Mentor Meetings Spring 2016

Mentor Meeting Agenda 2-29-2016

Brain Plasticity

• POSTER: Norms for Math Class

• You Can Teach an Old Brain New Tricks

• Nine Lessons from Brain Research

• Assessment for a Growth Mindset

• What does brain plasticity research mean for you as a teacher?

• What does brain plasticity research mean for your students as learners?

• What does brain plasticity research mean for you outside the classroom?

Forms for Professional Notebook

•  Guidelines for Professional Notebooks

• Peer Observation Form

• Post-Conference Self-Reflection

Creative STAAR Review

Mentor Meeting Agenda 4-25-2016

Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader: This game is modeled after the popular TV program.

Big Board Template: This game is similar to Jeopardy.  You can choose five topics to create questions from.

Study Bingo: Use this game to review concepts and vocabulary.  Here is also a blank Bingo card.

Guess the Covered Word: In this game, students guess vocabulary words covered by a curtain.

Hollywood-Squares: This game is modeled after the old TV program.

Jeopardy: This game is modeled after the long running TV program.

Passsword:  In this game, students give the player clues to the vocabulary word on the screen as the clock counts down and the player tries to guess the word.

Wheel of Fortune: This game is modeled after the popular TV program.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire:  This game is modeled after the popular TV program.

 SMARTBOARD GAMES

 KAHOOT

 Mentor Meeting 5-23-2016

I. Thinking Outside of the Box

II. Logistics

• Turn in Notebooks

• ME by the SEa

• CAMT