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 [...]
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 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 [...]
An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Divided into seven main chapters: student motivation, enhancing motivation and commitment to quality, making teaching easier, building knowledge and understanding, collaborative groups, self-reflection and assessment prompts, and exciting projects, products, and performance ideas, this book [...]
Glasser, W. (1997). “Choice theory” and student success. Phi Delta Kappan: 16-21. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Glasser makes a case for choice theory to combat the common reinforcement of a stimulus/response (SR) psychology in today’s classrooms. He asserts [...]
Fontaine, D. ( 2008, May/June). Welcome to the age of the wikitext! MultiMedia & internet @ schools. Vol. 15, Iss. 3. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Funds are difficult to acquire in districts these days, with budget cutting, economic downturn, [...]
Buehl, D. (1995). Classroom strategies for interactive learning. Schofield, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Reading Association. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh This book is loaded with practicality! The author explains reading as a constructive process. Meaning is determined by the reader’s experiences, [...]
Brown, M. (2001). Literature circles build excitement for books! Retrieved June 30, 2008 from http://www.education-world.com/a curr/curr259.shtml. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh Brown reviews the beliefs of Harvey Daniels, author of Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom, Katherine [...]
Bonwell, C.C. & Eison, J.A. (1991) Active learning: creating excitement in the classroom. ERIC Digest. Retrieved June 16, 2008 from ProQuest database. An Annotation By Laurie Walsh The article states that traditional lecture methods – profs talk, students listen – [...]
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