
Melissa Shasteen
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Melissa Shasteen
@MrsShasteen
teacher at Prairie Ridge High School






















Last year I started doing weekly positive phone calls. It made a huge difference in building relationships. I almost didn’t do it this week. I’ve only know students a couple days, I didn’t want it to seem insincere. This email tells me I made the right decision ❤️












Clothespin Bumper Cars are back! 1. Students spend 5 min. in teams writing original questions inspired by the previous night’s reading. 2. Teams take 5 min. trying to stump one another. Never need to write a gotcha review quiz again. Full details : edrenalinerush.com/resources/clot…




A5. I mixed choice-guided small groups with activity stations & a splash of gamification to create #QRBreakIN. Most of my classes play out like a giant REVERSE escape room, where teams “compete” to solve a series of asynchronous puzzle centers. edrenalinerush.com/resources/qrbr… #satchat



