CategoryReflection

Personal reflection on concepts

Posted December 4, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC More Time

Everything was calm last week. The community was built by our group of collaborators, designing and building together based on evidence from the book, The Giver. This week: chaos! The … Continue Reading #140WC More Time

Posted December 3, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC #etmooc

#etmooc: Educational Technology & Media massive open online course occurred two years ago! And yet, the relationships built during that experience are still strong. Tonight [December 3, 2014], we Twitter … Continue Reading #140WC #etmooc

Posted December 1, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Reading Together

11 Alternatives to “Round Robin” (and “Popcorn”) Reading: http://t.co/YkZALmfdU0 via @edutopia — Sheri Edwards (@grammasheri) December 2, 2014 Edutopia’s post above is an excellent read. My fifth grade students … Continue Reading #140WC Reading Together

Posted November 30, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Critical Thinkers

Critical Thinking — What is it? This graphic provides guidelines for developing critical thinkers — active minds that analyze issues for relevance and importance, thinking beyond what is known to … Continue Reading #140WC Critical Thinkers

Posted November 29, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Homework 2

Yesterday and again today, the topic is homework. Today in my tweet stream, another Edutopia article provides tips [and links to another about helping students manage time] by Brian Sztabnik … Continue Reading #140WC Homework 2

Posted November 28, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Homework

Is homework a valid strategy? Many schools in their effort to transform education are researching homework and its effectiveness. Some may turn to the work of Robert Marzano, due to his impact … Continue Reading #140WC Homework

Posted November 27, 20142 Comments #140 WC

#140WC Somebody built a wall

I’m thankful I have such thoughtful students. In my class, we read The Giver, and we’re re-reading the book for evidence in the multi-player MineCraftEDU game, GiverCraft. Our rules … Continue Reading #140WC Somebody built a wall

Posted November 26, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Truth

I’m still pretty shaken by all that’s happened. The emotions of the ’60s rise up. I’d hoped we’d learned, but life goes on, and people forget. We forget history, … Continue Reading #140WC Truth

Posted November 25, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Hope

It seems so dismissive not to continue the conversation, the renewing of the Civil Rights Movement, to find a way forward. How could this still happen? “The problem is … Continue Reading #140WC Hope

Posted November 24, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC Start Somewhere

“It never was America to me.” Teachers, if you’re unsure what to say let Langston Hughes start your lesson. #Fergusonhttp://t.co/aZjuGirGbV — Mary Cathryn Ricker (@mcricker) November 25, 2014 We don’t … Continue Reading #140WC Start Somewhere

Posted November 23, 2014 #140 WC

#140WC #TPEPChat Teacher Evaluation

Tonight’s twitter chat, #TPEPChat focused on Washington State Teacher-Principal Evaluation Project. There’s so much stress around this all over the nation, and so much controversy due to it’s nature and … Continue Reading #140WC #TPEPChat Teacher Evaluation