I would also like further info on this fascinating story. It reminds me of
a movement in France at about the same time as Dewey which was led by a man
named Freinet. I can't remember the correct spelling, though. It was
fascinating because these French teachers banded together to develop
Asking for all to be on the same page and expecting that teachers will
be doing what is best for their students is contradictory.
Renee
On Jul 16, 2007, at 3:23 PM, ljackson wrote:
I work in a district with nine schools and I have to say, this will
not work
for us. Our children, spread
This is an interesting thread to me as it relates to what I have learned from
Japanese lesson study. When I first started learning about Japanese Lesson
Study (a form of professional development used in Japan where teachers write
and test lessons together), I was concerned about the idea that
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This is an interesting thread to me as it relates to what I have learned from
Japanese lesson study. When I first started learning about Japanese Lesson
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However, saying that, each teacher approaches the
curriculum in a different way and that's how you can
make these programs your own. It's still possible to
integrate what you've learned into these programs.
It's up to you to make sure that you reach all of your
students
and convince the powers
Lisa,
I agree with you about the reading programs being wonderful resources. I use
Open Court, very scripted, but it was my first introduction to teaching the
strategies. I was a second year teacher when I started using the program. I
didn't even find MOT until the beginning of last year. I
If he was following the program word for word, each and every kiddo was
getting what they were supposed to get. However, it never felt like
teaching to me and now I know why!
Did it feel a bit more like Call and Response?
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