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 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

@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

@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 Thanks for another great hour, Nick!

@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

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

@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

So exciting! Congratulations on this milestone achievement 🎉🎳🏆

Proud of these guys and their coach @MikeMichels!