Reflective Educators
Published on Nov 18, 2015
How to use blogging to be a reflective educator
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Teaching is an isolating career–even though you spend all day surrounded by people, they’re not peers.
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Those who blog begin to think differently, more critically, more responsive to others, more deeply. Reflection does that.
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Try it out
Go to links on next slide to read examples of reflective educators.
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http://bit.ly/
spencerforget
http://bit.ly/theadgat
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What should I write about?
-things you’re great at
-things you need improvement on
-things you’re interested in trying
-What worked in this lesson? How do I know?
-What would I do the same or differently if I could reteach this lesson? Why?
-What root cause might be prompting or perpetuating this student behavior?
-What do I believe about how students learn? How does this belief influence my instruction?
-What data do I need to make an informed decision about this problem?
-Is this the most efficient way to accomplish this task?
Can use the Action Research process if you’re interested:
Select
Describe
Analyze
Assess
Transform
-things you need improvement on
-things you’re interested in trying
-What worked in this lesson? How do I know?
-What would I do the same or differently if I could reteach this lesson? Why?
-What root cause might be prompting or perpetuating this student behavior?
-What do I believe about how students learn? How does this belief influence my instruction?
-What data do I need to make an informed decision about this problem?
-Is this the most efficient way to accomplish this task?
Can use the Action Research process if you’re interested:
Select
Describe
Analyze
Assess
Transform
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So, if you don’t blog, consider starting. Keep it simple–describe a new lesson, website, or app, and share how your students reacted. Share how you reacted. Reflecting is really that easy. And it’s really that transformative.
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Public
Best or worst?
Public writing is great because there is a real audience for your thoughts, but it can be the worst sometimes too because there is a real audience critiquing what you say.
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Post it!
Post your work on social media and elsewhere. It amplifies your voice to the people who may be able to help you become a better teacher.
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Blog it up!
Create your blog! Use a clever name if you want.
Assignment: Write one blog post each week on your chosen topic. Comment on 2 people's posts each week.
Meet back on the last week to discuss our experience.
Assignment: Write one blog post each week on your chosen topic. Comment on 2 people's posts each week.
Meet back on the last week to discuss our experience.
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Blogging quotes from:
@tomwhitby
and
http://educationismylife.com/blog-blog-blog/
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