Chapter nine in Becoming a Better Teacher is basically a summative conclusion. No new information is introduced so, to be totally honest, there's not much I can say about it. In case the reader has forgotten, the chapter discusses what was brought up in the first eight chapters and it poses the question: "what does… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 9
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KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 8
Chapter eight in Becoming a Better Teacher continues on with the importance of questions. The chapter itself is titled "Action Research: Asking and Answering Questions About Practice" and sounded fairly daunting to me upon first read. The essential question posed is "how do questions teach?" and touches upon what has been discussed about questions in… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 8
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 7
This week's chapter in Becoming a Better Teacher is all about reflection. As teachers, we are told consistently to reflect, and we do. I know that personally, I reflect upon each lesson and each day after completion and consistently ask myself what went well and what could have been done better. It's how we improve… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 7
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 6
Chapter six in Becoming a Better Teacher is titled "Portfolios: A Window into Students' Thinking and Learning" and as soon as I read it, I was reminded of my seventh grade Language Arts teacher who had us work on portfolios throughout the year. To this day, I think it was my favourite year in English.… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 6
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 5
This week in Becoming a Better Teacher, chapter five discussed scoring rubrics. Upon beginning a career in elementary, scoring rubrics were almost non-existent to me. When I went through university and did my practicums in High School English; my professors and mentor teachers both said the same thing to me: "you can just tell what… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 5
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 4
In the last chapter of Becoming a Better Teacher, it discussed curriculum design and went through steps to help teachers implement a functional curriculum in their classrooms. This chapter is all about assessment. This is close to my heart as I have always been opposed to teachers teaching to end of year or unit exams rather… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 4
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 3
We're on to chapter three in Becoming a Better Teacher! The chapter itself is titled "Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessment" and begins by asking some pretty important questions: how can teachers define learning in completely different ways and grade completely differently yet still be considered following standards. How is this something that can be controlled? Essentially,… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 3
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 2
Hello again, and welcome to our discussion of Becoming a Better Teacher. Last chapter talked about incorporating essential questions into the classroom. This chapter is titled Curriculum Integration as a Tool for Coherence and discusses the need for teachers to rely less on textbooks and more on their own designed curriculum focused on student need.… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch. 2
KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch.1
The latest book I'd like to talk about is one I found in our school resource library one day while I was looking for Math resources; Becoming a Better Teacher: Eight Innovations That Work by Giselle O. Martin-Kniep. The title struck me immediately because, obviously, I'm always looking for ways to become a better teacher! The book… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Becoming a Better Teacher Ch.1
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 6
Well, we've come to the last chapter of The Resilience Revolution. This chapter was quote short as it didn't introduce any huge concepts, but more so wrapped up what was previously discussed. The chapter talks about putting everything we've discussed together and helping kids recognize their purpose in life. It discusses how individualistic our Western society is… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 6
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