https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio Notes for reflective practice en-us 2018-10-25 16:57:53 UTC 2025-02-22 21:09:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/297992045 This online resource features reference material for American history pre-dating the end of the 15th century all the way up until World War II. There are videos, text, and interactive timeline and hundreds and hundreds of peer-reviewed articles.]]> 2018-10-29 13:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/297992045 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298003896 Good history section with interactive student profiles, so they can complete lessons to earn points, and video resources to introduce historical background knowledge.]]> 2018-10-29 13:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298003896 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298005168 Because if they're going to check it out anyway, you may as well incorporate it somehow.]]> 2018-10-29 13:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298005168 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298006188 Modeled off of Fordham's American Lit course -- students focus on history and American literature that doesn't exist within the canon and complete a recovery project.]]> 2018-10-29 13:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298006188 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298006851 Viewing literature from a historical lens adds so much more depth to the story and can aid in analysis, especially in academic courses where it can be difficult to see why these stories are so important. It might be beneficial to pair with a history teacher to focus on creating a more interdisciplinary approach.]]> 2018-10-29 13:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298006851 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298009141 2018-10-29 13:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298009141 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298009596 2018-10-29 13:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298009596 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298014672 2018-10-29 13:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298014672 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298022082 If you studied it in college, chances are there's a free version here.]]> 2018-10-29 13:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298022082 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298024095 2018-10-29 14:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298024095 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298037856 : using YA literature as a springboard or link to the modern world in order to spur student engagement and scaffold the more complicated canonical literature]]> 2018-10-29 14:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298037856 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298038535 Studying just the canon is becoming outdated. Perhaps a unit (or an entire year) could be centered around creating a class-specific or student-specific canon]]> 2018-10-29 14:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298038535 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298039695 Credited to Kristen -- unit where the class discovers poetry and creates their own using rap and music in general as a model resource]]> 2018-10-29 14:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298039695 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298041944 Making sure students are supported emotionally and making time for them outside of class, especially when they're stressed out or anxious -- need more resources]]> 2018-10-29 14:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298041944 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298042830 Incorporating cura personalis (care for the whole person) into classroom life, even in a public school -- research!]]> 2018-10-29 14:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298042830 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298048215 Glorified blog where students can access resources, complete assignments, do quizzes, etc -- access via google account]]> 2018-10-29 14:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298048215 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298073518 2018-10-29 15:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298073518 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298076071 2018-10-29 15:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298076071 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298081750 Sue gave me this idea in class. She was saying that students can use powerpoint to start to organize ideas. Each idea gets it's own slide, and students can reorder and add information digitally, like physically cutting and reorganizing a document.]]> 2018-10-29 15:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298081750 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298151941 : used for inquiry-based lesson planning and helping students set a purpose for learning
: gives students personal choice in the questions they choose to focus on so that learning is meaningful to them 
: can be used in conjunction with whole-class discussions, fishbowls, jigsaws, etc.]]> 2018-10-29 17:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298151941 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298152885 : focusing student engagement through the pairing of historical primary sources and contemporary literature to learn about the people of the past (world/American history)
: part of an interdisciplinary approach to literature that focuses on context
: may serve as a way for students to create meaning]]> 2018-10-29 17:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298152885 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156408 Angie Thomas]]> 2018-10-29 17:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156408 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156491 Reynolds and Kiely]]> 2018-10-29 17:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156491 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156729 John Green]]> 2018-10-29 17:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298156729 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298157834 : can be paired with QFT's to give students personal choice or with book clubs/core texts to narrow focus and develop essential questions]]> 2018-10-29 17:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298157834 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298162759 Similar to a literary journal you might find at a college, what if a class was tasked with creating their own as part of a writing unit? Students could submit whatever sort of writing they wanted (i.e. literary analysis, prose, poetry, research paper), work together to edit their writing, and ultimately publish it all somehow (perhaps online).
