Cyber Bullying

Kids can be bullies.  This is not a new concept.    Now, however, bullies have a new platform.  Social media evolves faster than we can keep up.  Heard of Yik Yak?     As soon as we monitor one site, they find another.  It is impossible to monitor all  online behavior.  From Call of Duty to Snapchat, our students live, work, and play in a digital world.  Are we educating them to be productive digital citizens?  Are we educating them about their digital footprint?  Is this a piece of our "whole-child education?"

Slide from a presentation by Jason Jackson of Common Sense Media.

Are all worksheets created equally?

Worksheets get a bad reputation.  Worksheets based in recall do little to extend student thinking.  Mrs. Smith used this worksheet with her students today in math class.  How does this worksheet engage students in high-order thinking?  Is student learning centered on the answer or the process?

Answer Only

What would happen if you asked students to write their own word problems?  Ms. Bobcheck created a center called "Writing and Reading Word Problems."  In this center students were given an answer and they were asked to write a problem with that answer.  Why is this beneficial?  How could you use this in your classroom?