Hello again! We're on chapter five now and talking about helping youths recognize their own power. This chapter reminded me of a Professional Development session I attended a couple months ago which discussed disciplining kids. In order for any type of discipline to be effective, it has to be meaningful and the kids have to… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 5
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Nine Types of Intelligence
As I talked about in my most recent book post, one thing which really struck me was the discussion of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Teaching at a school for kids with Learning Disabilities, I like to begin the year by discussing these intelligences. Most of my students have come from schools where they've been bullied… Continue reading Nine Types of Intelligence
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 4
Hello, and welcome to our discussion of chapter four! For those just joining in, we're reading The Resilience Revolution by Larry K. Brendtro and Scott J. Larson. This chapter is titled "Nurturing Talent" and, unsurprisingly, it talks about how to best aid troubled youths in finding what they're good at. This chapter really struck me… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 4
We’re Always Bzzzy Working!
Now that Spring is (finally) here, it's that time of the year for new bulletin boards and Spring crafts! I decided I'd put up a nice bumble bee board up outside my classroom on account of the facts that: 1. Bumblebees are cute. 2. Bumblebees are relatively simple crafts to make. It was easy to… Continue reading We’re Always Bzzzy Working!
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 3
We're about halfway through the book now! Three cheers for becoming better teachers! This chapter is all about building trust with challenging kids. This can be difficult to do, especially when dealing with older youths. When I taught High School, I would have about 170 kids each year. So if someone didn't bother showing up… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 3
What is Palaeontology?
The best part about teaching fourth grade is getting to teach about fossils in Social Studies (Alberta's history). When I introduce the unit, I have the kids do a fun activity which allows them to get moving and access prior knowledge and lets me assess what they already know (and thus their learning at the end… Continue reading What is Palaeontology?
What Can Light Shine Through?
I teach in a specialized program at a school specifically for students with diagnosed Learning Disabilities. Accordingly, the majority of them are visual, hands-on learners. I am always trying to find ways in which they can get up and move, create, and see their own learning. In Science, the unit we're working through right now… Continue reading What Can Light Shine Through?
Using Alternative Texts in the Classroom
One of my favourite professors taught me two of my favourite classes during my B.Ed., and both of them dealt with media and utilizing technology and alternative texts in the classroom. Alternative texts, of course, being any tool utilized in the classroom which differs from the traditional textbook and chalkboard. I have always been a… Continue reading Using Alternative Texts in the Classroom
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 2
As I discussed two weeks ago, my co-workers and I are reading, and subsequently discussing, a book called The Resilience Revolution. We like to call this fancy time together a book club. But we do it at work, so there's no wine. Let me begin my discussion of this chapter by stating that I'm really… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 2
The Value of Word Walls
Word walls were something that confounded me upon entering the realm of elementary school teachers; what was the big deal and why did every teacher have one? So I did some research and put up a, quite frankly, mediocre wall at best. It was a large sheet of paper on which we could add words… Continue reading The Value of Word Walls
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