Blog #8

There were so many great blogs from our class. I am so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people all the time. The one blog that really stood out was Jana's. Jana is someone I have looked up to ever since I met her. I think that she is such a wonderful lady and a great example to all of us. Her blog that talks about the chapter 7 reading was great. She saw such goodness in that chapter that I completely missed. Her favorite quote from that chapter stated:

"The more willing we are to take the risks, the better the lives of our students are likely to become, and the greater the fulfillment we are likely to feel at the end of the day."

I love that too! It is always scary to take risks, but when thinking about how they can benefit others so much it isn't as daunting. Jana has really opened my eyes through reading her blog and from her awesome comments in class!

The other blog that I spent most of my time looking at was Berklees. She seems so insightful and good at what she does and what she wants to do. I really liked her blog about Morning Meetings. Morning Meetings create a sense of belonging. She also said that if a student is invited to learn, the student is going to feel accepted and safe. Learning how to effectively invite students to learn is the key.

Blog #7

1. I thought that there were so many great ideas shared in class last time. But the one that really stands out to me is the cubing.

2. I think that I can picture myself using cubing in my classroom because it is so simple and versatile. I really like the idea of being able to have pockets on each side so that different topics can easily be switched out. They can easily be used with many different topics. With math you can put different problems on each side, or even reading. You can have different instructions on where the student is to read in the room, or matching pictures to words, or even sorting spelling words.

Blog #6

Differentiating for readiness and interest is something that is going to have to happen daily. Each student will each come to the class with different struggles, and strengths. I believe that the best way to help these students a teacher needs to really know the students. Doing so will really help when knowing what is best for them. We need to know what our student's interests are and include them in our planning so that we can differentiate for their interests. I think that you should always differentiate for readiness, you should always be assessing and seeing how your students are doing to know what changes you need to make in order for your students to have the most success in the classroom.