In looking back at the text you have read, is there something that has added, “more wind to your sails?” Perhaps it’s a quote, an anecdote, or an engaging idea that has brought something to life in your classroom or to you. Please share...
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In looking back at the text you have read, is there something that has added, “more wind to your sails?” Perhaps it’s a quote, an anecdote, or an engaging idea that has brought something to life in your classroom or to you. Please share...
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All hands on deck for a two-week mission beginning on Monday February 8th. In order to expand our blog discussions as well as to encourage instructional delivery risks, each grade level is going to walk the plank. Over the course of the next two weeks (February 8th-19th), all grade levels and specialists are assigned a hook to use within a lesson or two or three :) (see below). Read about the hook, plan about the hook, explore the hook and DELIVER A LESSON WITH THE HOOK. During the two weeks of engaging your students with the hooks comment, reflect, and share on the blog about your experiences and how your students responded. "I am the director, producer, stage manager, and lead actor for the one hundred eighty different performances that will take place in and around my room. It is my stage, and I honor and value it as such." (Burgess, 107) INTERIOR DESIGN HOOK (Pre-K)
THE COSTUME HOOK (First Grade)
THE PROPS HOOK (Second Grade and Specialists)
THE INVOLVED AUDIENCE HOOK (Third Grade)
THE MYSTERY BAG HOOK (Fourth Grade)
When we first set sail in September, we each identified our Content, Professional, and Personal Passions. I invite you to return to this list and to think about what your 2016 Professional Resolution may be. What new risks are you thinking about taking in your classroom? Share your goals with our crew in the comments section! Looking forward to discovering uncharted territory with you...
Take a few minutes to view Burgess' Ted Talk...
Here's what stood out to me... "By not consciously controlling the vast array of presentational factors at your disposal, you have diminished your professional power and dampened the potential impact of your lesson." To me, this does not mean adding hours to your planning time but perhaps looking at it from a different lens. Some thing as simple as your tone of voice or what's on the tables when your students enter the room can have a profound impact on the lesson and your students' engagement. I know you are making this magic happen... tell us how (Be Specific!) Recognizing that we all have lots going on right now... Let’s try, over the course of the next cycle, to incorporate Burgess’ Kinesthetic Hook idea into one of our lessons.
Take a closer look at pages 87-91 and give it a try! Be sure to post and share your experiences! In Burgess' chapter on Immersion (pgs. 13-18), he speaks to the power of "swimming" with your students.
Share a time that you were completely immersed in your teaching... How did you benefit and how did your students benefit? "A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience's attention. Then he can teach his lesson" Hendrik John Clarke Shiver me timbers Franklin Park School, Let's get ready for our first quest! In part two of Burgess' book he begins a crash course into presentational hooks
(pgs. 75-93). Take some time to peruse these pages and begin to map out a plan of action for accepting our 30 Day Challenge by choosing one or more of the following hooks to try:
Share your success stories and any obstacles that you faced with mates below. I would love to come and visit as you take your students on one of these "high seas adventures." Get ready to embark on an exciting journey as we set sail on the high seas to seek our adventure, treasure, and our passions. We will use this page as our communicating vehicle where we can discuss our travels in our classrooms while using the stars and Teach Like A Pirate by Dave Burgess as our guide...
What is your passion? Content, Professional, Personal... (Please comment below in the comments section.) |
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