tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post1878289454244188899..comments2023-12-28T06:30:43.004-08:00Comments on Figuring It Out: What do you look for?J Bevacqua @jvbevacquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04310639769232238058noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-10573250928638873272011-03-31T10:38:31.918-07:002011-03-31T10:38:31.918-07:00Fabulous post! My wife Jean was at a School Effect...Fabulous post! My wife Jean was at a School Effectiveness conference where Marcia Tate was speaking. The notion of engaging students through their actions in class is so much more to the point that engaging students through entertaining them. Thanks for presenting these ideas on planning for learning.<br />Cheers,<br />ChrisC. Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403151109402069109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-30079932266550277952011-03-27T06:56:07.873-07:002011-03-27T06:56:07.873-07:00Fantastic! Love all that this article/research tel...Fantastic! Love all that this article/research tells us --- seems like good common sense as well ... don't you think? (Love it when the two "collide"!)<br />Cheers,<br />AllyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127322226677118546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-49698409367792901472011-03-26T20:18:12.121-07:002011-03-26T20:18:12.121-07:00Chris, I think you nailed it. Great educators are...Chris, I think you nailed it. Great educators are able to blend the art and science of teaching. A healthy balance is essential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-39048449034124891322011-03-26T19:37:24.242-07:002011-03-26T19:37:24.242-07:00Thanks Johnny for connecting your thinking to my l...Thanks Johnny for connecting your thinking to my latest - http://wp.me/p12KPy-tJ that also looks at brain based learning. I really like your list. We speak a lot about the value of "walking through" classrooms - I know I try to do it in my role on a semi-regular basis, but it is crucial that we are purposeful in what we are looking for. I really like to ask a few students what in the "learning goal" right now - and I find, many know exactly what it is. The influence of Linda Kaiser and Judy Halbert in our district has been very helpful with this in our district.<br /><br />I think one of the key things we can do in education is look to all the emerging brain research for guidance. There is lots of talk about the "art" of our profession, but "science" is also very instructive as to what optimal learning should look like in our classrooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-86521155853378045062011-03-17T15:58:49.689-07:002011-03-17T15:58:49.689-07:00Great post Johnny,
This is a bit of a generalizat...Great post Johnny,<br /><br />This is a bit of a generalization and context matters, but if I walk through a classroom and see students sitting at desks working silently I wonder if they are learning anything but compliance. <br /><br />I really like what you said about a positive atmosphere. That sets the tone for the interactions - if there is a tone of mutual respect, the interactions tend to be more purposeful.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898527418224949692.post-76582056829483604152011-03-17T13:08:09.316-07:002011-03-17T13:08:09.316-07:00I appreciate how we need to be primarily focused o...I appreciate how we need to be primarily focused on looking at the students more than we need to be looking at the teachers. You can tell things are clicking if the students are actively engaged and enjoying themselves while they're learning together. That's a purposeful classroom.Tom Altepeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657384393903677667noreply@blogger.com