tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post3066719447150509515..comments2024-03-22T08:16:45.553-06:00Comments on The Fischbowl: Transparent Algebra: In-Class Part 1 of TBD (Openers)Karl Fischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-44859673407069106382010-04-27T12:14:32.578-06:002010-04-27T12:14:32.578-06:00@Cara S. - Yes, my plan is to label each question ...@Cara S. - Yes, my plan is to label each question with the type so that students know what they are doing, and hopefully we'll approach the "why" as well.Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-35980475195830922852010-04-27T09:28:26.194-06:002010-04-27T09:28:26.194-06:00I like your switch from warm-ups to openers, espec...I like your switch from warm-ups to openers, especially if your class isn't first hour. I always feel like warm-up implies there wasn't much going on in the hours before...<br />Will you always label each question with the "type"? And will kids know what each letter means? I was just wondering...I think it would give them more ownership/responsibility if they knew what they were being asked to do, and it might help them understand why.<br />Oh, and I don't think that the signature is hokey...if you start the year placing value behind it, I think that they will buy in.Cara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12580541509477048236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-14453697245912038322010-04-26T19:15:29.935-06:002010-04-26T19:15:29.935-06:00I use openers in my class and call them that too. ...I use openers in my class and call them that too. One thing that we use in my school is "good news." It comes from a program called Capturing Kids Hearts found here http://www.flippengroup.com/education/ckh.html<br /><br />What I do while they are doing there openers is pull pop sickle sticks with the students' names and they share something good that has happened recently. This allows me to get to know them and build relationships at the same time as they are working on their openers.concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.com