This is probably the hardest prompt so far, mainly because it's hard to narrow down my list to just one thing that I want to improve. I'm a person that is never satisfied with my progress, but that can lead to my downfall as well because I I am constantly looking for ways to improve rather than being happy with the improvement I've made. This can cause a spiral effect of depression and giving up because I'm never going to reach my goal. That's crazy, right? I mean, we should constantly strive to better ourselves, but at what point is it okay to accept where we are without the constant push to be better?
Sorry, that got deep for a minute...
Anyway, back to the original point of this post... one thing I want to improve.
Oh my... so many things on the list! MUST-NOT-GET-OVERWHELMED-BY-THE-LIST! Deep breath... In and Out... In and Out... Whew... okay, better now!
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have noticed a discussion yesterday morning on something I want to try this semester... Plickers! Here's my plan:
First, I need to print out Plicker sets for my AP Stat classes. Next Tuesday, when we set up our notebooks, I plan to give each student one to go into the front pocket of their notebook. Due to data privacy issues, I don't plan to keep track of student names with the Plickers. We'll do some testing that day too just to see how it goes.
My hope is to use the Plickers as a very quick check for understanding that requires no tech log-in, no downtime while everyone gets out a device, etc. I know I am limited in only having 4 answer choices, but I think this will be an easy way to integrate MC questions into my lessons as well as a check for understanding at the end of a class period by taking a quick poll. I'm thinking I could ask them to rate themselves as Red/Yellow/Green or something similar. I'm really excited about the possibility and would love to hear your thoughts on how you use Plickers!
2 comments:
Just thought about your red/yellow/green comment with Plickers. How about the hold up the plicker with their answer, and with their other hand have a thumbs up (I get this!) thumbs to the side (I sort of get this), thumbs down (no clue, just guessing!). I find students are pretty honest about this.
My colleague teaching next door uses Plickers often - almost daily. She loves the system.
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