So, for this week, will you just tell me the BEST and WORST things (one best thing and one worst thing) you've seen during your experience (hopefully, related to your experience)?
The worst thing:
My teacher is in Denver, Colorado, taking care of her daughter for the next two weeks. So I am teaching on my own. with a sub of course, but i feel like a first year teacher without the opportunity to truly teach my way.
The Best thing:
I love my students. they are a pain in the butt some days, but they bring me joy, and love to share with me. I truly know I am ready to be a teacher now.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Blog #9
For this blog, I'm asking you to have a "What if?" experience. Think of one of the strategies you've learned about, and a realistic application in, let's say, math, in your specific field experience classroom. (If not math, you choose the subject area... but something you really might be teaching during field!). This does not have to be lengthy... just state the content you're talking about and the strategy you can envision using.
One part of differentiation I would like to try in class, because we have a hugely diverse classroom, would be to use the dice. I want to combine Elaine Tuft's Launch-Explore-Summarize with the dice method. I would have red, blue and black dice. Each being a different set of level that the student's are on. On the board, in each color, I would write down questions about the same math problem, but on different levels. I would probably put together six different problems of the same area of learning. Then I would have them work in groups to work on these problems.
One part of differentiation I would like to try in class, because we have a hugely diverse classroom, would be to use the dice. I want to combine Elaine Tuft's Launch-Explore-Summarize with the dice method. I would have red, blue and black dice. Each being a different set of level that the student's are on. On the board, in each color, I would write down questions about the same math problem, but on different levels. I would probably put together six different problems of the same area of learning. Then I would have them work in groups to work on these problems.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Blog #8
Which of one of the "differentiate-able" strategies shared in class this past week will you be most likely to try out, not including the one you presented? What about this strategy appeals to you? What do you understand about differentiating it rather than applying it in a general way?
I really liked Brianna and Blanca's Menu's. I understand that it is differentiated by tiering and by interest. the teiring deals with the readiness. also there is a part at the end (the deserts) that is differentiated by final product for (it could be) readiness or interest or learning profile, depending on how you create it. I am super excited to try to make my own menu, and most likely will before this semester is over.
I really liked Brianna and Blanca's Menu's. I understand that it is differentiated by tiering and by interest. the teiring deals with the readiness. also there is a part at the end (the deserts) that is differentiated by final product for (it could be) readiness or interest or learning profile, depending on how you create it. I am super excited to try to make my own menu, and most likely will before this semester is over.
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