I just want to share some materials that we use for Reading Circles in our Humanities class. We have been tweaking this for awhile. Not perfect, but kind of neat. Let me know what you do! This is the calendar I use with roles on the 2nd page. Here is a guide for what they …
Day 30 What would you do (as a teacher) if you weren’t afraid? I am having a tough time answering this question because it makes the assumption that all teachers are afraid. I had a wonderful discourse with my American Literature students a few years ago. I proposed the theory that everything we do as …
Day 29 How have you changed as an educator since you first started? This one could take a month to really respond to, but who has that kind of time. Now and then, I like to read from my original philosophy of education to see what I was thinking as I graduated from college with …
Day 28 Respond: Should technology drive curriculum, or vice versa? I think that we are in a tender trap of educational technology right now. Too many administrators are piling on and thinking, “What can we do to be on the cutting edge?” Without stopping to think, “Why do we want to be on the cutting …
Day 27 What role do weekends and holidays play in your teaching? It is Sunday. I am writing this blog. ’nuff said? I really want to keep my school life and personal life separate. I try very hard not to work on the weekends, but I am always mindful of my teaching, and ideas percolate, …
Day 26 What are your three favorite go-to sites for help/tips/resources in your teaching? I have to admit that this is one area in which I feel a bit inadequate. I feel like my colleagues who are technology driven are much better at collecting and identifying valuable educational website. I have a tough time buying …
Day 24 Which learning trend captures your attention the most, and why? (Mobile learning, project-based learning, game-based learning, etc.) The trend that I really want to get into is Badges. I haven’t done it yet, but I have had a plan to turn my classroom into a game-based environment where students earn “levels” since I started …
Day 22 What does your PLN look like, and what does it to for your teaching? I learned another new Acronym Today. PLN=Personal Learning Network. I do not have an “official” PLN; at least I’ve never referred to it as a PLN. Right now, I am a member of the Nebraska Writing Project. I am …
Day 20 How do you curate student work–or help them do it themselves? Hmmmm… I am not sure what this question is asking. How do I “curate” student work? I have to look up that word. noun 1. Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector orvicar. 2. any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest. verb (used with object), curated, curating. 3.to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit): to curate a photography show. 4. to pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content: I guess it must be definition 3… to take charge of. How do …
Name three powerful __________ students can reflect on their learning, then discuss closely the one you use most often. It seems that this prompt is missing a word, so I’m filling in the blank with: “ways” 1. Reflection through writing: The simplest and, I think, best method I use for reflection is to simply have …