New Semester - Fourth Dimension To Reflect!
Tuesday was my starting fourth dimension 24-hour interval back. Monday was the starting fourth dimension 24-hour interval dorsum for my students, but life intervenes in addition to you lot direct hold to accept a 24-hour interval off every 1 time inwards a while. I was thus proud of myself for making it through the entirety of finally semester without catching whatever sicknesses. Unfortunately, I ended upwards developing a sinus infection in addition to pneumonia over interruption that meant I missed the starting fourth dimension 24-hour interval back.
I was able to pass 12 days of my Christmas interruption inwards Commonwealth of Australia amongst my fiance in addition to his family. It was thus weird experiencing Christmas equally a SUMMER holiday! Being sick almost the entire fourth dimension was definitely non fun, but I however had an amazing time. The fourth dimension to acquire out in addition to come upwards dorsum dwelling employment solid came way also soon. Leaving was made a combat easier past times the fact that my fiance in addition to I got some skilful tidings on the visa front, thus we've been able to finalize our marriage ceremony appointment for this March. Guys, this agency I'm getting married this year!!!
Since I however wasn't feeling 100% when I came dorsum to run on Tuesday, I took it tardily in addition to gave my students tasks that they could run on without a ton of help. First, I had my students fill upwards out a reflection sheet. There were 3 parts.
Six Word Reflections. Students were asked to summarize 2015 inwards vi words. They were also supposed to write the vi words that they hoped would define 2016. The vi give-and-take boundary was inspired past times the six-word memoir movement. My kids had a lot of problem amongst the vi give-and-take limit. A lot of them interpreted it equally "six phrases" instead...
Keep/Change/Start/Stop Times Two. I've blogged almost this shape of reflection earlier here.
The starting fourth dimension 1 was for them to create upwards one's hear what they wanted to keep/change/start/stop inwards 2016. This could live on almost schoolhouse or only almost their personal life.
The minute 1 was for students to reflection on changes they would similar to run across inwards our class. I personalized mine to tell Ms. Hagan should... This was my students' adventure to verbalize upwards almost how they felt almost how my shape is structured. I warned them that if they suggested something similar "stop teaching us math" it wasn't going to happen.
In reading through their responses, I constitute that I much preferred to read their ain Keep/Change/Start/Stop reflections because it gave me a glimpse into their acquaint life in addition to their hereafter aspirations. Most of the suggestions for me centered around wanting us to produce less work. Sorry guys. Free days in addition to motion painting days only aren't my thing.
I've uploaded the files here if you lot tin give notice purpose them for something. If you lot download the editable version (Publisher), you'll demand these costless fonts: Comic Zine OT in addition to Gigi. I've also uploaded it equally a PDF.
After the reflection sheet, I handed dorsum semester tests to my students. The semester exam was made upwards of released end-of-instruction questions from the Earth of Oklahoma. I made certain to direct questions that covered what nosotros had learned starting fourth dimension semester. It was 100% multiple choice, in addition to I gave students a embrace canvas to tape their answers on for tardily grading. When I handed them back, I kept their embrace sheets in addition to only returned their employment sets in addition to work. I in addition to thus gave them a blank embrace canvas in addition to instructed that that they could purpose whatever resources to redo their semester test. This could hateful working together, researching problems on the internet, etc. They were also given the per centum they made on their semester exam to allow them know what percent of their answers needed to live on changed.
Some of my classes got together inwards groups in addition to worked diligently. Others only sat at that topographic point similar bumps on a log which frustrated me. I gauge I did give them a 2 calendar week timeline to acquire these turned in, thus it's partially my fault.
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Six Word Reflections. Students were asked to summarize 2015 inwards vi words. They were also supposed to write the vi words that they hoped would define 2016. The vi give-and-take boundary was inspired past times the six-word memoir movement. My kids had a lot of problem amongst the vi give-and-take limit. A lot of them interpreted it equally "six phrases" instead...
Keep/Change/Start/Stop Times Two. I've blogged almost this shape of reflection earlier here.
The starting fourth dimension 1 was for them to create upwards one's hear what they wanted to keep/change/start/stop inwards 2016. This could live on almost schoolhouse or only almost their personal life.
The minute 1 was for students to reflection on changes they would similar to run across inwards our class. I personalized mine to tell Ms. Hagan should... This was my students' adventure to verbalize upwards almost how they felt almost how my shape is structured. I warned them that if they suggested something similar "stop teaching us math" it wasn't going to happen.
I've uploaded the files here if you lot tin give notice purpose them for something. If you lot download the editable version (Publisher), you'll demand these costless fonts: Comic Zine OT in addition to Gigi. I've also uploaded it equally a PDF.
After the reflection sheet, I handed dorsum semester tests to my students. The semester exam was made upwards of released end-of-instruction questions from the Earth of Oklahoma. I made certain to direct questions that covered what nosotros had learned starting fourth dimension semester. It was 100% multiple choice, in addition to I gave students a embrace canvas to tape their answers on for tardily grading. When I handed them back, I kept their embrace sheets in addition to only returned their employment sets in addition to work. I in addition to thus gave them a blank embrace canvas in addition to instructed that that they could purpose whatever resources to redo their semester test. This could hateful working together, researching problems on the internet, etc. They were also given the per centum they made on their semester exam to allow them know what percent of their answers needed to live on changed.
Some of my classes got together inwards groups in addition to worked diligently. Others only sat at that topographic point similar bumps on a log which frustrated me. I gauge I did give them a 2 calendar week timeline to acquire these turned in, thus it's partially my fault.
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