Students made mini anchor charts to evaluate their last two essays! It took more time than anticipated, but it was worth the valuable conversations!
T-minus 1 more instructional day!

STAAR Review 🐓

STAAR Review Fortune Tellers: I love the way this activity turned out today! It allowed students to have structured conversations with engagement and movement!

PAIRED PASSAGE ECR PREP

Teaching is one thing.
Learning is another.

Just because we taught it,
Doesn't mean they learned it.

Stop planning our teaching.
Start designing their learning.

CAPTURE THE FLAG

They completed 20 STAAR questions without even realizing it!

🏳️ Students could not take another team’s flag until their questions were checked.
🏳️Mystery values for each color were revealed at the end of the game.

🏆 WALL OF FAME 🏆
We are celebrating ALL the accomplishments from now until the STAAR test one Polaroid at a time!

The review was even better in action! I didn’t want to leave!

🖌️ Annotations with a Twist 🎨

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Socratic Seminar

🚖26 Creative Ways Teachers Can Use QR Codes in Their Classrooms🚖

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Playing cards can take differentiation and discussion to the next level!

🙌 My proposals for HISD’s district conference are officially submitted!

Do you know what’s cool? Our HJH library! My kids didn’t merely check out books today; they experienced them through a purposeful and engaging activity!

Today’s focus: Transferring skills.
Cambium allows us to categorize ECR evidence using highlighters just like we do in class!

I loved getting to share Padlet with the campus today! Our teachers were able to explore its newest features through a fun game of GUESS WHO?! #padletpd Did you know about Padlet’s breakout rooms? If not, you should check it out!

Concept Mapping 🙌 I am beyond impressed with the connections and conversations that came from this activity! The topics stemmed from guided questions that will appear as themes in our upcoming novel!

I am so excited to check this out!!!!