Cushman Ch. 8-10

Read ch. 8-10 in Cushman. Post a comment at some point between Nov. 19 and 22. Then respond to someone else at some point between Nov. 23 and 27.

Let's talk about Wilhelm!

Remember your Wednesday post should be a comment or observation. What are you finding interesting? What do you want to try? What do you wonder about? Then your Thursday/Friday post should be commenting on the previous comment of someone else.

Chapter 12 We don't talk right. You ask him.

Please post a comment on Ch. 12 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 8 "As soon as she opened her mouth"

Please post a comment on Ch. 8 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 7 I Ain't Writin Nuttin

Please post a comment on Ch. 7 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 6 Language, Culture, and Assessment

Please post a comment on Ch. 6 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 3 No Kinda Sense

Please post a comment on Ch. 3 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 2 Ebonics: A Case History

Please post a comment on Ch. 2 and then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Chapter 1 Ovuh Dyah

Please post a thought on Ch. 1 then come back the next day and post a response to someone else.

Choose your topic!

Here are the topics you can choose for your podcast. Remember: the goal is to read as much as possible on the topic separately from the other person who has the same topic. Then when you are really knowledgeable, you will come together and discuss the topic (like they do on the podcast "Stuff you should know"). You will be able to edit your podcast before it goes public.

Remember that once two people have chosen a topic, you can't choose it. Josh won the draw, so he can choose any topic he wants, even if it has been chosen by two others already. If you see he has chosen a topic plus one other person has, that topic is still alive!

1. What important ideas did John Dewey come up with, and how did he influence education?
2. What is the ideal classroom environment (wall color, temperature, lighting, etc.)?
3. How do emotions influence learning?
4. What do teachers need to know about metacognition?
5. How do teachers' expectations of students affect their learning?
6. How do movement/exercise/sports influence learning?
7. Do music lessons really make students smarter?
8. How are middle schools different because of John H. Lousbury?
9. Why is Lev Vygotsky referenced more often than any other educational theorist?

Session 4

Six Word Memoirs

Between the written article, the radio story, and the "gallery" there were a lot to choose from. I am torn between two as my favorites: "Asked to quiet down. Spoke louder" and "Naively expected logical world. Acted foolishly." I will try to write one of my own later.

Session 3 of "The Learning Classroom"

Session 1 Brains!

Share your comments on session one here. Then come back about 24 hours later and respond to someone else.

Questions for Stephen Rockwell

Questions for Wesley Tanner

Questions for Joshua Landrum

Questions for Abby Gibson

Questions for Rose Williams

A Time to Learn

Copy available from Cynthia

Dumbing us Down

Summerhill

If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom

This is one of the few new books on my list - one that I hadn't read previously. I wanted texts that would blow your mind. Now I'm halfway through this book and it's blowing MY mind, which is pretty hard after all I've seen and heard. I can't decide if this teacher is a genius or insane or both. I'm certainly getting a glimpse into a classroom unlike any other I've ever seen, which is cool. I should be through with it by March 22 if anyone wants to borrow it.

The Water is Wide

I have a copy currently available in my office if anyone wants to borrow it. - Cynthia

Crossing the Water

I have a copy currently available in my office if anyone wants to borrow it. - Cynthia

Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire

I have a copy currently available in my office if anyone wants to borrow it. - Cynthia

Holler if you Hear Me

This one you will probably want to purchase since we'll be discussing it all summer. Wait and read this one close to when the cohort starts in early July so it will be fresh in your memory.

Educating Esme

Marva Collins Way

I have a copy currently available in my office if anyone wants to borrow it. - Cynthia

The Sudbury Valley School website

Big Picture Learning website

Diane Laufenberg Video

Kiran Bir Sethi Video

Sugata Mitra

Ken Robinson Videos

Stand and Deliver

Waiting for Superman

Dead Poet's Society

Freedom Writers

I have a copy currently available in my office if anyone wants to borrow it. - Cynthia

Interview with Adele Diamond

Harlem Children's Zone podcast

Questions for Cynthia Alby

Questions for Danielle Barnes

Questions for Nick Helfrick

Questions for Leslie Ann Ibbotson

Questions for Danielle Cline

Questions for Brent Cruce

Questions for Christine Davis

Questions for Erin Schubach

Questions for Amber Crawford

Questions for Lorien Campbell

Questions for Katherine Conrad

Questions for Andrew Burton

Questions for Marina Goddard

Questions for Brittany Stephens

Questions for Allison Turner