https://padlet.com/lope4505/hu0b8uyk4c2vc1hg Made with ♥ en-us 2021-08-29 21:08:28 UTC 2021-10-12 17:35:45 UTC hello@padlet.com lope4505 https://padlet.com/lope4505/hu0b8uyk4c2vc1hg/wish/1704468856 While reading the section “Twenty-one Things Teachers Demonstrate About Teaching,” I found myself being more and more in awe with what was being said. Growing up, the teachers I’ve had always told me to read things I enjoy and that errors weren’t frowned upon. They were encouraged because when we make a mistake, it’s a gateway for learning and improvement. The idea of breaking things down into sections is great, for some people and certain things. There are some things that I have read that I have to go back and read as a whole because when I break things down, I lose the bigger picture and wind up confusing myself. Looking at this text through the lens of this class really got me thinking about how I could incorporate something fun and exciting into teaching literature. Something that crossed my mind was using Jamboard. Jamboard is a fantastic way to get the students involved in a discussion. Something that is even better about Jamboard is that it can be anonymous, so the shyer students who may not want their name plastered on the board, have the opportunity to partake in the classroom discussion, but also keep their anonymity. So, if someone who posts their interpretation of the text isn’t necessarily true to what the text is asking, they are anonymous, so the teacher would be able to read it aloud to the classroom and explain why it is incorrect without putting pressure or embarrassment on a specific individual. Another fabulous thing about Jamboard is that the students are able to open up however many pages are necessary for the class, so each student can have their own private page to write down their thoughts. Since it was discussed that students aged 13-17 do far less reading than other aged students, a great way to get students to do the readings is to create a fun game to go along with the reading. For example, Kahoot. Kahoot is a great way for the students to interact with each other and a great way for the students to demonstrate their understanding of the reading and if they actually read it. The friendly competition is harmless and always a great way to lift the somber mood of the classroom. A fabulous tool that could be incorporated into workshops is writing letters. Usually in the creative writing courses that I have taken, we write letters giving our feed back on what we read. These letters are amazing because they allow the reader to jot down things they liked, disliked, thought were strong; thought needed improvement, suggestions they had, and summarize the text at hand. ]]> 2021-08-30 13:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lope4505/hu0b8uyk4c2vc1hg/wish/1704468856 lope4505 https://padlet.com/lope4505/hu0b8uyk4c2vc1hg/wish/1811547134 Prior to today's demonstration, I had no idea what ED Puzzle was. When I first started doing the assignments on the demonstration, I was a little confused on how the site worked. When the video stopped so the question could be answered, I was thrown off for a second because I didn’t know that that’s what it wanted me to do. Once I figured it out, it was relatively easy to navigate through the site and complete the tasks. I really liked this site, but it is very easy to make the assignments on this site as busy work and make them become too much and make doing these assignments boring. This site would be great if it would be used for teachers in the making. Especially if they are going to teach younger students. Another way I would use this in the classroom is if the students had an independent assignment and then had to teach the class their topic. With this, they can give general information from their topic, but then give them questions to test their knowledge and see if they were paying attention along the way.]]> 2021-10-12 17:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lope4505/hu0b8uyk4c2vc1hg/wish/1811547134