Dear Interns-
Nice work on that last prompt! What fun to read of your surprises so far in your internship ... and here's to many more surprises that will greet you through your career.
Speaking of career, here's the scoop on the next prompt:
1. Using any search engine you like, locate and browse some blogs created by K-8 teachers who are in the first few years of their careers.
2. Find one or two blogs that resonate with you (i.e., topics and ideas you find interesting or helpful).
3. Give us the URL/s, and write a short paragraph telling us why you like the blog/s. Be specific with colorful language and clear examples - convince us to go have a look!
Here's a website to get you started: 50 Must Read Up and Coming Blogs by Teachers
http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/30/50-must-read-up-and-coming-blogs-by-teachers/
Don't stop with this website, though. Search strategically for blogs with particular topics or ideas you care deeply about.
We'll be interested in reading about some of the blogs you like!
Karen
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
BLOG POST #4 - BIGGEST SURPRISE SO FAR!
Amazing Interns-
This week's prompt is small but mighty, because it came from one of your CTs:
"Now that you are nearing the end of your first quarter of your internship, what has been your biggest surprise about being in the classroom and working with students?"
Oh, and encourage your CTs to jump on board and see what you're writing about. Many have been exploring your blogs with great excitement. They tell me they're enjoying reading about the things you don't always have time to discuss in person.
Show them how to post a comment!
Karen
This week's prompt is small but mighty, because it came from one of your CTs:
"Now that you are nearing the end of your first quarter of your internship, what has been your biggest surprise about being in the classroom and working with students?"
Oh, and encourage your CTs to jump on board and see what you're writing about. Many have been exploring your blogs with great excitement. They tell me they're enjoying reading about the things you don't always have time to discuss in person.
Show them how to post a comment!
Karen
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
You Guys Rock!
Way to go, creating these magnificent responses to the prompts I've been posting!
I'm impressed in two ways: (1) your attentiveness to the details and examples you're developing that are helping us feel like we're right there when you're teaching your lessons, and (2) the care you are taking with each other, making supportive comments and asking great questions of each other in the comments you're leaving for others.
I'll invite your CTs to visit my blog this week, from which they can browse what you've all been writing. Nice work, everyone.
Karen
I'm impressed in two ways: (1) your attentiveness to the details and examples you're developing that are helping us feel like we're right there when you're teaching your lessons, and (2) the care you are taking with each other, making supportive comments and asking great questions of each other in the comments you're leaving for others.
I'll invite your CTs to visit my blog this week, from which they can browse what you've all been writing. Nice work, everyone.
Karen
Monday, November 3, 2008
BLOG POST #3 - TEACHING AND RETEACHING
Dear Hardworking Interns-
Okay, so far you've blogged about how you've changed since the start of the internship, you've made your blogs more "your own" by adding interesting sites and information, and you've commented on several of your colleagues' blogs.
Hurrah for making meaning of your internship using this technology tool!
This time you'll consider a lesson you have taught the first week of November, with an eye toward reteaching or extending your lesson for particular groups of students.
The prompt has four parts, due by 5 PM Fri Nov 7:
(1) Learning target: list the short term learning target/objective of the lesson, along with a short description of the learning experiences section of your lesson plan.
(2) Evidence: describe what students did or said to let you know whether you were successful in meeting this goal (what evidence led you to this conclusion?)
(3) Reteach: describe how you could/will reteach the lesson for students who may need extra support beyond what you offered in the lesson, and
(4) Extend: describe how you could/will extend the lesson for students who successfully met your expectations (i.e., how will you help students build on what they've already mastered?).
As with our last prompt, visit a colleague's blog a few days after the prompts are due -- offer some friendly feedback about their ideas for reteaching and extending their lesson.
We're looking forward to reading your thoughts, and also to inviting your CTs' participation on our blogs during the next few weeks of the quarter.
Good luck out there!
Karen
Okay, so far you've blogged about how you've changed since the start of the internship, you've made your blogs more "your own" by adding interesting sites and information, and you've commented on several of your colleagues' blogs.
Hurrah for making meaning of your internship using this technology tool!
This time you'll consider a lesson you have taught the first week of November, with an eye toward reteaching or extending your lesson for particular groups of students.
The prompt has four parts, due by 5 PM Fri Nov 7:
(1) Learning target: list the short term learning target/objective of the lesson, along with a short description of the learning experiences section of your lesson plan.
(2) Evidence: describe what students did or said to let you know whether you were successful in meeting this goal (what evidence led you to this conclusion?)
(3) Reteach: describe how you could/will reteach the lesson for students who may need extra support beyond what you offered in the lesson, and
(4) Extend: describe how you could/will extend the lesson for students who successfully met your expectations (i.e., how will you help students build on what they've already mastered?).
As with our last prompt, visit a colleague's blog a few days after the prompts are due -- offer some friendly feedback about their ideas for reteaching and extending their lesson.
We're looking forward to reading your thoughts, and also to inviting your CTs' participation on our blogs during the next few weeks of the quarter.
Good luck out there!
Karen
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