tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684316.post2771643142145639853..comments2024-02-18T10:34:56.951-05:00Comments on Middle School, day by day from a teacher's point of view: cossondrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11132453976247479697noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684316.post-24198469740548205822010-11-16T14:11:05.562-05:002010-11-16T14:11:05.562-05:00You are so right, DiDi. Day to day teaching isn...You are so right, DiDi. Day to day teaching isn't about the intelligences or Bloom's taxonmy. Those things tend to fall into place when an effective teacher looks critically at their lessons/instructions. <br /><br />The tides that overwhelm teachers are the day to day tidbits that are so overwhelming. In a TEACHER magazine article, I tackled some of those. Check it out at http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2008/12/03/11tln_george.h20.html<br /><br />Learning from other successful, organized teachers can make a huge difference in how you structure those busy bits that suck up so much of your time. I will try to tackle some of your other concerns in upcoming posts. <br /><br />Thanks for reading!cossondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720044849447817480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684316.post-7557924196317031732010-11-15T19:09:09.148-05:002010-11-15T19:09:09.148-05:00As an education major rapidly approaching my semes...As an education major rapidly approaching my semester of student teaching, I agree that teacher prep programs need to include a class centered on organization and classroom management skills. I find it helpful to understand the educational jargon I am learning, because I can more easily understand all of the debates and professional chatter centered around education reform and curriculum design. I appreciate learning (over and over again in at least three or four classes) about Bloom's taxonomy and Kohlberg's stages of moral development. I almost understand why I need two different classes that cover human physical development. However, I CRAVE practical training! Help me set priorities! How do I handle it when half of the class did not come prepared, when no one has a pencil and only a few have completed their homework? Which classroom configurations are best suited for flexible learning situations, so that I can go from individual assignments to group projects and back again with minimal chaos? How do I handle the intense parents, and what about the indifferent parents? Teach me about the administrative maze and how to navigate it effectively! Show me ways to avoid burnout and to bounce back after a bad day in the classroom. These are the things that are not taught in my program, and I am convinced that these are the things that will plague me the most as I begin teaching. Every new teacher wants to be effective--show us how to become what we really need to be!Di Di Rossnoreply@blogger.com