Archive for 2014Page 6
In the News… You Think You Know What Teachers Do?
This article is one that one of my facebook friends posted not too long ago. It caught my eye, because it seems that lately, all my friends who have science oriented majors seem to think that they know what all of us EDU majors do all day, and they aren’t impressed. This article is really […]
In the News… Closing the Achievement Gap.
http://mankatotimes.com/2014/09/02/johnson-wants-to-close-minnesotas-education-achievement-gap/ This is a great article about the ever relevant achievement gap. We have talked about this so many times in many different classes. We should all be keeping this in mind when we are lesson planning, getting ready to teach and even in interviews because it is bound to be a question that is […]
Shout Out to Josh
Shout out to Josh for being brave enough to try working with pumpkins and making play dough in his lesson with Kindergarteners! You are much braver than I would have been! Kudos to you!
Ag in the Classroom!
As we all know Geofest was such a blast and a great experience. The first session I went to was Ag in the classroom and we did an activity with tasting apples and guessing which was grown in Minnesota and then talked about which one was and how that might affect the quality compared to […]
Just for fun :)
Here’s a link to a short video that makes me laugh every time! Enjoy a laugh after a long week of practicum!
Teachers Overpaid?
Now that I have your attention, take a look at this satirical article that examines what would happen if you paid teachers for the “easy job” of simply “babysitting”. I’m not as articulate as this author so click through the link and let me know your thoughts! Do you agree or disagree?
Social Studies and Science in Practicum.
Something I have been thinking a lot about over our last week in practicum is where science and social studies fit in Literacy is almost two hours of the day and math is half an hour and then there is play time and specialty but where are social studies and math? I was wondering if […]
Shout Out to My Kindergarten Team!
Shout out to my awesome Kindergarten practicum group, Halle, Lauren, and Morgan! I’m sad today was our last day 🙁 We all did a great job teaching our lessons, being flexible, and creative! I feel like we all will be feeling more confident going into Elementary practicum in November!
What Teachers Make
http://www.ted.com/talks/taylor_mali_what_teachers_make This video makes me so happy! I think that teachers are underrated in our society today, but just imagine where the world would be without the individuals who make a difference in every student’s life. Thoughts?
In the news…”50 Ways to Teach With Current Events” brought to you by the New York Times
Since we are in a Social Studies Methods course, this was a great article to come across. This article provides links in categories from Reading and Writing, Speaking and Listening, Games and Quizzes, etc. While some of these may be a bit harder to do with say Kindergarteners, there may be ways in which you […]