CTE New Teacher Institute Forum: Reward

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This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!

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This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6

For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5

This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4

Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3

Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2

Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1

Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Reward

For the most part my kids have been well behaved. I worked it out with our ROTC instructors to take my kids to the rappel tower today. They had a good time and all enjoyed the activites. I will bribe them tomorrow and tell them if they continue to be good we can do more fun activities.

5 comments:

Jessie H said...: Sounds like a cool thing to do with your students. Do you try to tie the rappelling(sp?) in with your curriculum-- like as a team building activity or something?; September 5, 2007 at 9:37:00 PM EDT
Perry said...: Swat teams will sometimes rappel into winders on dynamic entries...didnt really get to tie it in yesterday..i have to use the tower when ROTC is out there...those lessons are typically toward the end of the semester; September 6, 2007 at 8:11:00 AM EDT
Connie said...: Perry, this sounds like a lot of fun. I know your students really enjoyed this! Rappelling sounds so exciting! Wish I wasn't 150 yrs old, I would try it too!
Connie; September 6, 2007 at 8:49:00 PM EDT
Dr. J said...: Hmmm, A cop using bribes?! Dr. J; September 7, 2007 at 10:37:00 AM EDT
Perry said...: They dont have any evidence of a bribe!!!!; September 7, 2007 at 4:53:00 PM EDT