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/ 

Sir Ken Robinson: Are schools killing creativity?

This is Sir Ken Robinson's well-known TED talk on changing educational paradigms--animated version! Wonder what E.D. Hirsch thinks of this...?  

Socratic Seminars: Discussion as a tool for learning

An Overview of the Socratic Method

This strategy guide explains Socratic seminars and offers practical methods for applying the approach in your classroom to help students investigate multiple perspectives in a text.

Mid-Year Job Posts for Teachers

My friend, Dr. Kate Kelly, has a helpful blog for teachers in the Twin Cities. Her most recent update takes you to links for job posts--a useful resource for those looking for mid-year jobs! Check out this and other information on TC2!

http://tc2teachertalk.blogspot.com/2012/12/job-opportunities.html

Speaking of Rick Wormeli... He's speaking in MN!

If you're free this Thursday and/or Friday, Rick Wormeli is speaking at the Minnesota Middle School Association's conference on December 6th and 7th in Bloomington.

Registration is discounted for students!

Here's information about the conference

Here's a link to Registration

AdLit.org

This is the resource I've referenced with great pre-made resources! By popular request:

http://www.adlit.org/