Read an interesting blog today...
Here is the link:http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/10-ways-school-has-changed/
It talks about how classrooms are changing & the way in which we teach is changing. One point that really grabbed my attention (as I am thinking about doing my next field study on the topic of genius hour) was:"We used to teach everything we wanted students to know… Now we know learning can take place through student centred inquiry"
This is what I want to do next term. Give the students an hour a week to research their own inquiry project, and let their imaginations and interests guide their learning (instead of me).
We had our last class for the Fall term yesterday...it went really well. We all shared our field studies and talked about what we have learned this term. I really enjoy just sitting around with colleagues and talking about teaching...wish there was more time during the week to do this.
I am thankful that Marlowe gives us time with our cohort to talk....collaboration really is so wonderful. I learn so much from my fellow teachers.
During the evening I shared what I plan on doing for my next field study:
genius hour and e-portfolios
As I was talking about genius hour and explaining what it is to my group, I got a tweet from a teacher in Massachusetts about how she plans on doing genius hour with her grade 4s..it was such perfect timing as I was in the middle of talking about it myself...twitter is an incredible tool for collaboration too!
I can't wait to start genius hour with my class next term (in January)
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From my journal some time in October 2011...
Last class we learned about media literacy...I was blown away by all the things the director did in the movie that I did not even notice...I guess I am not that media literate :( need to start paying way more attn!!!
And if I need to start paying more attention, then so do my students!!! Time to review my CAPP program and make some changes!!!!
Had to present my growth to my class today
As Barbara Walters often asks, "If you were a tree what kind of tree would you be?"
I am trying to think of how to show my growth... I don't have any clever quilt colour pattern to show it and I feel like I should. I think that stresses me out more than learning technology...and in thinking that I realize something wonderful. I am a medium sized tree. I am partially grown. I understand a lot and pick up technology quickly (show me once, and I will usually get it right away) & so I don't have any huge growth to show cus I came into this already a medium sized tree & we are only a couple months in. In May 2013 I plan on being a full grown tree.
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