I am pleased that you were able to identify many useful strategies that can be applied to your classroom. You also mentioned some of the very important subject matter within the chapter. Such as, the new roles classroom teachers must play in the classroom especially that of teacher researcher and also the new definition of literacy. This view of literacy goes far beyond the functionally literate view which guides many classrooms. You also compiled the information within an interactive PowerPoint. Please attach the PowerPoint to your blog so that you can share with your colleagues.
I agree that the authors want to spark a literary movement among teachers to ensure that literary skills are taught for the betterment of our country. Further, I agree that literary skills will help others to achieve their goals by helping them to get better jobs. Last, cultural relevance is an important factor, when creating lessions, and one that all teachers should consider. Good points, Rochelle.
I think that there is widespread agreement that the teaching of literacy needs to be rethought, and is even more important within our current test-driven climate that emphasizes low-level thinking skills rather than strategies such as synthesis and analysis that constitute the upper levels of Bloom's Taxonomy of the cognitive domain. How can we get students motivated through literature that is relevant to students, while still giving them the deep knowledge and upper level thinking skills that are desired in the modern workplace?
This post was a great one to listen to and imagine what it should look like in ones’ classroom. I think that you understood what the author was saying regarding the teachers role in the classroom, as the teacher, evaluator, the researcher. I think that you pointed out something shared by all of us that it’s not just about the text or tests, its about preparing our students for the world.
It was encouraging that you stated that literacy wasnt just the reading of text but the employment of drama, music and other areas with the literacy focus.
I am pleased that you were able to identify many useful strategies that can be applied to your classroom. You also mentioned some of the very important subject matter within the chapter. Such as, the new roles classroom teachers must play in the classroom especially that of teacher researcher and also the new definition of literacy. This view of literacy goes far beyond the functionally literate view which guides many classrooms. You also compiled the information within an interactive PowerPoint. Please attach the PowerPoint to your blog so that you can share with your colleagues.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the authors want to spark a literary movement among teachers to ensure that literary skills are taught for the betterment of our country. Further, I agree that literary skills will help others to achieve their goals by helping them to get better jobs. Last, cultural relevance is an important factor, when creating lessions, and one that all teachers should consider. Good points, Rochelle.
ReplyDeleteI think that there is widespread agreement that the teaching of literacy needs to be rethought, and is even more important within our current test-driven climate that emphasizes low-level thinking skills rather than strategies such as synthesis and analysis that constitute the upper levels of Bloom's Taxonomy of the cognitive domain. How can we get students motivated through literature that is relevant to students, while still giving them the deep knowledge and upper level thinking skills that are desired in the modern workplace?
ReplyDeleteThis post was a great one to listen to and imagine what it should look like in ones’ classroom. I think that you understood what the author was saying regarding the teachers role in the classroom, as the teacher, evaluator, the researcher. I think that you pointed out something shared by all of us that it’s not just about the text or tests, its about preparing our students for the world.
ReplyDeleteIt was encouraging that you stated that literacy wasnt just the reading of text but the employment of drama, music and other areas with the literacy focus.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to be creative in classroom instruction and that we need to use a variety of text that encourage students to read.
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