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Two Sessions This Week

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Last night Alec Couros led the discussion on connected and network learning.  I am light years behind many of the people participating in ETMOOC but am darn well going to get what I can from this process.  Apologies for the language, but I must make myself clear, at least at myself.
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Reflection Enriching Education

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We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.  John Dewey
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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.  Soren Kierkegaard
In order to maximize meaning from experiences one must reflect on the experience.
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Thoughts and Changes with 1-to-1 Net-book Initiative

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The beginning
‘In order to transform schools successfully, educators need to navigate the difficult space between letting go of old patterns and grabbing on to new ones.’ Terrence Deal 1990
The role of technology in education has become a topic of debate, as many are skeptical of its benefits. 
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Exit Cards – Confusion, Confusion, Confusion

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 I was excited about exit cards today, but the results were not so exciting!

I asked my students to complete exit cards today as a blog comment.  Not really successful.  The exit card was pretty basic as the material was a review. 

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Introducing Literature Circles

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I introduced literature circles to my class this year by using  The Pearl by John Steinbeck.  As suggested in much of the literature on this teaching strategy, we began the process using roles sheets.  The premise for this idea is for students to learn to work collaboratively and gain confidence and trust in working in groups through the use of the role sheets.
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Let It Snow

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Today it snowed both inside and out as I used a “snowball” activity to introduce our wikispace literature discussions and appropriately Mother Nature gave us our first snowfall to set the stage. 

We have been discussing John Steinbeck’s The Pearl through literature circles. 
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Am I Running Out Of Time?

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I wonder how much tech I need to teach before it becomes tech class instead of English class.  It seems that much of September has been eaten up with getting students comfortable with using new technologies that are accessible and useful for our class.
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one to one

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Our school is implementing a one to one computer initiative with grade nine students this year.  It is quite a change for many staff and students but one that truly should be a part of every student’s education.  Many teachers have embraced the idea while others are not finding technology useful in their curriculum.
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The New Year

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I began this school year somewhat differently than usual.  My classes began group work right away.  I did not wait till they were “ready” and I felt they knew their responsibilities well enough to work with others.  We began our year together getting to know each other through small group work. 
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