As the weather turns warmer, it's impossible to not look forward to summer with an almost giddy anticipation - and as much as I adore my beach time and lazy mornings in the garden, I never finished a school year without getting a bit weepy. We develop relationships with our students and worked all year to create a class community and a family of learners. While we are proud of their accomplishments, it can still be hard to see them go.
This time of year is challenging for our students too. They are facing a time of transition, which can be anxiety producing for many learners. They are moving on to other ventures, leaving classes and teachers that they've come to know and are looking forward with some apprehension to the unknown future. This thought had us hitting the internet to get some end of year motivation. We loved Lily Jones list of 5 reflective end-of-year activities shared on the teaching channel and thought a few of Carrie Kamm's ideas could easily be appropriated to the cyber setting as well! We'd love to know how YOU keep energy up during the last few weeks of school, help your students think back on their accomplishments during the year, and encourage them to look with hope towards the future. Share your thoughts below!
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Katie
5/22/2017 07:22:29 am
Loved this math-centric idea was shared on the teaching channel blog by Lily Jones:
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Katie
5/22/2017 07:24:01 am
Letters to the New Class: (as shared by Lily Jones on the Teaching Channel)
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5/22/2017 11:25:27 am
I utilized the WOOP process that we learned in a PD, in my work completion resource room. My students will reopen their WOOP worksheets and see where they stand on the goals we wrote and on which they worked. It's a personal reflection where they ask themselves:
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Katie
5/22/2017 01:03:42 pm
Awesome, Keri! Goals are so powerful when we revisit them! I'm so excited to hear that you are your students are engaging in this process!
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Beth Ryan
5/22/2017 01:02:39 pm
I’m running student-led conferences this week for my math students to review semester 1, current semester 2 and challenging them to see how they can finish. I even have some parents attending them too!!!
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Maureen Donnelly
5/24/2017 05:20:37 am
In our math class, the topics learned early in the year have been built upon to take us where we are today. As an end of year motivational activity (as well as semester final review), we re-visit those earlier basic concepts upon student request. I always give students a chance to comment on times when we thought these concepts were difficult, and point out to all have very far we have come in a short time. By doing this, students get a review as well as a reminder that with hard work, we can be successful at anything.
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