Engaging students with creative lessons

Engaging students with creative lessons

EVERYONE HAS BEENWORKING TOCONTINUE YOURCHILD'S EDUCATION ...ESPECIALLYTEACHERS.NEW LESSON PLANS,ANSWERINGSTUDENTSQUESTIONS AROUNDTHE CLOCK.CHIEFPHOTOGRAPHERSTEFFANI NOLTEINTRODUCES YOU TOA TEACHER GOINGTHE EXTRA MILE ORTWO."TODAY I AMWONDERING IF YOUCAN GUESS WHICHFAMOUS CITY I'M INWITH THIS FAMOUSBRIDGE." DID YOUGUESS IT?

THAT'SRIGHT, PADDOCKROAD 5TH GRADETEACHER TAMILAFOND IS IN VENICE.TAMI 9:24 "I HAVE AWHERE'S WALDO?'

ORWHERE IN THE WORLDIS CARMENSANDIEGO?'

TYPE OFPHILOSOPHY.I GREET THEM FROM ADIFFERENTHISTORICAL SITE.YESTERDAY WASVENICE, ITALY, LASTWEEK WAS THEALASKAN ICE FIELDS."EACH MORNING MS.LAFOND GREETS HERSTUDENTS FROM HERGREEN SCREEN.TAMI 9:05 I GOT A BIGROLL OF GREENFABRIC AND I PUT ITUP IN MY LIVINGROOM, MY HUSBANDIS MYPHOTOGRAPHER ANDMY LIGHTING IS ANOLD HEAT LAMP I HADFOR MY SON'S TOADS.SHE USED TO BE ATRAVEL AGENT ANDTHOUGHT IT WOULDBE FUN TO TAKE HERSTUDENTS AROUNDTHE WORLD AS A PARTOF HER MORNINGGREETINGS.TAMI 12:22 THEY'REALL PLACES YOU CANSTILL VISIT ANDEXPERIENCE, SO ITKIND OF BRINGS THEWORLD A LITTLE BITCLOSER AND SPARKSOME INTEREST.LIKE ALL WESTSIDESTUDENTS, MS.LAFOND'S 5TH GRADECLASS ALREADY HADIPADS.AND THE DISTRICTHELPED EVERYONEGET INTERNETACCESS AT HOME.DR.BETTS 8:53 HERE'STHE EXPECTATIONSFOR THE LESSONSAND CONTENT WEWANT YOU TODELIVER AND YOUSTILL HAVE THEAUTONOMY TOFOR THE LESSONSAND CONTENT WEWANT YOU TODELIVER AND YOUSTILL HAVE THEAUTONOMY TODELIVER LESSONSHOW YOU FEEL BESTTO ENGAGE YOURSTUDENTS.THEY'VE TRIED TOMAKE THE LESSONSSTUDENT DIRECTED.BETTS 5:45 IT HELPEDLEVEL THE PLAYINGFIELD OF WHO IS ATHOME TO HELP ME?

VSI KNOW THIS, I CAN DOTHIS, I CAN BE ALITTLE MORERESPONSIBLE FOR MYOWN LEARNING.BUT THEY RECOGNIZE,THE SOCIAL ASPECT ISONE OF THE BESTPARTS OF SCHOOL.BETTS 14:44 NOTBEING ABLE TO SEETHEM HAS PROBABLYBETTS 14:44 NOTBEING ABLE TO SEETHEM HAS PROBABLYBEEN THE HARDESTESPECIALLY FORSOME STUDENTS WHOSCHOOL IS THEIRSAFEST AND BESTPLACE TO BE AND IKNOW THAT WEIGHSHEAVILY ON SOME OFTHE HEARTS OFTEACHERS.MS.LAFOND IS WORKINGHARD TO BE THEREFOR HER STUDENTSWHEN THEY NEEDHER.5:12 SO WE'REACTUALLY WORKINGWITH STUDENTS ITSEEMS 24/7.YOU WAKE UP YOU'REWORKING WITHSTUDENTS, YOU STOPAND EAT LUNCH,COME BACK WORKINGWITH KIDS, STOP ANDEAT DINNER, COMEBACK YOU'REWORKING WITH KIDSAND FAMILIES JUST TOHELP ALLEVIATE SOMEOF THAT STRESSTHEY'RE HAVING ASFAMILIES.SHE'S CONFIDENTTHEY'LL ALL BE READYFOR 6TH GRADE NEXTYEAR THANKS TOTHEIR DEDICATIONAND OF COURSE HERCREATIVITY.IN OMAHA, STEFFANINOLTE, 3 NEWS NOW.WESTSIDECOMMUNITY SCHOOLSSAYS THEIRPHILOSOPHY IS TONOT HOLD KIDS BACKTO REPEAT A GRADE.THEY HOPEEVERYONE ISKEEPING UP WITH THEREQUIRED STUDIESNOW ...BUT WILL HAVESUPPORT AVAILABLETO HELP THOSE WHOMAY HAVE FALLENBEHIND THIS LASTQUARTER.