Comments on: What Do You Do To Keep Students (& You!) Focused Near The End Of The School Year? http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:30:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: John Strange http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5231 John Strange Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:14:12 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-5231 Good ideas. I'll have my students consider them next fall. Thanks! Good ideas. I’ll have my students consider them next fall. Thanks!

]]> By: AnnE B http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-5139 AnnE B Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:39:12 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-5139 This was my 3rd year teaching 6th grade Social Studies. Our last quarter was devoted to learning about Canada and the United States - history, geography, cultures. I checked out about 40 books from our school library, the local public library and our Area Education Agency and had the students read one of the books during the last week of school during class and then write a short book report and give it orally to the class. Great way for them to stay within the SS mindset and use their time wisely. This was my 3rd year teaching 6th grade Social Studies. Our last quarter was devoted to learning about Canada and the United States – history, geography, cultures. I checked out about 40 books from our school library, the local public library and our Area Education Agency and had the students read one of the books during the last week of school during class and then write a short book report and give it orally to the class. Great way for them to stay within the SS mindset and use their time wisely.

]]> By: JimC http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 JimC Mon, 18 May 2009 14:11:15 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-4942 Suggestions are great. I think we need more teacher survival tactics. I have a lot of hands on projects and set aside a day -two or three weeks before end of school - to have a feedback session. The question – “What would you change in this class if you were teaching it next year.” Some great ideas come out and I let the students work on some of the improvements- such as sample projects. Helps my summer to think I’m ahead for next year. Thanks -- Jim Suggestions are great. I think we need more teacher survival tactics. I have a lot of hands on projects and set aside a day -two or three weeks before end of school – to have a feedback session. The question – “What would you change in this class if you were teaching it next year.” Some great ideas come out and I let the students work on some of the improvements- such as sample projects. Helps my summer to think I’m ahead for next year. Thanks — Jim

]]> By: Angela Powell http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4697 Angela Powell Sat, 02 May 2009 14:52:13 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-4697 This is such a useful post! I've included it with this month's Cornerstone Accolades. http://thecornerstoneforteachers.blogspot.com/2009/05/cornerstone-accolades-april-2009.html This is such a useful post! I’ve included it with this month’s Cornerstone Accolades.

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.blogspot.com/2009/05/cornerstone-accolades-april-2009.html

]]> By: HappyChyck http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 HappyChyck Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:22:17 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-4676 Thanks for this post! I have had some different ideas of what to do with my students in this last month--mini units, lots of hands-on, discussion, etc.--but I didn't even think about what I personally should do to survive! Thanks for this post! I have had some different ideas of what to do with my students in this last month–mini units, lots of hands-on, discussion, etc.–but I didn’t even think about what I personally should do to survive!

]]> By: siobhan curious http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4649 siobhan curious Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:15:43 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-4649 I try to save the last couple of weeks of the semester for more creative projects - oral presentations, personal narrative and fiction writing - that incorporate ideas we've looked at during the semester. This week and next, we're "workshopping" personal writing: students bring in a first draft of a creative piece they need to submit at the end; they do a "self-evaluation" worksheet and a "peer evaluation" worksheet, and submit it all to me for feedback before they do their final version. Working on their own writing to apply the literary concepts we've discussed seems to energize them. I try to save the last couple of weeks of the semester for more creative projects – oral presentations, personal narrative and fiction writing – that incorporate ideas we’ve looked at during the semester. This week and next, we’re “workshopping” personal writing: students bring in a first draft of a creative piece they need to submit at the end; they do a “self-evaluation” worksheet and a “peer evaluation” worksheet, and submit it all to me for feedback before they do their final version. Working on their own writing to apply the literary concepts we’ve discussed seems to energize them.

]]> By: Jason Oller http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/what-do-you-do-to-keep-students-you-focused-near-the-end-of-the-school-year/comment-page-1/#comment-4609 Jason Oller Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:04:22 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3583#comment-4609 You will be part of the carnival. You will be part of the carnival.

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