I can plan plan great lessons, but closure activities are something that I struggle with. This is a list that I will be using from now on.
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Do No Harm: Flexible and Small Grading Practices
Post from edutopia I love the request to retake liked in the post.
Peer Observations: A Novel Idea
Don’t know that it would work in all schools, but I would love it!
Resources Toolkit for New Teachers-Edutopia
This blog post is full of great ideas and resources.
http://www.edutopia.org/article/new-teacher-resources-toolkit
10 Motivational Posters for Your Classroom
These are great posters that you can print off for your classroom.
Reimagining School Writing
I love this. One of my favorite things to do is to come up with writing prompts that are meaningful, creative, fun, and purposeful. I tell my students that this is the art of teaching.
5 Powerful Questions to Ask Students
Maybe we make things too complicated when we ask questions in our classrooms. Maybe we should keep it simple.
PBL Using Disney Movies by Edutopia
Using Art to Teach Critical Thinking
What do teachers do over break? Clean!
This morning, I came across a post on edutopia.com that had a recommended reading list-5 Eclectic Book Recommendations. I didn’t get past the first book listed. I have ordered The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo and look forward to being inspired to get rid of things even though I know that all I need to do is pick something up and put in a pile that is either for donation, keeping, or throwing out. Maybe I’ll be inspired to get rid of things that I don’t really NEED or that as Kondo says don’t give me joy.
Guess I know what I am going to be doing the rest of winter break. Who knows? Maybe, I will learn some things that I can apply in my classroom, too.
Here is a link to an article, too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/garden/home-organization-advice-from-m…
A Teacher's Ponderings 