Monthly Archives: November 2010

Achieved!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Katie

    Friday Morning The news I had been waiting for was about to be released.  I keyed up the website.  Punched in the numbers.  Entered the secret code.  Whatever. I was as nervous as a long tailed cat in … Continue reading →

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Making Groups Work

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Katie

I use quite a bit of collaborative group work in my teaching.  Monday I was sorting the other class into inquiry groups to end our unit on Greece and Rome.  Because they had already learned about Greece I decided to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Zen: A Slice of Life

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Katie

  There are days in my teaching career when everything seems to fall into line.  The students are engaged, my lesson goes well, I even have the energy to go through everyone’s Inquiry notebooks, I find a great article for … Continue reading →

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Making Room for Quiet Voices

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Katie

I was watching this video from Annenberg Media today.  It’s Katherine Bomer, a favorite author of mine, teaching and talking about her read aloud time.  It is packed with rich and exciting learning opportunities.  One of the things she mentions … Continue reading →

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