Our Learning Commons Today

     What a great day for learning! Our information center was buzzing with activity today. Ms. Shaw's science classes visited our lab to participate in her "Flipped Classroom". She records lessons that she executes in her classroom, then posts them on a private YouTube link for her students. She links it into her Blackboard Page, then allows students to follow along at their own pace. They complete guided notes to help them focus.

Next...

Ms. Craig's Social Studies group came in for their second day of seeking information about Middle Ages themes. Each station covered Critical thinking questions about a specific topic. Groups had a team leader who divided up the questions. Students had to use information skills to seek the information in non-fiction texts, then write their answers in complete sentences. In the classroom, they will jigsaw all the items together to learn how they fit together within their topics. We will see all 6th grade classes by Friday.

Learning about craftsmen and their roles in building Gothic churches.

This team is working on all the different aspects of Medieval Society.
There is a ton of information to search through!

Changes in Government covers William the Conqueror, Norman Conquest,
Magna Carta and Hundred Years' War.

The arts and culture team reads about art periods, the poet Dante
and how art was used during the Middle Ages.

And, Finally...

Our Battle of the Books Team is in the last days of preparing for our competition on March 9th.

We are ready!! Today, our team used MyBOBTeam to drill themselves on the books they have read. We're starting a 'sudden death' title and author quiz now, so I need to go. I'll post more adventures at WMS Media Center later.