Class Discussion Week 7

Please read the Mehan article on this page: http://edrs698.wikispaces.com/In+Class+Articles

 and post your thoughts. (2-3 paragraphs)


Reply to the post of one of your peers, do your best to start a discussion of important points.

Class discussion

Please read one of these articles:

•  http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/reflective-teaching-exploring-our-own-classroom-practice
  
• http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/reflection/teaching.html

• http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/reflective.htm
  
• http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/reflect/index.cfm

and view one of these two videos:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AfHPV-YBdI
  
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shacsdm_kvA

to add to your understanding of reflective practice as it applies to your ideal future classroom. Describe the classroom and it's inhabitants. What and when will you reflect on, how will you build this into your practice?
This discussion will be partial completion of tonights missed class.

Introductions

Post personal introductions using your metaphor piece (Liston & Zeichner, 1996, p. 37).

Alison Saylor said...

My own metaphor for teaching can be presented by visualizing an old cartoon where a snowball started down a hill and as it picked up speed and size also picked up people. Soon a huge snowball with arms and legs sticking out at every angle was speeding down the hill. This is how I imagine my classes. I may not get every need met by every student but as a whole we do learn and pick up speed and turn out going in the same direction. Some (arms and legs sticking out) may not completely get it at first but as the snowball gets bigger, they are engulfed. That's how I view my classes. Alison Please reply with a metaphor of your own vision of teaching and a brief bio of who you are, your goals, teaching experience, life...so we can get to know each other. Thanks, Alison