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Today was one of those days where you just want to jump and scream "Nailed It!"
In AVID, we worked on our first major project and the kids were so engaged and invested that it was magical. I asked them to create a presentation (video, poster, song parody, skit, etc) for the Freshman class to introduce them to the big ideas of AVID. The kids really took it and ran with it. By the end of the block, they had very solid plans in place plus started planning some social activities and discussing fundraiser ideas for AVID.
In Stat, we
started by playing Kahoot to check our homework, which was an absolute blast! The students were so engaged and one kid was in the lead until the last question when he was bumped to 2nd place. Such a sense of excitement and competition that came from doing the homework! :) On block days, I try to do several mini
activities to break up the time, so after Kahoot, we some short mini-lessons, including a reading assignment and a concept map to process
the reading. We did a Gallery Walk to read the other maps and add to them, then back to their normal seats to summarize their learning in their notebooks. Many kids chose to replicate their concept maps in the notebook, which is why the student below has his/her phone out... it was easier to take a photo then to continue rotating the paper so all students could read the poster. :) All in all, an awesome day!
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