{"id":62015,"date":"2017-12-20T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=62015"},"modified":"2017-12-21T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T15:32:19","slug":"reflections-on-keeping-joy-in-the-classroom-koplik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/12\/20\/reflections-on-keeping-joy-in-the-classroom-koplik\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on “Keeping Joy in the Classroom” [Koplik]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keeping Joy in the Classroom <\/strong><\/a>— from teachervision.com by Lisa Koplik
\nHow do we keep joy in our classrooms \u2014 for both students and teachers?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Teaching today is nothing like it was in the past. Gone are the days of loose curriculum, infrequent observations by your principal, and learning cursive; we now have structured lessons, unannounced walkthroughs by both the principal and the superintendent, and a lack of downtime.<\/p>\n

How do we keep joy in our classrooms \u2014 for the kids and also for us? Take a look at some tips for continuing to make teaching and learning fun.
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\n4. Allow for Choice<\/strong>
\nAs much as you can, give the kids choices.<\/strong> <\/span>While this isn\u2019t always possible, there are ways to promote student choice. If your school has an intervention time, or a \u201cWhat I Need\u201d (WIN) block, create a menu of student options. Recently, my WIN time menu has included Greek myths, multiplication practice, a persuasive essay piece, informational task cards, and multi-step word problems in math. These activities are considered Must-Do, and if they finish all Must-Dos, they can move on to optional choices. Another great way to allow for choice is by using Seesaw<\/a>, a website that allows for students to represent their learning in a variety of ways. I have used<\/span> Seesaw<\/a> during assessments to allow students the choice of typing, voice recording, or writing by hand. They definitely enjoy filming themselves talking!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nSeeing as all of us are now into lifelong learning, it’s to all of our benefits to make learning fun and enjoyable. In fact, I wish that were more a part of our formative assessments…not just how did our students score on this or that standardized test.<\/strong> The skills that are needed in the future are hard to cram into a standardized test; skills such as creativity, entrepreneurship, tenacity\/grit, patience, teamwork and collaboration, being innovative, being able to quickly adapt to change, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes the problem is that it takes too much time to provide a solid level of choice. I get that. But with some tools\/services — as in the case where Lisa mentioned her use of Seesaw — there are some options that aren’t so labor-intensive for the teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have it that if someone has had an extended period of painful or bad learning experiences, chances are that they won’t want to “go back to school” — in whatever form that additional training\/education might look like. But if they enjoyed their learning experiences, it becomes much easier for consistent, lifelong learning to get baked into our daily\/weekly habits and into our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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