Not sure if there were exact directions for this week's blog, so I'm going to share what I got from the link. I liked the first suggestion of finding other teachers to talk to in order to find new ideas. I enjoying talking with my co-workers at UTE but also with teachers at Reading Academy and anywhere else we run into one another. It seems my best lessons come from several conversations and tips from other teachers and my own spin on the idea as a whole. I love sharing ideas, as I'm sure you all know, but truthfully when I'm shelling out my ideas it's with hopes that you'll give me some of yours in return.
I feel I have throughout my career searched for ways to improve my teaching. I think teachers are dedicated to the "lifelong learner" mode of thinking. I love to learn! My vacations are often (especially when Al was young)"teacher vacations". We must learn something while we have fun. Next week when I am in Aruba my mind has been spinning thinking of ways to bring my experience back to school and the classroom. I am going to take pictures and email them back to 3rd and 4th grades to look for the math I find when I am there. I looked at the sites linked through the blog and found Larry Ferlazzo's social studies links interesting. I plan to explore them further. I think talking to and visiting other teachers at my school, in our district, and outside our district has been one of the most empowering experiences for me. Conversations, watching lessons, and seeing other students at work have been beneficial. Don't underestimate the resources you have in other teachers. It truly has been a good day in my book when I've learned something new.
I think the peer coaching, visits, and peer quads will make a difference. There are many ways to improve and we are already doing several of them. The One thing I think is most helpful is watching others. When I first started students had to "copy" the morning message. After I watched someone do it it is now a much more involved process. We write it in front of them and use it as a tool to review capitalization, punctuation, letter formation, syllables, spelling, counting, etc. Teachers here are great resources. Hopefully we will get to share more and learn more as the year goes on.
Looking through the article on ,"The Quest for Excellence", I followed some very interesting links. The Live Hang Out- On Air had a link to "Flipping Your Classsroom", this article went into ways to extend your classroom beyond the classroom walls. You Tube was one of the ways suggested. I feel that we all use this media in our classrooms, however it went on to tell you about the many different ways to use You Tube and how you could videoing yourself. There were several other sites that I think I would like to investigate further when I get a chance. I also wanted to comment on our peer cooaching, I am very excited to do the peer coaching and visits. I am sure I will learn a lot my partners!
Not sure if there were exact directions for this week's blog, so I'm going to share what I got from the link. I liked the first suggestion of finding other teachers to talk to in order to find new ideas. I enjoying talking with my co-workers at UTE but also with teachers at Reading Academy and anywhere else we run into one another. It seems my best lessons come from several conversations and tips from other teachers and my own spin on the idea as a whole. I love sharing ideas, as I'm sure you all know, but truthfully when I'm shelling out my ideas it's with hopes that you'll give me some of yours in return.
ReplyDeleteI feel I have throughout my career searched for ways to improve my teaching. I think teachers are dedicated to the "lifelong learner" mode of thinking. I love to learn! My vacations are often (especially when Al was young)"teacher vacations". We must learn something while we have fun. Next week when I am in Aruba my mind has been spinning thinking of ways to bring my experience back to school and the classroom. I am going to take pictures and email them back to 3rd and 4th grades to look for the math I find when I am there. I looked at the sites linked through the blog and found Larry Ferlazzo's social studies links interesting. I plan to explore them further.
ReplyDeleteI think talking to and visiting other teachers at my school, in our district, and outside our district has been one of the most empowering experiences for me. Conversations, watching lessons, and seeing other students at work have been beneficial. Don't underestimate the resources you have in other teachers. It truly has been a good day in my book when I've learned something new.
I think the peer coaching, visits, and peer quads will make a difference. There are many ways to improve and we are already doing several of them. The One thing I think is most helpful is watching others. When I first started students had to "copy" the morning message. After I watched someone do it it is now a much more involved process. We write it in front of them and use it as a tool to review capitalization, punctuation, letter formation, syllables, spelling, counting, etc. Teachers here are great resources. Hopefully we will get to share more and learn more as the year goes on.
ReplyDeleteLooking through the article on ,"The Quest for Excellence", I followed some very interesting links. The Live Hang Out- On Air had a link to "Flipping Your Classsroom", this article went into ways to extend your classroom beyond the classroom walls. You Tube was one of the ways suggested. I feel that we all use this media in our classrooms, however it went on to tell you about the many different ways to use You Tube and how you could videoing yourself. There were several other sites that I think I would like to investigate further when I get a chance. I also wanted to comment on our peer cooaching, I am very excited to do the peer coaching and visits. I am sure I will learn a lot my partners!
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