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Teaching with Online Discussions

Teaching with Online Discussions

July 5, 2014

I decided early this year that I have a responsibility to improve the quality of online discussions. As a teacher, I often feel responsible to improve the world I live in. Knowing each year, that I will spend so many hours every day with so many impressionable, mold-able citizens of the future- can sometimes feel like a lot of pressure…. Read More

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Phew! They’re Chatty!

Phew! They’re Chatty!

September 3, 2013

One of my biggest take aways from a New Teacher Center Mentor Academy last year was, “the ones who are doing the talking are doing the learning.” The focus of that academy was Coaching for Equity, and we spent time thinking about Conditions that Support Students with Exceptionalities. Early on in that academy, one of my amazing colleagues suggested that… Read More

Filed Under: Classroom Environment, Communicating with Students, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Establishing a Culture for Learning, Respect and Rapport, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 3 Comments

Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

Reflection: Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!

June 12, 2013

For the last two years I have been welcomed into many classrooms as a coach, or as my favorite mentor Jan so accurately describes: a thought partner. When she used that language two years ago during our first New Teacher Center Mentor Academy, I had no idea just how connected I would feel to that phrase today. I have partnered… Read More

Filed Under: Classroom Organization, educoach, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation, Uncategorized, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 4 Comments

How do your students self-asses?

April 1, 2013

Lately, I’ve found myself having conversations with many educators who think self-assessment is a good idea… but just aren’t sure about putting it into practice. Consequences of thoughtful self-assessment: 1. Students reflect on their process, performance, actions. 2. Students become more aware of their learning and/ or actions- in the moment!! “Johnny, don’t you ever think before you speak?!?” (which… Read More

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Classroom Discussion Strategy: SPIDER web

Classroom Discussion Strategy: SPIDER web

March 8, 2013

Whether you teach math, social studies or general music, I know you want to facilitate amazing classroom discussions! You may want to give Alexis Wiggins’ version of the SPIDER Web Discussion strategy a try. She has been refining this strategy for seven years and shares her experiences and her rubrics! While students are the ones discussing, the teacher is still… Read More

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Dittos & Worksheets & Packets, Oh my!!

March 5, 2013

So, your school department actually has a manual for you and it’s full of printables… They were designed by educators and statisticians… and people that must know more about teaching this content than you do… so why aren’t you students engaged? Well, I am writing this post to make sure you don’t “throw out the baby with the bath water!”… Read More

Filed Under: 21st Century Skills, Differentiating Instruction, edchat, educoach, Engaging Students in Learning, Establishing a Culture for Learning, Instructional Strategies, Issues Beginning Teachers Face, Teacher Evaluation, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques 1 Comment

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