Start a Reading Revolution: Flip Your Class With Blogs. Are kids actually reading?
It's a worthwhile question. In an age when distractions seem to make readers more reluctant, one must wonder how many students actually do it. There's evidence to support this fear. Grant Wiggins recently published a survey of a typical American high school. It found that English is students' least favorite subject, and worse, they despise reading. Even though the books are classics, they are very uninteresting. I don’t like it because all the books we read I am not interested in.
There is no value in reading old books and making up stupid feelings that we are supposed to get from reading when none of it makes sense or it is just a stupid book. It doesn’t have to be this way. The Flip In flipped classrooms, students watch online lectures at home so that they can engage in project-based learning during the school day. But what does flipping look like in an English or reading classroom? The Solution Overview Fear I know what you're thinking right now. A Guide to Blogging and Examples of Classroom Blogs.
This morning at the ISLMA Conference I gave a short presentation on blogs and social media for teachers and school leaders.
There were a few folks who expressed interest in coming to the session, but weren't able to attend so I promised to post the highlights here. Embedded below you should see my 90 page guide to using Blogger. The guide covers everything from starting your first blog to privacy settings to editing your blog's layout. The guide also includes a glossary of terms frequently used in blogging. Click here to download the guide. Five important lessons I've learned about using blogs in school: 1. 2. 3. 6 Must Read Articles For Bloggers This Week. By: Nicole McArdle It seems my Twitter feed is constantly filling up with articles begging to be read.
I usually make a mental note of ones that I plan on reading during my commute to and from work but after spending hours on a computer, and filling my brain with to-do lists, it’s hard to keep track of them all. Since I refuse to believe that I am the only one with a “to-read” list that’s a mile long, I’ve compiled a list of some articles that I recently got around to reading, that will help you to continue to grow and improve your blog. 1- Conquer Writers Block All bloggers, writers, and worn out college students will tell you, that there are always days where writing seems impossible. 2- Crafting The Perfect Blog Post No matter the experience level, learning how to push content that will attract readers, is beneficial for all bloggers. 3- For the Beginner(ish) Bloggers Not a rookie but not quite an expert?
4- Writing But No One Is Sharing? 5- Not Sure About Sponsored Posts? About - The Avery Bunch. We are a group of 36 6th grade students in Massachusetts.
There are two classes in this grade level. As a matter of fact, there are two classes at each grade level for kindergarten through sixth grade. That means we have fourteen classes in all in our school! In those fourteen classes, we have about 230 students. We’re pretty small but we’re a hard working and friendly group! We hope you’ll check out our pictures, videos, and projects to see some of the things that we’ve been working on so far this year! I love teaching. I currently teach sixth grade at a small elementary school about thirty minutes outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I’ve been fortunate the past two year’s to be a part of LearnZillion’s Dream Team, where I’ve been able to create videos based upon the Common Core State Standards.
I’m really looking forward to seeing what my future has in hold for me with both my family and my teaching career. How to Create a Classroom Blog Using KidBlog. Ripp's Class. The Rockingham Blog. Reflective Teaching Questions: A Challenge For Teachers. Reflective Teaching Questions: A 30-Day Blogging Challenge For Teachers by TeachThought Staff We’ve talked about “reflective teaching” before, and shared ways to be a more reflective teacher as well.
Well, September is Reflective Teacher month at TeachThought, and in celebration some folks from our facebook team have created a blogging challenge for you to take, share with your colleagues, and use as reflective tools for growth. So, beginning September 1st, you’re on the clock. Make it a point to blog every day for 30 days, even if there are days you can only muster a paragraph. Details Blog for the 30 days of September, 2014, using the prompts below.We’ll share a handful of posts per day, but we can’t share them if you don’t send them to us–@teachthought!
Day 1 Write your goals for the school year. Day 2 Write about one piece of technology that you would like to try this year, and why. Day 3 Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation.