Tom March
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Cleveland, Queensland, Australia
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I began my teaching life as a high school English teacher in San Diego. Eventually I became department chair and district technology mentor. Since 1995 I've been creating Web-based activities that promote real, rich and relevant learning. These began by co-developing the WebQuest and carried on to other formats and strategies for engaging students and making the most of what's available on the Web.
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Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" - 25 Question Quiz & Thesis Scaffold
One of Frost's most studied -and misunderstood - poems is "The Road Not Taken." Use this editable 25 question Quiz with Answer Key to help students engage in a close reading. Then help students apply what they have learned in the quiz by formulating a thesis statement: a guided scaffold process helps them turn their ideas into a clear interpretive argument. The Key provides more than "right answers." It suggests a range of responses and acts as a teacher's guide for understanding the poem.
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
, RL.9-10.10
+4
Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods" - 25 Question Quiz & Thesis Scaffold
One of Frost's most loved and studied poems is "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Use this editable 25 question Quiz with Answer Key to help students engage in a close reading. Then help students apply what they have learned in the quiz by formulating a thesis statement: a guided scaffold process helps them turn their ideas into a clear interpretive argument. The Key provides more than "right answers." It suggests a range of responses and acts as a teacher's guide for understanding the poem
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
, RL.9-10.10
+4
Distance Learning QuickQuest - Dunning-Kruger: Learning, Expertise & Confidence
This is a slimmed down version of a real WebQuest. It still uses engaging real, rich and relevant Web resources (YouTube videos & links) and prompted activities to help students stretch their learning. Introduction to the crazy "Dunning-Kruger Effect" where those who know little are confident in their expertise.A shift to appreciate "Intellectual Humility" Ending with an introduction and engagement with Flow Theory to enhance students' own positive growth.This "Learning to Learn" activity leads
6th - 12th
For All Subjects, Psychology
Giving Thanks in Divisive Times, 2019
Take a new Real, Rich and Relevant twist on traditional Thanksgiving writing topics!This scaffolded writing uses an interactive Web page to: engage students with an authentic challenge,explore "real world" Web sites, andprompt students' higher-order thinking, tocreate a Reflective essay.Presentation slides are also included as a way to differentiate the learning experience to suit your students. This Bundle empowers you with an interactive writing experience that includes: Interactive WebpageTea
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.9-10.2
, W.9-10.2b
, W.9-10.2c
+23
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Experience
I began my teaching life as a high school English teacher in San Diego. Eventually I became department chair and district technology mentor. Since 1995 I've been creating Web-based activities that promote real, rich and relevant learning. These began by co-developing the WebQuest and carried on to other formats and strategies for engaging students and making the most of what's available on the Web.
Teaching style
Although I'm comfortable with direct instruction, my passion is student-driven construction of meaning for deeper understandings.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a finalist for San Diego County Teacher of the Year in 1991. Since then I've enjoyed developing WebQuests and other approaches to student-driven learning and am regarded as a leader in the field of edtech and rich learning.
My own education history
A product of both public and private schools, I earned a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and later an MA in Instructional Design / Education Technology from San Diego State University. I've continued to learn from mentors in the fields of Understanding by Design and Curriculum Mapping.
Additional biographical information
In 1997, we moved our family to Australia where I have been working as a consultant to NGOs and software companies while working with schools to leverage technologies for rich learning. We love our life in the bush and regularly - yes! - have kangaroos, cockatoos, blue-tongue lizards and even echidna's roaming around our home.
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