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Scott,
 
I see by your sig line that you teach 7th grade.  There may be others,
but you are the first K-12 teacher I have heard of using all the main
pieces of TBL.
 
What have you learned from adapting it to younger folks?  
 
The social pressures and social skills of younger students are no doubt
different than adults.  I am curious:  has this made much of a
difference?
 
-M
 

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        Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:23 PM
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        Subject: Re: Top Score Prize
	
	
        Individuals rate their team members during the peer evaluation.
But I take the average for every member and place it on a scale. with a
10 translating into a B-, and Higher scores sometimes translating into a
100% + extra credit. 
	
        I also have leaders vocally recognize their top achievers for
every major project (composed of 4-5 mini projects) at their culminating
poster session , this translates into 1 homework pass.
	
        Another thing I do is I have a jar set out for every class.
Students are encouraged to recognize peers who have gone above and
beyond the call of duty in some way by writing their name & what they
did on a slip of paper and putting it in the jar. All names are read out
loud at the end of the week.
	
        Scott Kubista-Hovis
        7th grade Life Science Teacher
        Hayfield Secondary School
        Alexandria, VA
	

	
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