tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965627352521078228.post2649795337822344383..comments2023-03-18T05:59:30.214-07:00Comments on Our Husky Pride: Next Year's Evaluation: Wisdom RequestMichelle Roachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16615381461090515470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965627352521078228.post-61609368420763792292014-05-21T11:32:35.231-07:002014-05-21T11:32:35.231-07:00"yttrium einsteinium" and "nobelium..."yttrium einsteinium" and "nobelium." LOVE IT! Thanks so much for the response. I will try ALL of these. I saw your name on the eRev attendee list! :) I'll be looking for you!Michelle Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615381461090515470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965627352521078228.post-48628953938816807672014-04-21T06:34:34.385-07:002014-04-21T06:34:34.385-07:00Michelle - I think you're doing very well. It...Michelle - I think you're doing very well. It takes a good teacher to know where she needs to improve. My strategies are always changing. For encouraging volunteer answers, you might try the stand-up game. Tell all students to stand up during the Q&A portion. Once they have answered a question, they may sit down. I only have to play stand-up once a quarter or so, and they remember to volunteer the rest of the time.<br /><br />For higher-level questions, keep a list of Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs on hand. I have mine in a sheet protector. I can glance at it as I start to ask questions, and reword what I was going to say to start with one of the higher level words. Instead of "What would the reaction be?" or "What byproducts would be created?" after providing an equation, ask "Design an experiment that would produce..." or "Distinguish between these two equations - what differences would you see in the byproducts?" Here is a helpful website: http://byrdseed.com/differentiator/<br /><br />I use thumbs up and thumbs down (in Latin of course) for my whole-class response. Perhaps you can use "yttrium einsteinium" and "nobelium."Pam Koleszarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238245065460272632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965627352521078228.post-55770201594485931592014-04-14T07:08:17.028-07:002014-04-14T07:08:17.028-07:00Thanks for the response, Bill. I'll be in tou...Thanks for the response, Bill. I'll be in touch, I may try to recruit others. I've heard of some web-based sites for whole-class responses and have even used polleverywhere.com before. <br /><br />To give you an idea of where I'm at, my strength is finding the tools and learning how they work. My weakness is knowing what questions to ask with the tools (specific applications) and how they fit within the flow of a lesson. I'm always concerned that I'm going to be slowed down so I'm interested in seeing ways other teachers use it seamlessly within their lectures, how students respond to it, and what happens after the results come in. I also wonder if there are teachers out there who use it just sometimes with success or if it is one of those web tools that go over better if they are used daily.Michelle Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615381461090515470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965627352521078228.post-36275667226322121132014-04-13T09:36:30.354-07:002014-04-13T09:36:30.354-07:00Michelle - There are a number of web-based sites d...Michelle - There are a number of web-based sites designed to collect question data (formative assessment) from the entire class using netbooks or even other mobile devices. I would be glad to do some PD on it if you think it would be valuable. Just email me some good times and I'll come one over!Bill Gumulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004525612184060931noreply@blogger.com