This document discusses teaching strategies and lesson planning approaches. It recommends designing lessons like a "question" by making them specific, transformative, out of students' comfort zones, and positive. It also recommends including repetition to help students move from knowledge to understanding. Another strategy discussed is using "number time" to teach foundational math skills in a progressive way through repetition and feedback. Sample grammar and writing lesson plans are also included that incorporate different parts of speech and sentence structures.

1. Jon Corippo
CUE Director of Academic Innovation
jcorippo@cue.org @jcorippo

2. STARTWITHA
BOOM

9. Smart School Start
2014
Academic Mini-Mixer
Frayer a classmate
Estimated time: 20 minutes

11. Things
unique to the dog
Things shared
by both
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unique to the cat

12. The Dog's Diary
8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Milk bones! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Dinner! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!

13. The Cat's Diary
Day 983 of My Captivity
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine
lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of
dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I
nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.
The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt
todisgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet. Today I decapitated a mouse and
dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their
hearts, since it clearly demonstrates my capabilities. However, they merely made
condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am.
There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in
solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises
and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of
"allergies." I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.
Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors
by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow, but at
the top of the stairs.
I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog
receives special privileges. He is regularly released, and seems to be more than
willing to return. He is obviously retarded. The bird must be an informant. I observe
him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every
move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so
he is safe. For now ...

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unique to the dog
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by both
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17. SMART START
Your School

19. How long does the
honeymoon last?

20. STARTWITHA
BOOM

21. The reality of the first week:

22. Who reads it?
So, how good
can the “rules” be?

23. Common Nightmares?

25. Don’t just BUILD: TED and REFLECT

27. http://tinyurl.com/smartstartyourschool

32. The reality of the first week:

33. Day 1, 2 and 3:
Half of Class = school wide team building
Half of Class = teaching the handbook
Smart Start
FIRST 3 DAYS

34. Smart Start
NEXT 2 DAYS
Day 4 and 5
Half of Class = Tech Boot Camp
Half of Class = Soft start and cool stuff that's coming

35. The case against random

36. To kids, this comes off
as passive aggressive

37. Listen or be embarrassed

38. Listen or be wrong

39. The teacher is the center

40. Would popsicle sticks
be effective in
a staff meeting?

41. Learner emapthy

42. No.
Why?

43. Should we only focus on part?

44. OR the WHOLE?

45. Everyone
5 minutes

46. Frayer Models are
Easy CFUs

47. Change the classroom
360degreemath.com

48. Use tech
socrative.com

49. Get an answer from everyone
GoFormative.com

50. Random is not rich enough
Find out what everyone knows
Change on a dime
Don’t be passive-
aggressive by accident

51. Do not get me started on
Thumbs up….

52. How to Lesson Design
like a

53. QUESTION

54. How to Lesson Design
like a

55. QUESTION

56. Can you be a chef and work at McDonald’s?

59. That is an “Indian Village”

60. Experience designer.

61. SPOT
Specific
Transformative
Out of comfort zone
Positive

62. REPS
4-6 Reps
to move from
KNOW
to
UNDERSTAND

63. Progression
I need to
simulate parts
of the game at
real speed…

64. Progression
I teach them
this so that I
can teach them
that…

65. success
If only 4 of my
students are
getting A’s, I’m
going to get
fired.

66. Number Time

67. TRUE STORY

68. “I do not teach addition or subtraction until second trimester….”

69. Number Time! Thing of the day ___________
Circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Draw them!
+ -
Fact Families
+ =
=
How many of 10?
-

70. Addition
Here is one way to show
students how to add using
Number Time:
First, choose a number
and draw that amount in
the “+” area.
In this example, teacher and
students will count on from the
“Draw Them” section to figure out
that 5 + 3 = 8

71. Number Time! Thing of the day ___________
Circle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Draw them!
+ -
Fact Families
+ =
=
How many of 10?
-
• REPS
• Immediate
Feedback
and
Success
• Many things
at the same time

72. Specific
Positive
Out of the comfort zone?
Transformative

73. The need for speed

74. 8•pARTS

75. Name ___________________________
Adverb Verb Noun Adjective
Make a three word phrase - label the subject and predicate
Interjection
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Pronouns
Simile - Analogy
Concept: Jon Corippo
Write a short paragraph - !
use one of each part of speech

78. Times it’s okay to say the F word.
Where do I get these?

79. That is my grammar lesson plan until Oct 1

81. Name ________________________ Number______________
Imperative
Declarative
Interrogative
Exclamation
Dialogue - Character 1
Dialogue - Character 2
Dialogue - Character 1
Dialogue - Character 2
(Use quotes and commas!)
Plural Possessive
Singular Possesive
Use there and their correctly:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Title the Picture- USE CAPS CORRECTLY!!:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Use an appositive:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Write a sentence with a semi colon:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Write a compound sentence:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Write a complex sentence:
________________________________________
________________________________________
Copyright: Jon Corippo

82. That is my writing lesson plan until October 31.

84. http://www.morrisflipsenglish.com/blog-ion-lucidity/one-study-strategy-that-will-change-your-classroom
The concept, in its most basic form, is self-quizzing. The way most people study is
they go over a list of topics, and run through them once or twice. Maybe you make
flashcards. And as soon as you've gotten them right at least once, you figure out
know them and move on.
But that's not knowledge. That's the illusion of mastery.
So how do you know if you really know something? By simulating testing
conditions and forcing yourself to work harder to pull the information from
memory. Practically, that means closing the book or the laptop and going back
through the concept and asking yourself questions to test understanding instead
of basic recall.

85. 4-6 Reps?

86. Mise
en
Place

90. THIS PROCESS
IS MORE
IMPORTANT
THAN
STANDARDIZED
SCORES

91. Testing?

92. Think Practical Final
A one or two period build.
Trifold. Short Film. Website. Game.

93. Jon Corippo
CUE Director of Academic Innovation
jcorippo@cue.org @jcorippo