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Editor's Notes
Classroom Philosophy
Just like students – We aren’t going to let you go to work, without modeling, giving you direction, and making a plan. The Thinking Classroom is a book…blah blah blah…. We’ll use these as a guide, with activities along the way. Then, you’ll get to work, thoughtful, planned work.
Activity: List words that you hope to have as part of your classroom
Show Wordle as an assessment for your blog language – either now or at the end
Activity: Identify ways your students exhibit these dispositions.
Activity: Complete a Mental Management activity on something.
Activity: Identify at each level, a task that your students will work on through your blog.
Try not to teach students skills that will involve negative transfer. Don’t teach them exactly how to operate 1 program, teach them global skills – Activity: Identify global skills that students should know.
Activity: State your goals for blogging (you’re here for a reason). Brainstorm ideas for your blog. Choose 1 for your hands-on activity.
What it’s really all about. School is just one place where learning takes place – but if we can somehow connect the learning that takes place in school, to areas for learning outside of school – we will be that much better off. Love this quote- school is an afterthought.
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