Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a catalyst for academic learning, and SEL skills are essential for participating in the workforce. In addition to implementing a research-based SEL program, it’s important to apply and practice these skills in a variety of settings and contexts. One clear (and quick!) way to embed SEL into any content …
Kevin Ruiz is a senior at Cleveland STEM High School and a marketing intern at Floop. Should we have tests in virtual learning? “We will have a test tomorrow.” Is the last sentence any student wants to hear, now imagine hearing that you have to take a test from home, but the question for teachers …
[Student Perspective] Should we have tests in virtual learning? Read More »
Kevin Ruiz is a senior at Cleveland STEM High School and a marketing intern at Floop. Self Grading This blog was created with the help of Mark Barnes, a well-known person in the teaching industry and founder of Times 10 Publications. I asked him a few questions regarding self-grading and he gave me some very …
Kevin Ruiz is a senior at Cleveland STEM High School and a marketing intern at Floop. My experience In early March I was in the middle of soccer practice when we found out school would be suspended for one day so it could be cleaned out and disinfected in case Covid-19 had been in the …
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With Floop started by two teachers in Seattle, you can bet we’re feeling the impacts of coronavirus. Even though our schools are still open, over half of our students are absent out of precautionary measures. Remote learning is now a requirement for us to reach all students, in class and at home. Teachers can use Floop …
In order for students to develop a capacity for learning from feedback, they must first be open to confronting their mistakes. In my classroom, assessment pass-back day used to be an emotional roller coaster. Some students are bouncing out of their seats and others are close to tears, awaiting the ‘judgement’ that was ahead. Through thoughtful …
Helping Students Learn by Giving Feedback The Floop Peer Review tools lets teachers run a rapid, anonymous, and scaffolded peer review session during a single class period. After as little as 30 minutes, students have given and received three to five pieces of detailed peer feedback, focused on a specific criteria set by the teacher. …
Do you check in with your students every day? Maybe a warm up or exit ticket? Amy Morriss, who teaches high school Physics, Engineering, and Robotics outside of New Orleans, LA, uses a graphic organizer for problem solving and elevated her bell work to include a feedback question: We set professional goals at the beginning …
Today is a quick post with some free stuff! 1. Growth Report Google Sheet Get It Here If you’re interested in producing a richer, more useful “grade” (i.e. growth) report for students, try this Google sheet template. You’ll need some intermediate Google sheets/ Excel skills and it works best if you’re already using standards based …
The first week of school is a powerful time to set norms, and one of the most important norms in a collaborative classroom is valuing others’ perspectives on teams. There are lots of great activities out there – for example, lost at sea or the marshmallow challenge – but when you run a chaotic, project-based …
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