Hello!
Mentoring Monday and Tutoring Tuesday went well. Great conversations were had with my mentors about winter break coming up and successes/challenges they are having with their mentees. Tutoring Tuesday competition is still rolling and students are trying to complete as many worksheets as possible!
On Wednesday and Thursday I had mentor/mentee pairs research different stages of the brain, along with the history of the brain and how it's been studied over the years. There were guided topics for them to search, but they had to do a lot of the heavy lifting. It's always great seeing them work together to complete these tasks and what roles they take on.
No Fun Friday was just a couple team building games to keep their energy high and to stay on track for finishing the semester on a good note.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Monday, December 18, 2017
Monday, December 11, 2017
The Weekly Ranum: Edition #16
Hello!
Last week flew by with students learning more information on the brain.
On Mentor Monday I have the mentors doing a quick research project on any hobby or interest that they have. They will use this research to teach the class more about their self interests.
Tutoring Tuesday is still paired up competition. Mentors and Mentees are working together to complete as much homework and worksheets as possible to earn as many points as possible before Winter Break. Winning pair will get a wicked awesome high five from me, or candy.
On Wednesday and Thursday we watched a PBS documentary that talked about the teenage brain. We had great conversations and students in most classes could relate to how the teens were acting in the film.
We closed out the week by watching Brain Games. That was definitely a more fun way for students to learn why our brains act certain ways at different times.
Thanks for reading!
Last week flew by with students learning more information on the brain.
On Mentor Monday I have the mentors doing a quick research project on any hobby or interest that they have. They will use this research to teach the class more about their self interests.
Tutoring Tuesday is still paired up competition. Mentors and Mentees are working together to complete as much homework and worksheets as possible to earn as many points as possible before Winter Break. Winning pair will get a wicked awesome high five from me, or candy.
On Wednesday and Thursday we watched a PBS documentary that talked about the teenage brain. We had great conversations and students in most classes could relate to how the teens were acting in the film.
We closed out the week by watching Brain Games. That was definitely a more fun way for students to learn why our brains act certain ways at different times.
Thanks for reading!
Monday, December 4, 2017
The Weekly Ranum: Edition #15
Hello and welcome back to the Weekly Ranum!
Mentoring Monday and Tutoring Tuesday went great last week. Students came back from Thanksgiving break excited and with a little extra energy.
On Wednesday we learned more about the brain, we went over a lot of definitions and the students did a wonderful job of asking questions and trying to understand what each part of the brain actually does.
On Thursday and Friday students worked on their brain projects. Each mentor and mentee pair was assigned a different vocab word and they had to create a super hero based off of it. Their super heroes super powers were based off of what that function of the brain excelled at. For example, the hippocampus' main function is memory so a super power could be the ability to remember everything that's ever happened. Here's a couple student examples:
It was a great week learning about the brain. Tune in next week! Thanks!
Mentoring Monday and Tutoring Tuesday went great last week. Students came back from Thanksgiving break excited and with a little extra energy.
On Wednesday we learned more about the brain, we went over a lot of definitions and the students did a wonderful job of asking questions and trying to understand what each part of the brain actually does.
On Thursday and Friday students worked on their brain projects. Each mentor and mentee pair was assigned a different vocab word and they had to create a super hero based off of it. Their super heroes super powers were based off of what that function of the brain excelled at. For example, the hippocampus' main function is memory so a super power could be the ability to remember everything that's ever happened. Here's a couple student examples:
It was a great week learning about the brain. Tune in next week! Thanks!
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