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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?"

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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?

Sunday, September 26, 2010

A lesson taught this week

About a week ago I realized that my second level students had yet to fully understand the purpose and use of the GPS standards. So I decided to give each of the 14 students in that class a standard. Each student was given a rubric and asked to create a poster based on the given learning goal. Students have turned in their posters. Unfortunately I was out 2.5 days last week. So we will learn the info that each student has to share on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thus far students have taken a greater sense of ownership in the unit. One student made the comment " I get it, this is how you know what to teach us". Sure I want them to understand the content within the standards. However, It's sometimes feels like they're never going to get it because they think its just busy work. I think showing them that my lessons are bigger than our little classroom will helps them meet the expectations of the outside world, which they so desperately want to be apart of.

1 comment:

Tracy Misner said...: Tasha~

this sounds like a perfect little lesson...when the kids understand what you have to teach and what they have to learn, they get a better sense of the ENTIRE subject as in "why are we here"

Excellent strategy!!!!

Tracy; September 27, 2010 at 8:46:00 PM EDT