Class Reflections 4-28

Hi all,

Thanks for another great class. I really appreciated everyone stepping up and preparing presentations and articles with the short week's notice. Thanks to everyone for their outstanding participation during each week. You will have fun and learn a lot from each other during your program. I hope that the class has been valuable, that you were able to learn a lot and that you will become better teachers because you were able to apply some of your learning. I know that I have learned much from you all. I hope that this class has helped you realize that your students are coming to you with every conceivable background and that you can make a difference. A favorite saying of mine is, "They may not remember what you teach them, but they will always remember how you make them feel." Taking the time to really get to know your students and meet their diverse needs will teach them a lot, but more importantly, it will make them know you really cared. They will remember that.
This week's blog entry is to write your thoughts on the article I passed out at the end of the class. You don't have to write a ton. I think anything equal to Ray's last entry will suffice. :-) OK, if you don't write quite as much that is fine.
Thanks again and best of luck to you all.

Class Reflections 4-21

Hi All. Great class tonight. I appreciate everyone hanging in there. It looked like people were pretty tired, suffering from allergies and really wanting to get out and enjoy some beautiful (finally) weather. The presentations were excellent. I always learn so much from all of your work and am impressed with how much you all know and learn in order to prepare and complete your projects. I also appreciate how much everyone participates and contributes to discussions. I think we learn so much from each other and it also makes the class go quickly and be very interesting.
Remember for this week's blog, we are commenting on the fantastic book about the dog incident. (I really don't mind the book that much. I am curious to see what happens when/if Christopher gets to London, and where the author is going with all of this now that we know who killed Wellington.)
Finally, remember that we are switching topics for the last two weeks. Next week is TAG. Those of you slated for long presentations don't need to worry. If you can finish, great, but if not, you can go the last week. I will try to have some eligibility guidelines to discuss and share. Our talk about the book may be a bit longer than the past.
Thanks and have a great week.
Gary

Class Reflections 4-14

Wow what a class! Thanks for all the great discussions, reflections, ideas and stories. I went home very tired but it was a good kind of tired. I hope you all felt the same. For this week's reflection take a global approach and discuss what gained from the presentation, readings, and class conversations. Remember to try to apply your learning to your classroom practices. Thanks again,

Skip

Class reflections 4-7

By next class on 4-14-2009 please take a few moments to reflect on the class discussions and readings from the class on 4-7. The reading for the class on 4-14 were sent via email. If you did not receive them please contact Skip and he will re-send them.

Thanks,

Gary and Skip

Next Class 4/7/2009

Hi All,

Here is what we will be doing Tuesday night. Please read to page 83 in the book. Come with 3-5 questions/ comments/ thoughts for discussion.
1) We will have a short discussion re: your blog entries.
2) We will have the in depth presentations on our topic of the week (there are four this week)
3) We will have the rest of the class share their articles
4) We will discuss the pages of the book and your questions/ comments/ thoughts.
Of course, we will build a break or two into our evening.

Thanks and see you Tuesday.

Gary