School in Pop Culture
In the classic song Schools Out this man mentions no more teacher’s dirty looks
Alice Cooper
In total, three triangles and three rectangles would have this many sides
21
"So I give you fair warning Potter... pint-sized celebrity or not-if I catch you breaking into my office one more time...”
Snape or Allan Rickman
Language Arts: What part of speech is the word fabulous?
Adjective
In nautical terms, this is the opposite of port
Starboard
Skipping school is usually frowned upon... but this movie starring Mathew Broderick made it look pretty fun
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The title of the essay shared by Margaret Wheatley at the beginning of this class that is especially relevant today
Willing to be Disturbed?
"Okay bus, do your stuff!"
Mrs. Frizzle
Science: The earth has three layers of varying temperatures. What are its three layers?
Crust, mantle, and core
This summer dessert is often eaten during Wimbledon's tennis matches
Strawberries and cream
You do NOT want to mess with this headmistress in Matilda
Miss Trunchbull
Differentiation is the process of "ensuring that what a student learns, how they learn it, and how the student demonstrates what they have learned is a match for that student's readiness level, interests, and preferred mode of learning. What are the four ways a teacher might differentiate?
1) content, 2) process, 3) product, and 4) learning environment
"Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized but Regina George"
Mrs. Norburry
Everyone knows that this is the capital of Vermont
MontPelier
This poet wrote Paradise Lost
John Milton
This man, who created the popular play Hamilton, worked as an English teacher before making it big on Broadway
Lin-Manuel Miranda
There are 7 Math Talk Moves that Melinda shared in Math Methods. Name at least 5 of these.
revoicing, repeating, reasoning, adding on, and wait time, turn and talk, and revise
“If you wanna rock, you gotta break the rules. You gotta get mad at the man! And right now, I'm the man"
Mr. Schneebly or Jack Black
History: Name 3 out of the 4 presidents who were assassinated
Kennedy, Lincoln, Garfield, Mcckinley
Pewter is made from which two metals?
Tin and lead
This school in Saved by the Bell is where Kelly, Zach, Screech, and more spent their high school years.
Bayside High School
The Standards for Mathematical Practice are an important part of teaching and learning mathematics—name at least three of the MPs
#1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
#2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively
#3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
#4 Model with mathematics
#5 Use appropriate tools strategically
#6 Attend to precision
#7 Look for and make use of structure
#8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
"Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
John Keating or Robin Williams
What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?
C=Pie(d)
This 2001 film revisits skateboarding in the 1970s specifically the Zephyr Skating Team
Dogtwon & Z-Boys