You can find part one of this entry, here.
Last post I described the first lesson I taught from my three-lesson unit about friendship. For the second and third lessons, I wanted to engage my class in a discussion about the friendship between two characters in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. I picked this book for a few reasons. One …
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Round two…and three…
The School Year’s Like…..A Rollercoaster Baby Baby
In one of my teacher credential classes, I remember a professor talking about the school year in terms of a line graph. On the X-axis you have the months of the school year, and on the Y-axis you have your mood/energy level. Teachers generally start out the school year enthused and full of great ideas. You just can’t wait to …
Lesson Accomplished!
Hi. It’s been awhile—those Rossier folks keep us MATers pretty busy learning. Since my last post, I finished the one assignment I’ve been most nervous about…my first lesson plan implementation.
First, why was I nervous? I’m not an unsocial person. I enjoy talking with others. I like kids. I’ve spoken in front of large groups. What was up? I think I …
Just Listen
The other week I wrote about some of the little bumps we will all inevitably encounter along the way. Most of them were lighthearted and though they may frazzle you in the moment, they were nothing to lose sleep over. Unfortunately, we will all have moments that are much heavier than that.
My second year teaching I had a student who …