Might necessitate a whole unit on defining a canon and discussing why a canon is not representative of an entire group.]]> 2018-10-29 17:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298162759 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298165984 : students create multimedia articles with a partner (i.e. The New York Times) at the end of a unit]]> 2018-10-29 17:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298165984 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298170546 Could there be a way to tie the two together through social reconstruction teaching?]]> 2018-10-29 17:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298170546 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298234793 2018-10-29 19:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298234793 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298237206 2018-10-29 19:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298237206 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298239351 In the early middle school years, students may benefit from studying specific kinds of work so that they can understand how we group books. In reading mentor texts and examples, students can practice writing in those genres to keep the class consistent. ]]> 2018-10-29 19:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298239351 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298663900 It's important to note the the two are not mutually exclusive. Your class can have structure, students can still learn grammar, mechanics, and meet the standards they are supposed to while still engaging in some level of personal choice. Depending on the school, it may be difficult to incorporate that, but it's important that students are able to connect to their learning as interest begets learning.]]> 2018-10-30 17:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298663900 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298667961 Perhaps a unit on informational writing could begin with a modified QFT of sorts. Once students are able to think of a topic and a question, mini-lessons could include how to read infographs, "They Say / I Say" practices, how to paraphrase, etc. The final project would probably be lose, with basic parameters to show student achievement through a variety of different lenses. ]]> 2018-10-30 17:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298667961 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298737555 Informational/analytical writing needs to start with inquiry. If students start with a thesis, it skews their research and doesn't teach them how people write in the real world outside of the classroom.]]> 2018-10-30 20:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298737555 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298759878 Our brains are hardwired to learn from social interaction, but schools don't always allow space for students to have this interaction. This article talks about the importance of planning and creating a social context for students. ]]> 2018-10-30 21:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298759878 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298760776 Providing students the space to fail and to celebrate mistakes in order to learn and grow from them can shift a child's perception of their ability and that might make all the difference. Everyone can learn, everyone is smart, and students can do everything we ask of them, but sometimes they need someone to remind them that they can. -- research!]]> 2018-10-30 21:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298760776 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298761474 Harper Lee]]> 2018-10-30 21:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298761474 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298774912 but it requires the teacher to set expectations at the beginning of the year or the beginning of the unit so that students understand what is expected of them and how to have productive conversations. Mini-lessons and teacher modeling really come into play in this kind of classroom and the traditional lecture has no place. However, without good classroom management skills, this can't work. ]]> 2018-10-30 22:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/298774912 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299326016 Inquiry, inquiry, inquiry! This unit's main focus in inquiry and being introduced to four of the most widely used critical theories. Students will ask questions, think critically and philosophically about the process of reading, and walk away with new insights to help shape their analysis of future works of fiction and non-fiction.]]> 2018-11-01 12:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299326016 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299750341 2018-11-02 12:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299750341 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299874032 English III Honors students.
Only 504 is a student who gets preferential seating and needs to be issued a pass to the nurse whenever she asks.]]> 2018-11-02 16:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/299874032 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/300458923 Sherman Alexie]]> 2018-11-05 13:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/300458923 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311562056 Students will create a concept map of one of the eight archetypal patterns they've been studying.]]> 2018-12-05 19:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311562056 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311563175 During their first book club meeting, students will analyze the beginnings of their book club novels through the lens of their archetypal patterns.]]> 2018-12-05 19:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311563175 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311564343 This would work the best when studying a play and focusing on characterization. Students will take turns exaggerating what's happening in the story. The student with the most laughs at the end of the period earns a prize.]]> 2018-12-05 19:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311564343 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566133 2018-12-05 19:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566133 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566363 What if this was a school-wide thing? Where students who were interested in presenting, could present to the school board, parents, and teachers?]]> 2018-12-05 19:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566363 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566929 Throughout this unit, students will learn about archetypes and how to employ them in their interpretations. Through book clubs, students will practice using archetypal plot patterns as interpretive lenses. They will conclude their unit by writing a short analytical essay comparing a single plot phase with a scene from their novel.]]> 2018-12-05 19:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311566929 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311569305 2018-12-05 19:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311569305 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311569807 The only thing worksheets do is create students who are obedient and are able to fill out a form. They can be useful sometimes, but shouldn't be the norm.]]> 2018-12-05 19:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311569807 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311570437 Students can create these for the school library or the town library for other students to use as reference]]> 2018-12-05 19:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311570437 rlfox1996 https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311574209 To give to students as they revise their pieces. This gets them thinking about the revisions they make to set a purpose for editing and to help students feel like they can own their work. Students can also talk about why they chose not to make certain changes through this medium as well.]]> 2018-12-05 19:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rlfox1996/teaching_portfolio/wish/311574209