First, here are the presentation games I made for ActivInspire that are great for those first days back:
- Oh, Really* - Students rank items in order from most important to least important. This is based on my published party game What's It to Ya?*. Another related way to play online, not requiring ActivInspire, is here.
- Say Anything - This is a very simple creativity game where some students compete to come up with the most popular answer.
- This or That? - Here's another game based on a party game I made. This one gets attention year round, but it's great for introducing students on the first days.
*Update 8/7/2013: My friends at Fair Play Games have one edition of my party game What's It To Ya?game on sale for $7.99 for four copies. That's enough for the whole class to play if you're using the physical party game! Check this post out for more information.
A new school year means a great time for some fundamental changes to how we run our classes. Here are some thoughts I shared earlier for engaging students with meaningful work.
A new school year means a great time for some fundamental changes to how we run our classes. Here are some thoughts I shared earlier for engaging students with meaningful work.
- Do something big NOW - I added our music video to this recently too. Why I'm not big on career planning lessons anymore
- Lifelong Learner Challenge - A philosophy for ongoing learning and meaningful contributions
- Learning for Doing - Is it bad that I finally gave up on making everyone love to learn?
- The 4 C's of Success - One way I presented the importance of making commitments and doing what it takes to follow through
- The 3 P's of Success - What I learned about success from working with high school seniors
- Advice to a New Teacher - Some overall lessons I learned that I'd tell myself 20 years ago when I started teaching. I think every teacher could benefit from writing similar advice to themselves. Also, this post ends with the "Key to Success" that I always told students on the first day of school.
And here's a favor if you've got any interest. Let me know if this pet project of mine looks interesting.
I haven't elaborated much on it since this original post, but it could be a great, ongoing project for a class. If you like the looks of it, tell me and I'll work on it some more before school starts!
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