Classroom Prep/Set-Up… A Lesson in Movement – How Classroom Mobility Changes and Assists Student Learning 18 Oct 20153 Dec 2015 I was curious about the idea that movement allows for a more productive and engaged community of learners, so I decided to try the idea out with my tenth grade…
American Seminar 11… Unit Planning – American Seminar 15 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Planning for classes became a daily, weekly, and monthly ritual as I started student teaching. As my first placement comes to a close, it's been exciting to see how far…
Assignments… Task List/Work Day 17 Sep 201519 Oct 2015 What's the solution to disruptive, easily-distracted students while not taking anything away from productive, doing-what-they're-supposed-to students? For me, and for my English 10 classes, the solution was a Task List/Work…
Behavior Management… Classroom Organization – Computer Cards 4 Sep 20155 Oct 2015 Yesterday was my first day of school: 10th and 11th grade English students! Hooray! Going in I was a little nervous, but I had two goals for each period: Get…
Behavior Management… Name Tags! 4 Sep 201521 Oct 2015 One of the first activities I had my new students do is make name tags. Okay, sounds a little elementary, right? Wrong. Even though making name tags on the first…
Forest City Middle School [Clinicals]… Clinical Observations – Learning Targets, Calendar, Databases 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 One thing I noticed from today was the layout of Mrs. Sopko’s room.Continue reading "Clinical Observations – Learning Targets, Calendar, Databases"