we’ve got the Education Review Office people at school this week – today was my observation which hopefully went well … just like a comedy of errors really …
here’s a snippet of what happened when i was reading a book to my class who are all sitting on the mat (7&8 year olds)
Scene 1 (before [...]
i’ve started a class blog – taking it slowly with a couple of my girls writing weekly summaries of what we’ve been doing in class … decided that slow and steady is a good way to go …
here’s the link
found this link to a project run in Minnesota … looks very interesting and could be something that non-Minnesotan people could do too
links are on the page – http://23thingsonastick.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-23-things-on-stick.html
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I am a:
I have a secret passion – well – maybe not so secret – teaching is not about feeding information into kids brains – it’s about creating a place where kids are inspired, enthused, excited about discovery and learning – so my goal as a teacher is to leave my kids wanting more and having the skills to find out more.
This year I’ve moved up a year level and am enjoying the more sophisticated conversations and explorations that we are having in the classroom. It’s exciting to see kids motivated because our classroom is using 21st Century tools for their everyday teaching and learning.
This blog is really for my reflective practise – about things that have worked (or not worked) in my classroom and to share these with others in my PLN.
I should also mention that I’m a Kiwi living in the North Island of New Zealand (just north of Wellington).
