The last thing I heard today from a student was, "Thanks, Mme B, for making us do the best project ever!"
That made me smile!
Today the students finished up on their flipped lesson and I actually got a chance to watch a couple of them. Wow! These guys understand way more than I realized. I was sitting at my computer, in an empty classroom, clapping. That is how impressed I am with these video lessons. They were so cute. So many of the kids came in and immediately asked, "Did you watch our video?" I felt so bad because I hadn't had a chance. They turned out better than I even imagined that they would. I plan to pick my top 5 and give out awards for my favs. I think it is going to be a tough decision.
In other news, I had a parade of building and district administrators, and a State Representative come in today during Walk-Throughs. It was a very nerving experience. At the time of their visit we were writing the summary, together as a class, on the video lesson that was due today. When we have video notes due, the students write the information in a large box on Cornell Style Notes. In class, after we take our Notes Quiz, we, with partners or together, write a 5 sentence summary about the information covered in the notes. Today's topic: Stem Changing -er verbs (AKA-Snoopy Verbs). It's a difficult topic to summarize in 5 sentences. And wouldn't you know it, the first sentence, "Your chart is Poopy if you don't draw Snoopy."--I think you have to know French to understand what I mean by that, but I am not sure how much our admin enjoyed our summary. I had a great review game planned for the remainder of the period, but, of course, they didn't stay for that part. No one ever gets to see the stuff that I work really hard to prepare. It is always that way.
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