Four Lessons: Team Building, Quizzes with Movement, Buzzfeed and Class Management
Here are a few ideas from the lessons I've taught this week. I've had the privilege of spending some time in various classrooms this week. It was awesome getting to know students in some academic and non academic ways. I incorporated educational technology, but I also focused on my teacher pedagogical knowledge and best practices to deliver the lessons. Lesson 1 - Team Building with BreakoutEDU in Homeroom I had asked some students earlier in the week what type of team building activities they prefer or don't prefer, and they made one thing very clear. They do NOT like activities where they are put on the spot to share about themselves in a group. So, I decided to put together a BreakoutEDU escape room puzzle for the students to work on as a class. It took a very short amount of time for students to get drawn in to working on the clues and trying to break into the locked box. This activity was a huge hit and the students worked really w...