First lesson of the year

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• Biologie
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1,2

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

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• Jas in je kluis

• Spullen op tafel

       Leerwerkboek

       Schrift & Etui

(Laptop)

• Tas van tafel

• Lees blz. 

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What do you hope to learn this year?

What best describes your feelings about biology?

1

I (think I will) find it interesting

2

I (think I will) find it easy

3

I (think I will) find it boring

4

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

1. Start: enter classroom, put stuff on table, etc.

2. Start Check and once-a-week homework check

3. Activating Prior Knowledge: practicing with questions

4. Instruction: information about the topic, including questions/exercises/notes etc.

5. ZS and ZF: time for homework

6. Final Question: question about the lesson material

7. 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

• X cross, collect 3 and these become a catch-up session

• Catch-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.

You can always ask for help if you don't understand something: homework, an assignment, what you need to learn, etc.

After 4:00 PM on weekdays and all day during the weekend, I do not respond to messages.

Don't complain about checking tests if the test was taken less than a week ago.

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Any questions?

Register for Lessonup

1. Go to Magister and log in

2. Click on ELO then 'studiewijzers'

3. Click on the biology study guide

4. Open: Useful links and files

5. Click on the link to Lessonup in the list

6. Click on 'register' (or log in if you already have an account)

7. Choose 'Register with Office 365' 

8. You may need to give permission.

9. 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