Ashley Murphy

@survivorcbs LOVING this season. First the updated auction 🎉 Then a fun twist to have people lose their votes. What if in the future the way to earn your vote back is if you can do the endurance challenge longer than the winner did instead 🤔

@Namaraledu Thanks, Nick!!

And thats a wrap! Nice and easy tonight. Thanks for those of you who attended for some PD after hours! #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A5: Music playlists while working are easy and students get into picking which genre or artist we listen to. YouTube is also simple but gives students someone besides me to listen to and then I recap. I also like finding online games / simulations that gamify pre-labs #RIHPD

Q5 (last question): What edtech tools help you up the engagement? Share your toolkit! #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A4: Dissections in anatomy. Prosthetic arm in biomechanics. They’re things students know about and look forward to all year. Perfect for when they’re otherwise wanting to check out for summer. #RIHPD

Q4: Share one of your most engaging activities. Something the students always look forward to doing. #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A3: If the whole class is off-task or not engaged, changing direction entirely can be helpful. If it’s just a student or two then a quick “hey” or “whatcha working on” can usually redirect. Sometimes taking a walk refocuses when they get back as well #RIHPD

Q3: What's your preferred method of redirecting students who are off-task or disengaged? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A2: It can be hard when students lack internal motivation, but I try to find some way to connect what we’re learning to their personal interests by getting to know them #RIHPD

Q2: What do you do with students who are apathetic about learning? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A1: One motivator is by showing students that staying focused now means student choice or no homework later. Real world applications are also a huge motivator. They want to learn about things they know they can use outside the classroom. #RIHPD

Q1: What is your most successful classroom strategy for motivating students? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu Ashley Murphy, science at Indian Hills. Planning a road trip with a friend for spring break 😊 #RIHPD

Let's get started! Introduce yourself, what and where you teach! Planning anything forSpring break? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu Thanks for another great hour, Nick!

And that does it folks! Thank you for attending tonight and sharing. Our next Twitter chat will be next month, March 14, as we discuss how to engage adn motivate students. #RIHPD

@Namaraledu Last: I leave lots of comments on assignments, especially formative ones. We review in class after I’ve graded something and I do “live grading” as well where I grade diagrams in front of them for instant feedback. I also get their feedback frequently through Google forms #RIHPD

Last Question: How do you include feedback in the assessment practice? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A5: I think any time you can get students working hands on and collaborating it makes it more fun! Labs and real world connection projects let them do that, as well as see how things are really used outside the classroom #RIHPD

Q5: What are some of your favorite alternatives to traditional assessments in the classroom? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A4: I love using something as simple as the Google suite so they can present, write, analyze data, make drawings, etc. Simple yet diverse! #RIHPD

Q4: What are your favorite ways to leverage technology to assess your students? #RIHPD

@Teach1Bio @Namaraledu Agreed! Seeing the questions they write is very insightful.

@Namaraledu A3. I like to have the students design their own assessment for a small unit, with an answer key. You really get a sense of their understanding when you read the questions they write. #RIHPD

Q3: Share some examples of assessment techniques and how you implement them in your classroom? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A3: I like formative assessments to gauge where students are in their learning… checkpoint questions, diagrams, smaller quizzes with answer choices provided, etc. #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A2: I think (formal) assessments make many students nervous because they see them as an obstacle. I try to reframe them by reminding students they know this stuff and it’s their chance to show off. #RIHPD

Q2: How would students describe what assessment means to them? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu A1: Hard to define without saying “assess!” I think of assessment as a chance to either see where students are along the way (formative) or for them to show off their skills and how much they can apply what they’ve learned (summative) #RIHPD

Q1: What does assessment mean to you? How should assessment be defined? #RIHPD

@Namaraledu Ashley Murphy, science at Indian Hills. I’ve loved watching students set goals and monitor them, learning what works and doesn’t work for the success they want

Please introduce yourself, and what and where you teach. Then share one thing that has been going well for you this year! #RIHPD

So exciting! Congratulations on this milestone achievement 🎉🎳🏆

Way to go, girls!! Love to see it.

Proud of these guys and their coach @MikeMichels!