Super Improver Wall!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I just want to say I love WBT. I am so glad that I can use it on a daily basis in my classroom. One of the really cool new things that I have started to incorporate in my classroom {drum roll please} SUPER IMPROVER WALL!!! AHHHH!!! Holy, Kleenex, Batman. I love it. I have had to modify it a few times but what new program doesn't need a few tweaks? My SIW is displayed on the projector.  I use PowerPoint to create the SIW. My room is about the size of 1 1/2 portables. I use my very valuable wall space to hang the anchor charts that are required. That is why my SIW is on my projector. It also was a lot easier and quicker to add the stars to the names. I didn't want to waste time adding it to the wall and carry a pen. It was a lot easier to have it on the ppt and then show the kids. {awesome idea: if you can freeze the projector on a certain view, then do it. Once you add the star, unfreeze the screen and watch the giggle in excitement of their newly added stars}
Let's start off with how it was the first 3 days and the last 2 days. The first 3 days were okay. The kids saw it and tried to get stars. They were really trying to keep up with the daily goal. I had it displayed on my board, however, the students were not able to see the goal because when the projector screen was done, they could not see the goal. So the students tried and we earned stars but I don't feel like it was as much as they could have earned. Then the unthinkable happened. Yes...something that became mind blowing. I put the goal...ready...ON THE SIW!!! It was like angels singing to me. I placed the goal on the top of the SIW so everyone in the classroom can see it. They walked in, read the goal, and quickly tried to achieve it. During every lesson, I update the goal. For example, today the students were working on a writing prompt. The time that is given is 60 minutes. The students however write for about 50 minutes and then are supposed to edit. At about 50 minutes they start to get restless. Which is why today's writing goal was: I can work silently on my writing prompt for the 60 minutes. (I also put the timer on the board so they can see how much time they had left --- online-stopwatch.com) I tried not to tell them what to NOT do. I didn't write: I can work silently on my prompt without talking for 60 minutes. I felt that the kids knew what silently meant so why should they see not to talk again? This is how I feel but you are more than welcome to adjust the goal to your liking. The goals are absolutely attainable by every child. They can be ese, ell, or gen ed, and they are all able to attain the goal. 
I also added a little more. I am not a teacher who likes the students in tables. I don't like the silly chit chat or anything else, HOWEVER, I placed my kids in tables yesterday. I know... I should't have but I felt like the kids need some thing new in the room. So, I created a slide on the same ppt that allows the students to see the table points. *again, don't waste marker space*. The kids loved it. They were competeing to get the table points. If you want the powerpoint, then please leave a comment so I can send it to you. This is probably my favorite thing I have created yet.

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20 comments

  1. I love how you use your super improvers wall. I like that you have a class goal. I would love if you would send me your powerpoint. My email is ebod14@gmail.com.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Loooooove this! And I would love the PowerPoint too! Jelder18@yahoo.com. Thanks so much!

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    1. I just sent you the email! I hope you enjoy it!

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  3. Love this, I'm all about goal setting and setting goals as a class. I would really appreciate if you sent this to me too. mwhite@bgschools.k12.mo.us

    Thank you


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  4. This is awesome! If you don't mind still sending it out, my email is dbechtol@indiana.edu!

    Thank you!!

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    1. I just emailed you the powerpoint! I hope you enjoy it!

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  5. Another good stopwatch site is superduperstopwatch.com. Quicker loading, too.

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  6. I would love to have this power point! I am beginning the Whole Brain Teaching techniques this year and my classroom is in the Dr. Seuss theme!My email is fourbuquet@bellsouth.net

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  7. May I have the Powerpoint? My email is slong@smbsd.net

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  8. I'd be very thankful if you could send the power point to me as well. This will be my first year implementing WBT. My email is knielsen1169@hotmail.com

    Thank you

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  9. Hi. I just read your post and I would love to try the SIW. I am limited on space and would love the PP. Could you send it to me at roshelle31@gmail.com? Thanks!

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  10. Hi, I just saw this post about the SIW powerpoint. Can you please send me the powerpoint as well? My email is casey.norenberg@aol.com. I would love to have this electronic rather than keeping up with it paper and pen like you said.

    Thanks for sharing your idea!

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    1. i just emailed it to you! Enjoy and glad to have helped!

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  11. Hi there! Love this idea! If you don't mind, I'd love a copy! My email is gracie.teacher@gmail.com . Thank you so much for sharing. :-)

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  12. I would love for you to send me this! My email is brennakovarik@gmail.com

    THANKS!

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  13. I would love a copy of this as well!! My email is melanievictoria@yahoo.com
    Thanks!

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  14. I would love it if you could please send me your SIW. I have a Dr. Seuss theme and this would be perfect. Thank you so much! katstewart77131@gmail.com

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  15. I love what you have created and would like to use this in my classroom. My email is heather.hickman@bossierschools.org

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  16. I know this is an old post but I would really appreciate your powerpoint if at all possible. srnickles@gmail.com
    Thanks!

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  17. Hello!
    I love what you have created as well. I know this is an old post. Can you email it to me if by chance you see this? alexandra.tacke@evergreenps.org

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