When preparing a lesson plan or a unit it is important to not think of just one type of student. When an instructor follows this path, other students with different skill sets can sometimes be blown off course and it can be a struggle to get them back. So to avoid this struggle allow yourself […]
Making a good rubric is something that has given me lots of anxiety has a future teacher. I am constantly worried that it won’t be comprehensive enough or I just won’t be able to understand anything because I didn’t write a section correctly. What I didn’t realize is that there are so many different kinds […]
Rubrics can be more effective when used as a guide for students to achieve the standards in their own way. In the Zawlocki article, she talks about how extremely detailed and complex rubrics do not help students meet the teacher’s expectations. These rubrics also remove any opportunity for students to be creative, as they must […]
As teachers we wear many hats so to speak, with one of the most important hats being the job of the communicator. Communication is key in every scenario, but especially when you’re a teacher. The job is all about communicating whether that be the actually lesson or just interacting with your students. Communication is the […]
The words that a teacher uses to give feedback will make and break students. However, the first part is getting the student to understand the importance of actually reading the feedback. In David Gooblar’s article “Getting Them to Read Our Comments” he provides a few good strategies on how to get students more engaged. Something […]
It’s easy for teachers to go through the motions of doing something without thinking about why they’re doing it. It’s very easy to make a bunch of PowerPoint slides and reuse them year after year to check whatever boxes the state puts in front of them, but it’s important to think about why teachers do […]
Language is incredibly important when grading students and is something that often gets overlooked. Admittedly, I don’t think too much about the wording I use for lesson plans, rubrics, or anything of that sort just because I automatically think the students will just get it. While I think it is a good idea to have […]
The main point of this article is to point out the negatives and positives of wording and word choice. Sometimes wording can be too much or it can be too little. It mentions how that sometimes when teachers use graphic organizers it can stop the creativity of a student. I think it fails to mention […]
Handling discourse in the classroom especially for a history class is one of the hardest jobs as an educator. As the readings state history is inherently political there is no escaping that. You will eventually hit something some ones parent feels a certain way about. The way they feel about this may not align with […]
The way that teachers speak to students and convey instructions for assignments can completely make or break a student’s understanding of the assignment. One of the main examples of this is how teachers handle discourse within the classroom. As history educators, discourse is nearly inevitable, since history is inherently political. The edTPA handout gives a […]
Diction is really important when it comes to teaching. Word choice can make or break some students’ whole understanding of certain assignments or essential questions. Appropriate choices in wording can either allow students with certain disabilities to be able to understand an assignment better, but it can also do the opposite. The reading regarding the […]
As educators, everything we say and write will be under intense scrutiny by our students. Not only is it important to be factually and grammatically correct so students continue to see you as a respectful and smart person, but it is also important to be factually accurate to promote these attributes in your students. The […]
