Posted in ideas, third grade, urban on Nov 20th, 2008 No Comments »
What did I learn about my students?
During my guided lead teaching, I learned that my students need to hear SOMETHING or else they will scream, talk, and yell. This leads to arguments and fights. If I played the story we were writing about, they were silent, and worked. If I read the story aloud, they [...]
Posted in ideas, maet08, technology on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Do you know the difference between a blog and a webpage?
Don’t worry; many people have no idea! If we deconstruct the portmanteau, however, it can help considerably. “Blog” is simply an abridgment of the prior term “web log;” a blog is just that: an online record (log) of thoughts, ideas, and reflections [...]
Posted in ideas, literacy, noteblog, technology on Apr 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
I had a really good time doing this project, and definitely plan on incorporating WebQuests into my future classroom. I see them as a fantastic means of organizing an involved and integrated unit. There are some things that I’d like to work on in my own WebQuest, and going through it [...]
Posted in classroom community, ideas, lesson plan, math, portfolio, theory on Mar 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Van de Walle’s chapter on Problem Solving has been incredibly helpful in planning for my own teaching. He carefully deconstructs the methods used by effective teachers to and scaffolds beginning teachers well as they begin experimenting with lesson plans. Though the focus of the book is math, these methods could easily and effectively be applied [...]
