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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
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!
Blog Post - Week 7This 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?
2 comments:
Shane, you have outlined a great plan for using the panel discussion method in your class. It might indeed be used as part of a long-term assignment. You could begin with a brainstorming activity to get students to break down a broad topic into smaller sub-topics. Then, using the jigsaw/cooperative learning method, you could divide your students into small groups and either assign them one of the sub-topics or allow them to choose one of the sub-topics from the brainstorming session. Once in their small [focus] groups, students could research their sub-topics in order to prepare one member of their team to serve as a "expert" panelist for the panel discussion. Each team could also prepare questions to ask during the panel discussion related to their sub-topic. Finally, you could hold the panel discussion.
Please let me know if you try this method in your class. You could post on the blog. I want to hear about it. I've used this with my own students, and it's always been highly successful. Students like feeling like they are the experts and in charge of something. I've had a few Johnny's over the years who made the experience VERY entertaining.
I think Sat. class was one of the best ones yet. I really enjoyed the humor we have in our group. You might try to select the panel based on top performers in your class.
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