Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge: share some of the awesome holiday events your students & staff have planned for the next 3 weeks #mbteachers — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) November 30, 2015 – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 19th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 26th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 87
At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). This week is a very busy one for MB teachers as a large majority are sending home report cards and holding parent-teacher conferences. As such, I am only going to share a few resources today:1 ) Social Network Checklists – These checklists include everything you need to know about setting up an account, managing privacy, blocking/deleting people/information, how to report… Read More
#TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week
Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #TRSD32 tweet challenge of the week: share 1 thing students are getting ready for parent-teacher: displays, projects, portfolios, etc — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) November 23, 2015 – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 19th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 26th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week… Read More
Blogging in the Social Studies Classroom – FREEBIE
I have slowly been working on creating a comprehensive blogging program to implement with my high school social studies classes when I return from mat leave. Although I have blogged with my Grade 8 homeroom during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years, I feel like my implementation lacked direction and could have been done a lot better. I Think, Therefore I Blog. (2012). Uploaded to Flickr by MarsmettnnTallahass. Available online at: https://flic.kr/p/cHUyJN I decided to create a blogging program for my high school classes because: – these students are already familiar with the program (they blogged… Read More
Teaching in a Fishbowl TpT Store
I’ve decided to try something new by creating my own Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) store. If you are unfamiliar with TpT, here is an exert from their website: Teachers Pay Teachers (or TpT, as we call it) is a community of millions of educators who come together to share their work, their insights, and their inspiration with one another. We are the first and largest open marketplace where teachers share, sell, and buy original educational resources. That means immediate access to a world of expertise and more time to focus on students and teaching. I thought that since… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 86
At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). I’ve been spending a lot of time in the past 2 weeks developing a blogging program for my students for next year (I posted briefly about it before). In this planning I’ve been creating different blogging prompts to provide direction for my students; one of which included creating a fake social media post from the perspective of… Read More
#TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week
Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #TRSD32 tweet challenge of the week: share your report card progress & send support to your colleagues during this busy time! #mbteachers — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) November 16, 2015 – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 19th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 26th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 85: Remembrance Day
At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). This week we stop to formally honour the servicemen and women who have given themselves to defending our country and those in need of protection. There is no school held on Remembrance Day but schools hold their own services and incorporate activities to learn more about the significance behind this day. Here are some resources to help your students learn about… Read More
#TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week
Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week: share how your class/school is honouring our veterans & current service members for Remembrance Day — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) November 9, 2015 – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 19th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 26th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge… Read More
The Role of the Mentor – Reflective Blogging Part 6
This post is part of the Reflective Teaching Blogging Challenge hosted by Terry at Te@ch Thought. While the original challenge is a year-old already I thought it would be the perfect thing to keep me on track over the next little while. DAY 6 – Explain: What does a good mentor do? I’m glad that this question was included as part of the challenge because I often say that I am trying to create a classroom that sees “teacher as mentor” as opposed to “teacher as expert”… but what does that really mean? To me, a good mentor is someone who: –… Read More