So, I’ve been thinking about how my students learn things–things that I’ve been trying to teach them, repeatedly. The other day we were doing some writing connected to our “This I Believe” study. (See here and here for more details.) As usual, we had talked about the assignment. Students had worked on a planning sheet. [...]
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The Power of Discovery
Posted: December 19, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: discovery, language arts, speeches, This I Believe
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5E Day, Update
Posted: December 7, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: class tone, identity day, language arts, podcast, speeches, This I Believe, update
So, I’ve been thinking about our class climate. In the beginning of the year I had what I called “5E Day” with my class, which was loosely based on George Couros’ Identity day. (Read about it here and about its impact here.) One of the comments to my description of the resulting class tone wondered [...]
