By Rita Platt What is your philosophy of education? This was the question that the professor asked us in my second year of my teacher education undergraduate program. Philosophy of education? I had no idea. In fact it wasn’t until [...]
What can I possibly say to make this class understand? What can I show them? What can we do so that they “get it?” We spend a lot of time asking these kinds of questions–searching for that breakthrough moment, the [...]
Teaching Writing From 30,000 Feet Good writing is good thinking. Well written is well thought out–which is to say that it’s well planned, well organized, speaks to an audience, has a clear and unique voice and just the right words [...]
An Annotation by Bobbie Dunn This article explained how the adolescent brain is still growing and that it’s part of how their brain learns to test the limits of the environment. It goes on to detail how best to work [...]
An Annotation by Holly Waterman Children are researchers. They will constantly question who’s in charge and what types of behaviors they can get away with. Teachers need to set limits in the classroom to avoid disruptive behaviors to even take [...]
An Annotation by Holly Waterman There are six benefits as to why cooperative learning can be an effective teaching strategy: Students who are able to take responsibility for their own learning through cooperative learning gain positive attitudes towards school, have [...]
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The chapter is a fabulously detailed and thoughtful discussion of six methods to create a student-centered classroom: integrative units, small-group activities, representing-to-learn, classroom workshop, authentic experiences and reflective assessment. Each approach is thoroughly discussed, and [...]
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The article begins with a comparison and contrast of two classrooms, each discussing the character of Queen Gertrude in Hamlet. The two classrooms exhibit different “interpretive norms–patterns of interaction that occur when students and teachers [...]
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Internal control psychology’s choice theory is the topic of this book. The author has been an educator for over 30 years, and he began practicing this theory over 20 years ago. Glasser developed the theory [...]
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author has compiled and named a myriad of techniques used by K-12 teachers and college professors. One recurring theme throughout the book is the importance of pacing. According to this author, the teacher must [...]
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