Category Archives: Education
Overcoming Beowulf
Quite an interesting week at my placement as we started Beowulf on Monday. There’s no question that Beowulf is a difficult text – for seniors and myself. I find myself having to do quick Google searches for definitions of words, … Continue reading
Filed under Education, English, Lesson, Lesson planning, Motivation, Personal, Reading, Student Teaching, Students, Teaching
NCLB turns 10 and what it means for a pre-service teacher
As I was skimming through some Tweets yesterday, there was one that really stuck out. It was from Education Week and they were looking back on the No Child Left Behind Act, as it celebrated its 10th birthday. If you … Continue reading
Filed under Education, NCLB, Personal, Student Teaching, Teaching
Good news
Looks like I’ll be required to make more blog posts this semester for my one graduate class. So, for all my fans out there, you get your wish. There will be a weekly blog (or vlog) post on Fridays this … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Class assignment, Education, Personal, Student Teaching, Teaching
Student motivation: Part I
I was going to title this something like “Who to blame when it comes to student motivation,” but the word “blame” seemed too negative. And I couldn’t think of anything creative because I thought it might take away from the … Continue reading
Telling students about the learning process
Been awhile since my last post, but things are going great. I’ve been observed quite a few times already by both my university supervisor and my mentor. And they both thing I’m progressing at a rapid rate, which is a … Continue reading
Motivating students to do their homework, to read
Today, I had this tweet about my students not doing their homework and reading. A little background: it’s a college in the high school classroom. So, basically, students are expected to do the college amount of reading (say, on average, … Continue reading
What’s this #pitt_enged stuff?
If you’re following me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a hashtag I’ve been using lately. The #pitt_enged tag is a result of one of my classes, where us English education MATs and PYs are supposed to chronicle our thoughts, feelings, … Continue reading
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