Classroom and Project Management Ideas
- Log in and log out cards for younger students
- K/1 Tech Time (biweekly)
- Turn off screens
- Three before me
- Teach some kids new skill/technique—they teach other students
- Prior student teach the next student (e.g., scanning)—all students teach others
- Discovery time in classroom
- Menu of choices
- Students develop own “lesson plans”—what, how, how long, what learn, how demonstrate, timeline, etc.
- Parent volunteers—Hands-off
- Buddy with older students
- Chat about what doing and why, initial steps, ready to go. Big picture, clear vision of goals
- Provide big picture, but introduce skills in manageable, “bite-size” pieces
- Benchmarks/timeline for projects
- Learning centers, rotate through
- “Orbitals”—kids rotate through, some tech, some not
- Stick notes on monitor if want help
- Test software, web sites just before class
- Technology needs to work
- Backup plans for when the technology fails