Sample Socratic Seminar

Rick Wormeli: Retakes, Redos, and Do Overs

Every kid needs a champion

You can do this. You are educators. You were born to make a difference! 

Survival Strategy for Spring: Positive Narration

In the spirit of curating, here's a post from a Minneapolis teacher about a behavior management strategy you can implement today.

New Teacher Talk: Classroom Management

The Gist of Content Area Vocabulary Instruction

5 Reasons Your Students Should Blog

In case you need a little more convincing... Read the article here.

1. Open Reflection
2. Developing Literacy with Different Mediums
3. Student Voice
4. Creating an Open Archive of Learning
5. Developing a Positive Digital Footprint

Stepping Out of Traditional Teacher Preparation Programs | Edutopia

The idea of a teacher prep residency interests me! What a completely different experience that would be than what we are doing now...
"Why shouldn't we expect our new teachers to be prepared to teach students as a result of a year-long authentic experience teaching in a class while supported, guided and mentored by our best classroom educators?"

Read the article here:
Stepping Out of Traditional Teacher Preparation Programs | Edutopia

How to Learn? From Mistakes.

BUGS!

Here's another example of what the inquiry approach looks like for teachers.

What does inquiry look like in our secondary classrooms?

TEGR 585 Professional Book Club Survey

If you are a TEGR 585 student, please complete the survey at the following link by midnight on Sunday, February 17th. If you are an undergraduate student, you are invited, but not required, to fill out the survey and participate, as well.

TEGR 585 Professional Book Club Survey Link

Welcome Spring 2013 Students!

Blogging. I know it's not new. In fact, some of you may be thinking, "Not another page to maintain!" or "Holy buckets, she wants me to publish my writing for all to see?!"

This is a course about literacy, after all.

At a minimum, your blog will be a personalized, professional space to document your learning experiences this semester. In addition, you now have an authentic audience--not only your instructor, but your classmates, as well. Eventually, you may decide to share your blog with family, friends, and classmates from other classes. Your blog might even evolve into more than reflections on your learning--links to educational resources, websites, videos, your own digital creations...the possibilities are literally endless. Could it become a site to share with your adviser, supervising teacher, potential employer? YES.

Or, it can simply be the space in which you reflect on your learning this semester. That's okay, too.

If you're new to blogs, please check out this site to learn more: http://nvliteracy.blogspot.com/