First lesson of the year
First lesson of the year
Jacket in your locker
Put your things on your desk
Laptop Books
Notebook, pencil case
Bag on the floor
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Lessongoals
You know what to bring to biology
You know who I am
You know important rules
Lesson duration is: 45 minItems in this lesson
First lesson of the year
Jacket in your locker
Put your things on your desk
Laptop Books
Notebook, pencil case
Bag on the floor
5
minute
00
second
Lessongoals
You know what to bring to biology
You know who I am
You know important rules
B
Jas in je kluis
Spullen op tafel
Leerwerkboek
Schrift & Etui
(Laptop)
Tas van tafel
Lees blz.
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Kennen/Kunnen
Huiswerk T. B.
Opdr. ...
What do you hope to learn this year?
What best describes your feelings about biology?
I (think I will) find it interesting
I (think I will) find it easy
I (think I will) find it boring
I (think I will) find it hard
Pictos
During the lesson, pictos indicate important rules:
Listen and do not speak.
Do you want to say/ask something?
Raise your hand.
Independent work:
Work on the task in silence
Class discussion:
Speaking out loud without raising your hand is allowed; you may respond to what the teacher/a classmate says
Walking allowed:
At all other times, do not walk!
Gather your materials:
Place everything on your desk
Clear your materials
Discuss/work in groups:
you may sit together and talk out loud
Discuss/work in pairs:
you may talk out loud
Whispering:
you may talk to your neighbour in a whisper
Laptop not allowed:
Close or turn off your laptop
No talking/discussion allowed:
Work or listen quietly; no asking questions
Listening to music allowed
You must use earphones/a headset.
If you take too much time looking for music on your laptop, you risk a laptop ban.
Who am I?
Lars van der Meer
36 years
Almere
Interests
A typical biology lesson
Start: enter classroom, put stuff on table, etc.
Start Check and once-a-week homework check
Activating Prior Knowledge: practicing with questions
Instruction: information about the topic, including questions/exercises/notes etc.
ZS and ZF: time for homework
Final Question: question about the lesson material
Tidying up and clean-up duty
Materials
Every lesson!
Bricks work and textbook > information, homework
Notebook/binder/noteblock > notes, assignments
Pencil case with: pen, pencil, ruler, eraser > writing, drawing
Optional (not compulsory)
Laptop > participate with lessonup
Sometimes (some lessons)
Calculator
Bricks
At the start of the year, you receive a Bricks textbook.
This book has a number, and that number is linked to your name.
At the end of the school year, you must hand it in again.
If the book is in bad condition, your parents will have to pay a fine.
You must put a cover on your textbook!
Don't use a cover made out of fabric!
Rules
When the teacher, or a student whose turn it is, is speaking, you should listen and be quiet.
Comment/question/answer: raise your hand and wait for your turn
Ensure you always bring necessary materials and put them on your desk
Leave your desk and the classroom neat and tidy
Use laptops for educational purposes only
Overtreden
1st time: verbal warning
2nd time: Writing assignment (usually copying paragraph from the book)
3rd time: Removal > writing assignment + 45 minutes' detention/chores + email to parents
Writing assignment to be submitted in the next lesson.
incomplete/forgotten = Double the amount for next time, email to parents
still not done > Immediate REMOVAL and detention/chores
Detention/chores: I schedule this in your timetable > will appear on Magister! Usually at the end of a school day
Rewards and punishments
During the lessons you can earn both rewards and punishments during start check, homework check and tidy duty
Rewards
✔checkmark, collect 3 and these become a ++ plus, collect 3 and you can exchange them for +0.5 on a biology grade of your choice
C cheat sheet, starts at 2 by 2 cm, then grows by 1 by 1 cm for each C collected, up to a maximum of 5 by 5 cm.
Snitch, Choose a classmate who will also be checked.
Penalties
Xcross, collect 3 and these become a catch-up sessionCatch-up session, come to do homework one afternoon after school. lasts 45 minutes (or until the task is completed)
CP colouring page, Choose a colouring page, complete the entire task of the page and submit it in the next lesson. Forgetting > 2 X
Lucky!, you're lucky, no penalty
Snitch, Choose a classmate who will also be monitored.
Start check
Each lesson begins with a 5-minute timer
You are late if, by the end of the timer, you do not meet all the following points:
You are in the classroom
You are sitting in the correct place (seating plan)
Your coat and phone are in your locker (not in the classroom)
Shortly before the timer runs out, a start check is conducted with 3 random students.
Start check: Are your book, notebook, and pencil case on your desk? Is your coat in your locker? Are you sitting in the correct place?
in order at that moment: you receive a ✔
Not (yet) in order: you receive an X
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Homework check
Every first lesson of the week, after start check
3 random students are checked
Homework assignments, found on Magister
Do the assignments in your workbook and/or notebook
Homework done (a mistake is allowed): turn the wheel of rewards
Homework not done/forgot workbook: run the wheel of punishments
Opruimdienst
Each lesson after the final question: 2 random students help with:
Tables: straight and empty
Chairs: pushed in OR at the end of the day: on the tables
Floor: no rubbish
Done and I am satisfied: you get a ✔
Not done/left early/still messy: you get an X
What you should do: 6.3
TB: Pages 159-160
WB: Asgmt 26-36
Done with the above?
Work on the next chapter(s)
Learn for the test
Make other homework
Read a book
Zs = Working in Silence
No asking questions
Silent, don't disturb anyone
Stay at your desk
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What you should do: 6.3
TB: Pages 159-160
WB: Asgmt 26-36
Done with the above?
Work on the next chapter(s)
Learn for the test
Make other homework
Read a book
Zw = Working with whispering
Teacher is available for questions
Only whisper with the student next to you
Stay at your desk
Missed a test?
Have you missed a test? Due to illness or other reasons.
The following rules apply:
I usually schedule a session to do the test, often during the 'inhaaluur' on Tuesday afternoon. (this will appear in your timetable!)
If you miss the session without a good reason, you will receive the test unexpectedly during a Biology lesson.
Laptop during lessons
We use the laptop for the following activities:
Participating in Lessonup
Taking part in digital practice tests
Certain assignments
Researching information
(sometimes) Doing tests
If you are caught gaming, watching videos, or doing anything unrelated to the lesson, then immediate laptop ban
Laptop ban: Not allowed to use the laptop for 1 week
(extended by a week each time)
Other matters
Your phone (and coat) is in your locker! If it is visible or there's reasonable suspicion that you have it, it must be handed in and can be collected at the service desk after 16:00.
the 'studiewijzer' on Magister contains lots of handy materials and links. Also, to a site to keep track of your rewards/punishments.
Eating and drinking in class is only allowed with permission.
Questions outside of class > Teams
Only use the toilet at the beginning/end of the lesson.
Classroom with hanging outlets > Only use them if you need to.
Any questions?
Register for Lessonup
Go to Magister and log in
Click on ELO then 'studiewijzers'
Click on the biology study guide
Open: Useful links and files
Click on the link to Lessonup in the list
Click on 'register' (or log in if you already have an account)
Choose 'Register with Office 365'
You may need to give permission.
You can now rewatch all lessons! And participate more easily during lessons
Tidy Duty
2 students each lesson
Desks: empty and straight
Chairs: underneath the desks OR end of day: on the desks
Floor: no rubbish
