Listen "Episode 11: Collaboration Pt. 2 - Planning for Organic Collaboration"
Episode Synopsis
In Part Two of our series on collaboration in a Modern Classroom, we discuss how teachers can establish a classroom culture in which students are encouraged to collaborate organically and spontaneously.
Please remember to take our Modern Classrooms Educator Survey (https://mc-user-survey.paperform.co/?fbclid=IwAR1OowMKlmKrEAXm9a4suPQj38A2VOVDK3imQXx4zVqNr7od_SU9GE2v5-U) by 11/15/2020!
Show Notes
Guide to collaboration in a Modern Classroom (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17V2dTP5LaZ3o5ZHu33RdrwjrjVALwgN-YM5rgC1pdfA/edit?usp=sharing)
Flexible seating (https://www.edutopia.org/blog/flexible-seating-student-centered-classroom-kayla-delzer)
Zach’s article in NGLC (https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/students-before-content-the-true-power-of-relationships-in-the-classroom) on why he prioritizes relationships
Exemplar pacing tracker in a spreadsheet format (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rnBNAWyuKMirEbesDdw5kMHDltfkKqA706uzhpNLeRU/edit?usp=sharing), which allows for rearranging students and easily grouping them by what lesson they're on.
Parlay Ideas (https://parlayideas.com/) and our tutorial (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16DPmj0-kjs_FgnHsoEqLoBxuj_tJhye79lOFzjQfGkI/edit?usp=sharing)
Padlet (https://padlet.com/)
Project Based Learning (https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl)
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher (https://twitter.com/gaskill_teacher) on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (www.learningtoteach.co)
The Modern Classroom Project (www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
Remember, you can sign up for office hours (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10iG2CJZraAbhTs0AK6DMpQhcYdcoSXCDCwuQfX-xp80/edit?usp=sharing), every Tuesday with Modern Classrooms
Please remember to take our Modern Classrooms Educator Survey (https://mc-user-survey.paperform.co/?fbclid=IwAR1OowMKlmKrEAXm9a4suPQj38A2VOVDK3imQXx4zVqNr7od_SU9GE2v5-U) by 11/15/2020!
Show Notes
Guide to collaboration in a Modern Classroom (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17V2dTP5LaZ3o5ZHu33RdrwjrjVALwgN-YM5rgC1pdfA/edit?usp=sharing)
Flexible seating (https://www.edutopia.org/blog/flexible-seating-student-centered-classroom-kayla-delzer)
Zach’s article in NGLC (https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/students-before-content-the-true-power-of-relationships-in-the-classroom) on why he prioritizes relationships
Exemplar pacing tracker in a spreadsheet format (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rnBNAWyuKMirEbesDdw5kMHDltfkKqA706uzhpNLeRU/edit?usp=sharing), which allows for rearranging students and easily grouping them by what lesson they're on.
Parlay Ideas (https://parlayideas.com/) and our tutorial (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16DPmj0-kjs_FgnHsoEqLoBxuj_tJhye79lOFzjQfGkI/edit?usp=sharing)
Padlet (https://padlet.com/)
Project Based Learning (https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl)
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher (https://twitter.com/gaskill_teacher) on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (www.learningtoteach.co)
The Modern Classroom Project (www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
Remember, you can sign up for office hours (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10iG2CJZraAbhTs0AK6DMpQhcYdcoSXCDCwuQfX-xp80/edit?usp=sharing), every Tuesday with Modern Classrooms
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