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Jump with me to this correlation. I've been stripping a bathroom vanity -- refinishing, if that verb takes you better places. I'm pretty sure it's been in this old house at least 40 years. As I've removed layer upon layer of paint, I've thought ab...
Hmmm, I've never considered change, comfort and convenience as bedfellows. I think the true measure of the legitimacy of change is whether things are made better in some measurable way. As creatures of habit we humans resist change because it tend...
Kerry,
Thanks for adding this article to the website. It was an interesting article. I did like some of the comments at the bottom of the first page regarding the need to differentiate between social writing and academic writing. In reflection, i...
"The prevalence of blogs, wikis, and social-networking web sites has changed the way students learn to write, according to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) --and schools must adapt in turn by developing new modes of writing, desi...
Nice find, I love how all of the tech integration presented is explained in the most low tech way imaginable. That video does a great job a laying out the path we're heading down, and making it easy to understand. I liked how it defined the role o...
Kerry, this is terrific. Will post for our staff -- great heads up for where we are going! Thanks for this!
I found this amazing video about our 21st Century students. Please watch and comment. You can also view it in the videos section on the left.
How a student in the 21st century does a research project.
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- At 9:57pm on July 14, 2008,
Sean Nash said… - *got ya' added to delicious... thanks*
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- My Del.icio.us username is:
- shepcity
- Favorite class I currently teach:
- English 11
- Last three CD's I purchased/downloaded:
- Kenny Chesney
Taylor Swift
Soundtrack of Juno
- I am reading:
- English Teacher's Companion
Writer's Workshop
The Bedford Reader
Everything's an Argument
Bunch of AP stuff
- Interests (away from school):
- my family (son, Casey 13; son, Leo, 11)
photography
writing
travel
- Benton would be an IDEAL learning institution if...
- we could find that amazing spot where we successfully prepare students for the real world challenges they'll face while still meeting the traditional expectations of the feds and state.
- Favorite quote(s):
- "The worst thing that happens to you can be the best thing for you, if you don't let it get the best of you."
- Favorite planet:
- whatever the newest one's name is...
- Favorite rock and/or mineral: ;-)
- Schoolhouse Rock
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Including blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 tools in writing curriculum
"The prevalence of blogs, wikis, and social-networking web sites has changed the way students learn to write, according to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) --and schools must adapt in turn by developing new modes of writing, designing new curricula to support these models, and creating plans for teaching these curricula." Something to think about.
Posted on April 5, 2009 at 7:22pm — 1 Comment
The Networked student
I found this amazing video about our 21st Century students. Please watch and comment. You can also view it in the videos section on the left.
Posted on March 28, 2009 at 9:12pm — 2 Comments
Techy Tips for Not So Techy Teachers
Another awesome site I found through Delicious....Techy Tips for Not So Techy Teachers It has several great, and easy, projects for teachers of all technology skill levels. The only "problem" is that it's done by a British author and so he spells words such as "labour" with the by adding the pretentious "U." Enjoy.
Posted on March 22, 2009 at 10:02pm — 2 Comments
Respect and Love from Seth Godin (2 elements of a great presenter)
Found this blog post via Delicious and I thought it applied to great teaching, too.
"The two elements of a great presenter
1. Respect (from the audience)
2. Love (to the audience)
There are no doubt important evolutionary reasons why this is true, but in my experience, every great presenter earns the respect of the audience (through her appearance, reputation, posture, voice, slides, intro… Continue
"The two elements of a great presenter
1. Respect (from the audience)
2. Love (to the audience)
There are no doubt important evolutionary reasons why this is true, but in my experience, every great presenter earns the respect of the audience (through her appearance, reputation, posture, voice, slides, intro… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 8:10pm — 4 Comments
La Biblioteca, Fotografia y Espanol
Above is an example of the quote for today from our professional development placed into the wordle program. Today we (Tory, Shaylynn, Lynn) learned how to use wordle, piclits, and clusty.
In a Spanish class… Continue
Posted on March 11, 2009 at 3:40pm —
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Of course, after posting this, I went to the St. Joe News Press website and see the same article was printed in the paper today....
An article I found on yahoo's front page. Some of the things mentioned are already being done at Benton (both good and bad things)...
@Kelly Lock: I think it's a huge celebration for us to see how many students were able to enter college. It's a testimony to our staff and their parents that they all had such great ambition and fortitude to get it done. Now we must figure out a w...
@Melissa Corey Yes, there is a process, but we haven't really shaken out the bugs. We need to examine the process and see how we can make it work.
@Michael Gier: Yes, I think we need to do a better job of profiling. Right now, we just need a process to get what is probably WAAAY out of control in hand. I think we are on the right track to limiting how long absent/late work is accepted. I thi...
I knew the numbers of students enrolled in college would be higher this year, and I think it will go up. I've talked to five kids in the last week who said they took this semester off and are planning on enrolling this spring or in the fall; I sup...
I like this very much, Jeanette.
Late to the party, but...
I'm glad Ronnie's taking a lead on trying to find uses for mobile phones in the math classroom. I've racked my brains repeatedly and come up with nothing. Often, I have students ask me if they can use their phone as a cal...
I know at one point toward the beginning of the year there was an idea put forth about an intervention committee meant to address issues with students who may eventually drop out, go to Learning Academy, go to MO Option, etc. I am not sure if this...
I would be happy to be involved in helping with this. I have felt strongly for a long time (ask any of the math teachers) that one of our biggest problems is that "problem" students are ruining the school experience for the remaining students. We ...
I'm in. Let's try to meet at least once before Christmas break. We can set a reading schedule, and maybe even start a discussion thread to continue over the break for anyone who can share some of their time. I will purchase the books for anyone wh...
Let me begin with the good stuff. My kids are reading, and they are reading a lot! I've set the goal of 800 pages (for an A) for 2nd quarter. I've been rather excited to see the kids serious about reaching that goal. Some of my most at risk reader...
Thank you! I am not very good at freehand drawing in Photoshop. :S
The one thing that has been the most engaging for my seniors in Com Arts has been news articles. After reading Reaicicde, I realized my kids don't know enough about what's happening in the world. We followed the balloon boy incident over several d...
I have to admit that I was so happy that Jeanette decided to have CAMP teachers put the data in the hands of the kids! I have a great data collection tool, but I haven't used it hardly at all this year like I have in previous years.
So what I hav...
Yeah, I'm wondering about breaking up the rules. I wonder how Central does it. I need to check with Dawn...I'll do that in a minute.
Melissa,
I have all four of our Cardinal logos that I would let you look at and see if they may work and look a little better than the one displayed. I will send them to you.
I really like the idea of ensuring vertical alignment, and I think that Strunk & White rules might be a great way to go. They give teachers and students a common language and reference point, one that can follow students from year to year, which i...
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