Comments on: Listening to My Students http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:34:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Dustin Swanson http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dustin Swanson Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:59:03 +0000 http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/#comment-13 Thanks for the link Sunny. I especially like the design qualities - they make it possible to articulate what is necessary to help students become more engaged. I've posted them in my office :) Also, thanks for the compliment Elona - It sounds like you have some wonderful discussions with your students. I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog. Thanks for the link Sunny. I especially like the design qualities – they make it possible to articulate what is necessary to help students become more engaged. I’ve posted them in my office :)

Also, thanks for the compliment Elona – It sounds like you have some wonderful discussions with your students. I’m looking forward to reading more of your blog.

]]> By: Teachers At Risk » It’s Deja View Over Again http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Teachers At Risk » It’s Deja View Over Again Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:34:09 +0000 http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/#comment-12 [...] Reflecting Back (Can you say reflecting back, or is that redundant?) Today I was reflecting upon the past semester and what worked well and what could have worked better. In all the hurly-burly of the last day of classes, I forgot to ask my students to give me my report card on how I did as a teacher. Mind you my group of kids don’t hesitate to tell me what they like or don’t like and that’s ok with me because as long as we get the job done I don’t really care how we do it. I’m open to suggestions if they don’t like my suggestion. I just tell them what the outcome has to be, how we get there is open to discussion. The only stipulation is that we get there. I like Dustin’s philosophy for managing his classroom and his Course Evaluation Handout, too. It would give valuable feedback. In fact, I like it better than the one I was using. Thanks for sharing, Dustin. Behaviour Management Blogging Computers in the Classroom Evaluation The Way I See It Uncategorized Useful Handouts Well BeingPopularity: 1% [?]LicenseThis work is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License. [...] [...] Reflecting Back (Can you say reflecting back, or is that redundant?) Today I was reflecting upon the past semester and what worked well and what could have worked better. In all the hurly-burly of the last day of classes, I forgot to ask my students to give me my report card on how I did as a teacher. Mind you my group of kids don’t hesitate to tell me what they like or don’t like and that’s ok with me because as long as we get the job done I don’t really care how we do it. I’m open to suggestions if they don’t like my suggestion. I just tell them what the outcome has to be, how we get there is open to discussion. The only stipulation is that we get there. I like Dustin’s philosophy for managing his classroom and his Course Evaluation Handout, too. It would give valuable feedback. In fact, I like it better than the one I was using. Thanks for sharing, Dustin. Behaviour Management Blogging Computers in the Classroom Evaluation The Way I See It Uncategorized Useful Handouts Well BeingPopularity: 1% [?]LicenseThis work is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 License. [...]

]]> By: Elona http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Elona Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:35:56 +0000 http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/#comment-11 Giving students in a core class a chance to have a voice in the class and an influence on how it operates schools would work even better. Remember, these kids have to take the core class whether they want to or not so what you do in your class is great.. Kids respond well if they can have some say in what goes on in the class. We have class discussions where we negotiate assignments, rubrics, etc. As long as what we do get's the job done, it's OK with me. I teach at-risk, "tough" kids and it works for me. Giving students in a core class a chance to have a voice in the class and an influence on how it operates schools would work even better. Remember, these kids have to take the core class whether they want to or not so what you do in your class is great.. Kids respond well if they can have some say in what goes on in the class. We have class discussions where we negotiate assignments, rubrics, etc. As long as what we do get’s the job done, it’s OK with me. I teach at-risk, “tough” kids and it works for me.

]]> By: sunnywilliams http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/comment-page-1/#comment-10 sunnywilliams Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:32:39 +0000 http://60foot.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/listening-to-my-students/#comment-10 As a system, we talk about knowing we are providing students with engaging work when middle and high school students want to come to school if they are sick or if their parents want to take them out for a trip. When that age student is gets excited about coming to school, we know we are on the right track. Our system works very closely with the Schlechty Centerfor Leadership in School Reform http://www.schlechtycenter.org/index.asp. They have found 10 design qualities that when built into lessons make the lesson more engaging. This link has a great explanation of the design qualities. http://www.schlechtycenter.org/pdfs/theoryofengagement.pdf We are struggling with the process of change as we implement these into our schools and are fighting the "but we've been good for so long" attitudes. It's coming, but it sure is slow. As a system, we talk about knowing we are providing students with engaging work when middle and high school students want to come to school if they are sick or if their parents want to take them out for a trip. When that age student is gets excited about coming to school, we know we are on the right track. Our system works very closely with the Schlechty Centerfor Leadership in School Reform http://www.schlechtycenter.org/index.asp. They have found 10 design qualities that when built into lessons make the lesson more engaging. This link has a great explanation of the design qualities. http://www.schlechtycenter.org/pdfs/theoryofengagement.pdf
We are struggling with the process of change as we implement these into our schools and are fighting the “but we’ve been good for so long” attitudes. It’s coming, but it sure is slow.

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