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- Favorite class I currently teach:
- Math
- Last three CD's I purchased/downloaded:
- R. Kelly
Kenny G
- I am reading:
- The Bully
- Extracurricular activities @ BHS:
- Athletes Supporting Athletes
Special Olympics
- Interests (away from school):
- motocross
rodeo
- Benton would be an IDEAL learning institution if...
- If all students were as interested in their education... as we are.
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"When I met my students at the beginning of the school year, I was prepared to meet them where they were. I expected this would mean
addressing large skill deficits. I quickly discovered, however, that
most of the students did not have skill deficit…
I can't get anything on prezi.com to open! :( I'll try again later...
I do agree it's incredibly important. I think a lot of times, I assume a student's not "reading" or not understanding because he or she is not doing it the way I would. Also, I think a lot of times, some students are not really reading or understand…
Tried Lynn's program...not sure I got the hang of it.
My illustrations
So...here is my way to model how I would show my kids how I create meaning with text.
I used a free web 2.0 tool called Prezi . I just learned about it in my masters class last night. it can be used to make presentations, but I used it as type of m…
In representing my understanding of the poem, "Books", I felt like a first year teacher all over again, as I did this year, because each year I have come to realize that I will have a different group of students. Last year's freshmen was an easier g…
Not at all scary, Amy. I like the visuals you attached to each, too. I really thought, I'd have more visuals, too, but as I got "in to" it, I found myself explaining more and more and making those connections more than anything. I knew I was very re…
So, I have a question about the tool you used. It's in pages, but how did you get the comment boxes on the left? I know how to do it with microsoft word, but they say "teacher comments" which I dislike. Did you have issues with how long your respons…
I think this "assignment" would be just as important as the writing prompt we have at the start of the year, don't you? It reveals so much to both the student and the teacher.
Kelly, I completely agree with you. I would love to do this up front, so I can see how my students make meaning when they read, especially something fairly challenging, so I will know what strategies they're already using, help them hone those, and…
Here is my representation of how I made meaning while reading the poem. But, now that I look at Kelly and Amy's I like their ideas much better! I made meaning out of both poems through connecting to the text.
Here is my link. It was very interesting to see this unfold. I can't wait to see how it looks for all of us!
Click this link http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ATTvKbpqK_kjZGc5Y3JrNmJfNDJjbjdiY2Jkcw&hl=en
My aha moment is that I knew exactly what was meant by the flow state….I’ve been there….it was described exactly as it is. You’re in the zone. It’s thrilling to be there….It’s challenging, fun, you’re totally absorbed, and even believe it or not….I’…
Here's a peek inside my mind...scary! :)
I totally agree Sean. Very similar in thought.
Okay, all I can say is "Wow!" I watched the video again prior to starting to work on this assignment, actually I only got 1/2 through the slide show before my mind started wandering to "How am I going to apply this to my daily activities with kids?"…
This quote…
…(which is unattributed as far as I can tell) is one that caused pause the first time it crossed my brain. My
initial reaction to this was in regard to what happens to the
early-service teacher upon logging that first real week as lead…
Hey, Thanks Michael!!!
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