Category Archives: Personal
Individual accountability with collaborative learning
It’s amazing what a good day toward the end of the week can do for an intern. I’m able to look at everything in my teaching with a positive light. And even with the things that I know I need … Continue reading
Vlog: Focusing on student engagement
This is a vlog post regarding student engagement and motivation in the classroom, as well as outlining my plans to help increase class participation. http://www.viddler.com/player/bd0ae6fe/ This video is password protected. For access to the video, please send me an e-mail … Continue reading
Filed under Classroom management, Education, English, Motivation, Personal, Student Teaching, Students, Teaching
The need to read difficult texts
Over the summer, I had this post about the struggles of teaching a difficult text. You can read a little more about my questions and thoughts in that blog post, but I want to draw attention to something that a … Continue reading
Filed under Education, English, Motivation, Personal, Reading, Student Teaching, Students, Teaching
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
