As you can see from the survey below, most students felt they had effec-tive lessons during last year’s E-days. What makes an E-day lesson ef-fective? Here are some ideas:

Staying with what you are currently doing in your class. You might have to switch a test date, but make an effort to stay on topic with the activities. Students have an excellent “busy work” detector.

Being realistic about the time commitment. There is a fine line be-tween requiring too much time and not enough time. More to come on this topic.

Having an activity to check for understanding. This helps with ac-countability.

Communicating! All your planning is futile if it is not communicat-ed effectively to your students (and to parents). Com-municate clear expectations through Blackboard and through FriarNet e-mails to students and parents.

Lowering the stress. There can still be time for fun. Can you add a fun activity to the assignment?

Nov. 10, 2015 Volume 4, Issue 11

Webinars: PBS LearningMe-dia 101(Nov. 10, 6pm) host-ed by PBS (register here.)

BL’s Web-based Work-shops and Software Train-ing (ongoing) for BL em-ployees on Blackboard In-structors Course.

DE Webinars: Nov. 11 and Nov. 30 at 6pm—hosted by Discovery Education (select date on calendar and register here. Participate in live ses-sion for DE-issued certifi-cate)

This week’s challenge builds on last week. Contin-uing our adventure in Discover Education! Did you log in? If not, it isn’t too late! Look around and see what cool videos you can find. Send us a link! You can email it to Iteam@bishoplynch.org or you can upload it in Blackboard in the Challenge Corner folder of the Tech Tuesday section of the Staffulty Info course.

We can’t wait to see all the great things you can find in Discovery Education. It is a wonderful resource for you as you prepare for E-Days or just with your normal lessons.

E-Day Student Survey—Feb. 2014 253 Responses

Students, how do you feel about this statement with regards to E-days (inclement weather days)?

My teachers provided effective e-Day lessons.

5. Strongly Agree 4. Moderately Agree 3. Undecided 2. Moderately Disagree

STUDENTS SAY... Challenge Corner

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