TAG Feedback, tips and tricks, and Math PSSA

1.  Peer Feedback using TAG

We know many teachers turned off the option for students to comment on other students work in Seesaw at the beginning of the year.  This was a great idea until appropriate digital citizenship lessons were taught on appropriate, purposeful, and helpful commenting.  At the start of the year, Chris and I encouraged parents to use TAG to help.  I have adapted these resources for use in classrooms to help with this very important skill, and this resource can be used for any peer feedback, not just digital feedback!

 For these resources and a lesson plan, please Click here!   If you'd like one of us to come in and help your students with these skills, please let us know!

Two Reminder Posts:

2.      Using main teacher

features of your projector remote:

a.  A/V Mute button- This will allow you to put your remote to "sleep" without turning it completely off.  This will save time as you go to use it again.
b.  Freeze button- This function allows you to freeze what is on the screen, so that you can go to other sites or prepare other features on your computer before sharing with the students.
c.  Zoom In/Out.  Use this feature to zoom in/out of your screen.  This is
especially helpful to make certain parts of your presentation enlarged
during discussion.  Remember to zoom out when done.  Note- Mimio Users- this will alter your calibration.
*Not all remotes are the same as the one pictured here, but all remotes will have these buttons!

3.  Please be sure your students are appropriately signing-out of laptops. 

•  Students should click the Start Window at the bottom left and find their name at the top.
•  Student will select Sign-out.  At this time, it is very important NOT to close the lid of the laptop until the signing out process is complete.  Some students are rushing this, and therefore, the device is not successfully signing out.

Did you know?

 Dana Pivnichny is offering a wonderful lesson on how to break down the PSSA scoring guidelines in a fun and engaging way for your students to learn about the 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 scoring system?

Guest Contributor- Dana Pivnichny:

PSSA Rubric Analysis ….I have been visiting many 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grade classrooms and helping the students break down the Math Open-Ended Scoring Guidelines.  After learning the expectations, the students solve an open-ended problem (from Everyday Math or a PSSA prompt) while trying to score a “4.”   Then they analyze and score anchors from the problem and provide justification for their scores.  Finally, they analyze and score their own response, and then use another color pencil to make it a “4.”

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