http://anwmo.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ teaching and learning in a critical needs district en Vox Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:42:04 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-this-year-compared-to-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-this-year-compared-to-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-this-year-compared-to-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:42:04 -0400 Last year I was freaking out all day on my first day. Anxiety, anxiety, anxiety. I was sweating like crazy, nerves totally shot, my feet were aching and I was moving a mile a minute. I couldn't think clearly about anything -- I was simply plowing ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-this-year-compared-to-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fae8d30bf3000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/begin-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/begin-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/begin-again.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:31:00 -0400 The two-month hiatus finally over, I am heading back into the classroom and onto the blog.... I am teaching English I (freshmen) all classes, all day this fall. I am slightly nervous about teaching younger students -- for a number of reasons. You... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/begin-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fad69f64fc0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-advice-for-the-first-years.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-advice-for-the-first-years.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-advice-for-the-first-years.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:00:52 -0400 I feel a bit repetitive writing this blog, because I gave a lot of advice this summer about the first few weeks of school. There were three things that kept coming up -- things that I learned after they had mentally, emotionally, and even physical... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-advice-for-the-first-years.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b0100a7eec904000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/to-test-prep-or-not-to-test-prep.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/to-test-prep-or-not-to-test-prep.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/to-test-prep-or-not-to-test-prep.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:49:57 -0400 There was an interesting editorial in the New York Times a few days ago about ACT test preparation in Chicago. A study came to the conclusion that test prep was taking away from class time, and NYTimes editors concluded that this was disasterous. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/to-test-prep-or-not-to-test-prep.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fa96814c7e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:19:51 -0400 One of the reasons I find this blog hard to write is that I didn't do a very good job setting 'learning goals' for my students. I was so preoccupied with keeping my head above water all year, that I had a hard time trying to think ahead - and cre... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/required-personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fad693bf590004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/dear-first-year-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/dear-first-year-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/dear-first-year-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:54:03 -0400 TMAO writes an incredible blog: a letter to a first-year, Teach-for-America-type teacher, describing in detail how life is about to change. I am practically speechless at the perfect way he has captured so many of my own thoughts and feelings - I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/dear-first-year-teacher.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fae8c4a289000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/teaching-the-teachers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/teaching-the-teachers.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/teaching-the-teachers.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:50:48 -0400 I really enjoy the role of "instructional coach". It seems to perfectly bring together two things that I love: helping people, and analyzing situations to come up with solutions. This is something I could certainly see myself doing more of in the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/teaching-the-teachers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fa967e0b060002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/addendum-to-classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/addendum-to-classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/addendum-to-classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:03:01 -0400 After realizing that I didn't give much in the way of tangible advice, (and, getting inspired by Karl's advice) I am adding one last piece of advice for new teachers: Use rewards. First semester I refused to give rewards. I thought it was childi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/addendum-to-classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fad690de920004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:29:43 -0400 Although my specific techniques for classroom management changed subtly over the course of two years, each change would fit within the same basic philosophy. In managing my classroom, I aim for the following: Give students plenty of choices to do... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/classroom-managing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fad69044f50004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/struggling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(ms. m) http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/struggling.html?_c=feed-rss http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/struggling.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:57:28 -0400 In five Mississippi counties, the average resident spends more than 13 percent of their income on gasoline. According to the graphic, one of them appears to be mine. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://anwmo.vox.com/library/post/struggling.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e684d65be2b00fa967d92ff0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>