Quizizz Teacher

Leadership Project

● Standards
Agenda ● Norms & EQs
Incorporating Technology ● Introductory Cartoon
in the Classroom- Less ● What is Quizizz.com
Stress More Fun! ● How is Quizizz.com used
Jennifer Sampson
in the classroom?
7th Grade World History Teacher
Brea Junior High School
● EQ Activity
● Benefits of Quizizz
● Positive School Climate
● Closing Activity

Standards
CSTP Standard 6.1: Reflecting on teaching practice in support of
student learning
Norms
CSTP Standard 6.2: Establishing professional goals and engaging in
continuous and purposeful professional growth
and development

Teacher Leader Model Accesses and Uses Research to Improve Practice 1) Be mindful of time - arrive on time and end on time
Standards- Domain 2: and Student Learning
2) Be respectful & honest, practicing active listening
A: Assists colleagues in accessing and using 3) Keep on topic
research in order to select appropriate strategies
to improve student learning. 4) Keep a positive open mind
5) Stay mentally & physically present (Please limit side conversations)
NBPTS- Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and 6) Cell phones on quiet and if you need to take call, please take outside
monitoring student learning. the room
*4: Teachers Regularly Assess Student Progress

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 What does this cartoon
tell us about students and
Objective and Essential Questions for the Day technology today?

- Objective: Teachers will be able to successfully incorporate In your opinion, does

technology positively
the online program Quizizz into their lessons and see how impacts our students?
it can create a positive learning environment.. Why or why not?

- EQ: Does incorporating Quizziz and other technology What technology tools
platforms to my lessons increase student learning and are you currently
incorporating into your
understanding? classroom?

What is Quizizz.com?
★ Technology resource that can How is
be used in and outside the Quizizz used
classroom in the
★ Quizizz allows the teacher to classroom?
conduct student-paced
formative assessments in a
fun and engaging way for
students

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 Why should we use Quizizz.com in our classrooms?
★ What benefits can you think 1. Student-paced

Think
of that Quizizz might have 2. Multiple devices

for YOU and your students?

and
3. MANY quizizz have already been created

★ Can you see yourself using

Share!
4. Quizizz can be edited

this website in your

classroom? How so? 5. Progress monitoring

6. You can make the Quizizz your own

1. Student-Paced 2. Multiple Devices

★ Questions appear on each student's
★ Can be played by students using any
screen, so they can answer questions at
kind of device with a browser, including
their own pace, and review their answers
PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
at the end.
★ Allows the game to played anywhere!
★ Students do not feel overwhelmed because
★ For classwork or homework
they can answer at their own pace,
★ If chromebooks are being used, they
encouraging a positive learning
can use their own devices!
environment
★ Helps allow ALL students to thrive
(differentiation for students will special
needs or EL)

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3. MANY quizizz have already been created
★ Amazing teachers around the world
create thousands of great questions
on Quizizz every day! This community
effort generates great content that
everyone can use.
★ Quick way to plan a review/
assessment
★ All quizizz can be printed in a “quiz”
format for students who want extra
practice
5. Progress Monitoring
★ There are reports that give teachers
detailed class-level and student-level
insights for every quiz a teacher
conducts. Teachers can also download
the reports as an Excel spreadsheet.
★ Easy way to collaborate with
colleagues and compare student
progress
★ Quick way to check student progress
during class
4. Quizizz Can be Edited
★ They take the hassle out of
creating quizzes by allowing you to
pluck questions from any quiz,
easily add images from the
internet, auto-save your progress
and tons of other features.
★ All you have to do is make a copy,
then make it your own! Why start
from scratch when a similar quiz is
already out there!
6. You can make Quizizz your own
★ Teachers have multiple
options to customize their
quiz session to match the
level of competition, speed,
and other factors.
★ They website is SO easy to
use, very user friendly
allowing for quick set up
during a short class period
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 Quizizz allows for a positive school climate! Relationship between
Learning and Play:
Science: It takes 400
★ When people play together they work better together. repetitions to create new
★ Play = builds connection + vulnerable by being silly synapse. Unless you learn it
and/or risking loss with play… then it only takes
★ Games like Quizizz helps to build executive function in 10-20.
the brain
★ Intrinsic enjoyment is critical to learning.
“Those things learned without joy are soon forgotten.”
- Finland Education

Now... Lets play a game of Quizizz and see how

it works AND have some fun!

Let’s see how well you know your World

Geography!

Get out your smart phones or grab a

chromebook… Go to join.quizizz.com and enter the
game code. Next enter your name and wait for
the game to start!

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