Too easy and they are bored; too hard and they are frustrated. The ability to maximize their level of development and learning.
What is the ZPD
100
"A teacher with an open heart can be warm, alive, spontaneous, connected and compassionate."
Who is Kessler
100
Case 1 - Wrote "bullying doesn't bother me."
Who is Liam
100
This method includes posting videos/lectures/readings online for students to do before/during class.
What is a Flip(ped) class
100
Two buckets of Vanilla Ice Cream
Who are Bendy Brendan and Monotonous Mike
200
Building bridges to help students expand their knowledge and make connections.
What is Scaffolding
200
DAILY DOUBLE
“Kids learn through technology because they make it do what they need”
Who is J. McCoog
200
Case 2 - The direction the brain matures in the adolescent
What is back-to-front
200
This activity begins with arranging the class from strongly agree to strongly disagree single file.
What is Fold the Line
200
"Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey" means the most to these two Schnells/5Ls.
Who are Dorothy and Kaytee
300
The pre-extisting information a student has on a topic/subject/format/etc.
What is Background knowledge
300
"How much a reader already knows about the subject is probably the best predictor of reading comprehension"
Who is Fisher and/or Frey
300
This student's parents are working-class did not enjoy school and do not see the benefit of it for their children.
Who is Jim
300
This reflective activity has two circles of students facing each other, talking, then rotating.
What is inside circle/outside circle
300
This group member strongly advocates "Colour is for everybody"
Who is Robyn
400
The give and take between teacher and student; Multi-directional education.
What is Reciprocal Teaching
400
"Goodwill must be accompanied by pedagogical knowledge and skills as well as the courage to dismantle the status quo"
Who is G. Gay
400
This case is introduced by "It’s a CBC documentary. Largely filmed in BC. I really want you, and well everyone I know, to watch it. My head pretty much exploded and spun around on my neck and now I want to know: What can we do? What can teachers do? I need some people that I can talk to about this!”
What is case 2
400
This activity has students glean ____ big ideas, ___ connections, and ___ question.
What is 3,2,1
400
This person ..."And I digress"
Who is our fearless leader, the silver fox, German car aficionado, and our Anderson Cooper: Strategic Leyton Schnellert.
500
The knowledge inadvertently passed from school/teacher to student.
What is Hidden Curriculum
500
"I am not arguing that relations in education are more important than knowledge and knowing. I am suggesting that they are rooted one in the other that the very idea of knowledge depends on the presence of relation and vice versa."
Who is Stengel
500
This case was followed by this important question: "Was your original hypothesis that the behavioural issues occurring in the school are related to poverty correct or incorrect? Why or why not? Justify your position and provide recommendations for addressing the issues described in the case. That is, how you will you manage the students discussed above? What teaching and whole school strategies do you suggest?"
What is case 4
500
The class is divided into equal groups and each group takes a topic. The groups separate into secondary groups and discuss topics. Groups reorganize into original groups and teach out.
What is Jigsaw
500
This group member sets up her insight by Quote and Anecdote