How could I forget?

How could I? (HA!) And as some of my students are probably reading this, I’m sure they will laugh, too.
One thing that has really blown my mind is students’ desire to know EVERYTHING about me. Literally. Everything. It’s a bit overwhelming, as I’ve told them every time they bring it up. And I try to [...]

Where did summer go?!?

Well…summer is sadly slipping away. Though I’m not really too sad, but more excited for the year to come. More sad that I’m looking back seriously wondering where summer went, ha! I honestly thought this summer would be the first “relaxing” summer break, but instead have found myself in this crazy whirlwind of massive road [...]

Top 10 Thoughts

Well, here’s one part of my reflection…a few more will probably be on the way, but I wanted to go ahead and get down my top 10 thoughts on my student teaching experience!

They get tweeting!

Check out this link talking about more Twitter/Web 2.0 ideas for the classroom.
The teacher in the video states something along the lines of if we aren’t engaging our students, we might as well be talking to a brick wall. (So true, no?)
But for me, the debate should not be focused solely on “teaching” how to [...]

Instructional needs

After attending a meeting today, I couldn’t help but get caught up on one of the points mentioned. Essentially, everyone was told to report his or her instructional needs.
My question: what constitutes an instructional “need” in the 21st century classroom?
I think I’ve quickly found my answer and the answer of others isn’t quite the [...]

Comic fun

I’m looking into what appears to be a new, interactive, and social comic site. Seems pretty neat from the trailer…check it out!

Digitally literate teachers?

Yes, that is the question. This has always been a thought circling through my head (especially after seeing a teacher go into panic mode in the computer lab) and after listening to my colleague’s initial “tech savvy” conversation with her CT, I found my morning’s feeds to fit right in.
First, a question posed here: Is [...]

Critical technology

Today there are lots of discussions going around about technology and its place/use in the classroom. Specifically in the English classroom which has traditionally been a text (i.e. pen/paper/book) only learning space. With that said, as I’m catching up on some of my reading, I came across this article. Basically (as some of you probably [...]

Helping students become “googled well”

Catching up on some more reading around the web and I ran across this article talking about online safety with students and the promising ideas and strategies on how-to include web-based knowledge into a curriculum for all…and not just a unit plan on “technology.”
On a side note, Will Richardson, the guest blogger mentioned in the [...]

Bringing the outside in with the visual

I really liked the idea behind this. From visual arguments to writing prompts, I could see the use of these images as being instrumental in the classroom.