I find the best way to get students involved, retain their attention, and ensure that they recall curriculum is to make lessons interesting and meaningful to them. Overall, the easiest way to do this is to utilize humour in the classroom. Some of the best comedic gems to use in the classroom can be found… Continue reading Ten Ways to Incorporate Humour in the Classroom
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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
KIAT Book Club: The Resilience Revolution Ch. 5
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
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
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
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