices - Self pacing
Student MotivationLearning Styles and Connections!
able to create visuals - picture makers, editors,
movie maker, Books, etc.
Designing with online CAD type programs;
problem solving; WebQuests
Recording stories/ideas, Creating songs, editing music,
etc.
Creating stories to share - both
written and spoken
Activities such as Mapmyrun/Nike+, Geocaching, etc.
Self Directed Students
What Platform (how am I going to do
it)
Moodle
Ed
mod
o
Gaming Classroom - No Grades, Simply XP -
self directed3DGamelab.org -
subsc
riptio
n fee - n
icely
done
Gradecraft.com - Still testing - can try getting in
on beta Powermylearning -
Free - n
ew - Prebuilt
lessons
Activties that create a lot of student
interestSure to keep you from having to jump on tables or
deface school books (if you have them)
Google Drive
Goo
gle
Driv
e - F
orm
s
Tagx
edo
Storybird
Sumdog
21 Things for Students
21 Things for Students
Personalized (Targeted) Instruction
Mobymax
Sum
dog
Kahn Academy
Study
Island
ABCmouse.com
Early Learning Academy (ipad/iphone)
Presc
hool -
Low
1st
MobyM
ax
K (
1st
) -
8
Kahn Academy
K (
1st
) -
Hig
h
Sch
ool
Teachyourmonstertoread.comPr
esc
hool -
Low
1st