Blog #8

I checked out Brittiney Gardner's blog about what presentation she liked the best. She really liked think tac toe and learning menus and gave some fabulous ideas. I especially liked the one on the think tac toe of working with character, setting, and theme. I would like keep in touch with Britt after school but she is a brain I'd like to pick!

I then read Kj's blog from the other cohort. I read her blog #4. I can tell she is going to be a great teacher I really like how she says she wants to take the time to call student's parents to let them know how well their child is doing. Sometimes it is not enough to just work on the students weaknesses, we need to acknowledge their strengths too. Think of how much that would mean to a student and their parents if you called them up just to praise them on being such a great student.

Blog #7

Part 1: This is a hard question because I really liked all of the strategies especially mine which was the RAFT but for this purpose I would say cubing and think dots.

Part 2: Since I am going to be teaching a second grade class I think they would really like the idea of rolling dice to pick their assignment. I think I could use it in many applications. I really like the idea of using it in the writing center. You could use it as a way to find out what topic you should write about and in what format. Or I really liked Kim's idea in class where you could have domino's in a jar and they can pick one out and the two numbers could lead to an assignment. This a fun way for students to pick their assignments and I think they will really enjoy it.

Blog #6

When I see a student struggling and to the point of giving up that's when I know that I have to differentiate for this student. They need something that will mean something to them. I know from personal experience that when something holds interest for me I am willing to work twice as hard and accept being challenged. I personally feel like you can always use some form of differentiate in your classroom because you have so many students and get one is so different. I loved what you quoted in class one day and I want to remember it as a teacher. "Every student deserves a full year's growth." I think that this won't be an easy task but with differentiation I can achieve this goal.