1. Cupcake Analogy Rubric
Have you seen the infographics about The Cupcake Analogy that helps students understand the expectations for their assignments? I think it’s a pretty creative analogy that will get students thinking about and comparing their final products or submitted assignments and help them self-assess what level their work is. I’ve seen two different versions on Twitter, but apparently both were made using Canva.
One educator in the comments of this infographic above pointed out that this will also set up opportunities for conversations about accomplishments and grades.
2. Parts of Speech in Music
I LOVE this idea of having students use popular songs to identify parts of speech. This probably would have made more sense to me as a student and would definitely have been more engaging. Although, we didn’t have the technology to do this back then 😉.
I got inspired and thought of some different ways you could use this. Have students in a group select a song (or even a famous speech) and then:
- Make this a no-tech activity, by printing the lyrics and highlight the parts of speech in different colors
- If you want to use tech, copy and paste the lyrics into a Google Doc where each group member can access it and highlight in different colors
- Have each group perform it for the class as shown in the example without recording it
- Do one of the above and then remix the lyrics into something brand new, like blackout poetry or add visuals for certain elements
- Go beyond the English/Language Arts classroom and use with ESL students to help them learn parts of speech in their native language and then identify those same words in English
- Do this in Foreign Language class! Have students find a popular song in the language they are studying. This will create time for them to learn about the culture of the country too!
3. 8 Ways to Bolster Executive Function in Teens
We all have a hard time controlling impulses and not getting distracted, but it’s even harder for those still learning these strategies, so I found this article on helping students to be productive and procrastinate less from Edutopia very interesting.
While I especially liked the strategies on having students write advice to peers and modeling scheduling tatics, I want to note that one of the teachers interviewed for this article also said something I say all the time…scaffold your LMS and tech tools, in general!
Set aside class time for a “first assignment to help students learn the LMS fundamentals: how to view an assignment, how to submit and resubmit assignments, and how to access and use feedback,” he advises—and revisit the tools throughout the year.
8 Ways to Bolster Executive Function in Teens and Tweens
Merrill
https://www.edutopia.org/article/8-ways-bolster-executive-function-teens-and-tweens
4. Help Students Think About What They Think
TeachThought shared 50 questions to ask students to help them think more critically. They’re broken down into different categories such as reasoning, analysis, connections, reflection and collaboration.
5. Canva Print Day…Today!
Canva announced earlier this month that educators in the U.S. can get a print voucher for $25 TODAY!
From 12 am PDT on August 26 to 12 am PDT on August 27, the first 300 eligible K-12 Canva for Education teachers in each school district in the U.S. can access a US$25 poster print voucher to print classroom posters, while supplies last. See the tweet below for more details or look for updated tweets from Canva.
What’s your favorite weekly find this week? Do you have a find to share and think it should be featured? Leave a comment below!
You can see all Weekly Finds in this Wakelet collection.
Ms Priester EDU 