http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org musings of a teacher wondering if she's too busy to blog... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m looking forward to a year of honing my teaching skills and catching up!  Last year was a year of “immersion” learning: learning of development, marketing and admissions skills at the small school where I work. It was exciting and exhilarating to see my tech skills pay off in ads ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/retuning/61/ I expect to be blogging again, but probably not before March. In October I committed to taking on a bunch of extra work which gives me very little free time. What I've done with what free time I have gotten has included traveling to Edinburgh, Scotland, to meet ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/hiatus/60/ Tools and techniques used in the right way can scaffold learning. Teachers often use them to direct student learning experiences. When students engage with those same tools and techniques for their own purposes, their successes increase motivation and independent learning. For example, teachers often tell young students to “read to find out”–setting ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/ It's been 4 years, just about, since our first set of technology studio rules were created by middle school students. The rules worked very well: there were only a few, they were positive statements, and easily understood by lower school students. Computer Use Policy (Old Version) Get Permission! (To get ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/code-of-ethics-vs-list-of-rules/58/ ...I’ve really missed blogging. Usually, I blog when I’ve had a chance to reflect on what I’m doing, or what I’ve read. It means that I’ve existed in a universe where reading, doing, and reflection can all be carried on. My next post will be just such a post, on ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/turning-points/57/ Every other year in my rotation with 1st and 2nd grade levels, I have a “Twits” year. It culminates in a student multimedia presentation where each student presents characters they’ve designed. I'm looking forward to this year. I guide students to keep this fun! My challenge this year, is to ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/twits-in-the-library/54/ So, I have this really great video on tap, from Ken Robinson's TED talk about the importance of educating for creativity and valuing the fine arts. Our school is gifted with being able to pursue those things. I have a desire to share this sort of inspirational video with parents and ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/reaching-others/52/ Ruth requested my lesson plan in a comment, and when I looked for it where I had posted it online last April, I couldn't find the wiki space. Has the classroom 20 wiki gone away? <sigh> So, here's a copy under my own control! Enjoy! Title: Paper Blogs ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/paper-blog-lp/51/ My world has changed! Your world has, too. It's been added to! (personal post) I got the news when I was approaching the baggage check-in in Portland, Maine. I'm standing there, with my oldest son, who is going to Gen Con Indianapolis where he will help premiere some ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/adam/49/ OK, so I'm off in the woods of Maine with my family and our internet access is a phone line whose connection is so poor it can't even top 26K! Eldest son has been writing and editing and resolutely slogging through using his publisher's project collaboration site to submit ... http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/feeding-the-caffeine-and-high-speed-access-demons/48/