Model some skill everyday Whatever I assign, I should model its creation in front of students. As teachers, we should model a piece of writing or the construction of an equation from scratch so that the students can see our thought process as we progress from blank page to end result. To paraphrase Kelly Gallagher, "Don't just assign, teach."
We have been reading Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov. My assistant principal has challenged us to try a new technique from the book each week. I had been thinking of trying a technique from the book for MONTHS (since we got the book as a book study last school year 09-10) but have I done it? Not really. I DO use some of the techniques, but they tend to be the ones I am comfortable with.
I feel challenged now, to Try Something New For 30 Days.
What is something new you are going to try for 30 days?
I've also been reading a ton of blogs and I've decided to try writing my own for the same reasons you gave- I need somewhere to reflect- because the day to day chaos of school leaves me little time to think about if what I'm doing is any good at all. So I guess my "trying something new" is blogging even if it's not out of a book. I already feel a bit of a heightened awareness about what I'm doing that does and doesn't work.
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