Spring Break is officially here and although I have only been able to start a brief introduction of WBT with my Grade 5s I can’t wait to hit the ground running on Monday. I feel as though I have just been full of exciting news the last little while and my ninth Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post is no exception! I hope that this focus on WBT is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I was… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! All Systems are Go
I can’t believe that spring break is almost here! I feel like I’ve only just gotten the hang of everything in our classroom and now we are leaving for an entire week! The exciting news, however, is that my eighth Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post is about introducing WBT in our classrooms! I hope that this focus on WBT is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I highlighted “Mind Soccer“, and while this week isn’t about… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! Mind Soccer
My second student teaching placement has finally begun! I am still just observing and getting to know the students but I start teaching next week and you can be sure I will be introducing them to WBT asap! In preparation, here is my seventh Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last time I highlighted “The Agreement Bridge“, this week I would like… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! The Agreement Bridge
This term has flown by, we are already on our last full week of classes and it is also my sixth Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I highlighted “The Genius Ladder”, this week I would like to introduce you to the WBT strategy of “The Agreement Bridge”. (I realize that my introduction of these strategies are not in any… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! The Genius Ladder
I am currently laying in bed seemingly dying from bronchitis but it is also my fifth Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I highlighted “The Scoreboard”, this week I would like to introduce you to the WBT strategy of “The Genius Ladder”. (I realize that my introduction of these strategies are not in any specific order). So far, my… Read More
WBT & Manitoba's "Towards Inclusion" Document Part 2
Yesterday I started blogging on how WBT strategies might fit in with the criteria set out by the Manitoba government. I found the Towards Inclusion: Supporting Positive Behaviours in Manitoba Classrooms document and decided to focus on Section 6: Positive Reinforcement (pg. 53) and Section 7: Fair & Predictable Consequences (pg. 58). I quickly realized, however, that this was not a one-post topic and decided to split it into two parts by covering Section 6 yesterday and covering Section 7 today. SECTION 7: FAIR & PREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES The document summarizes that a teacher must establish consequences for inappropriate behaviour BEFORE… Read More
WBT & Manitoba's "Towards Inclusion" Document Part 1
I spent the better part of this weekend working on filming a video with a group for our Classroom Management class. Our film is supposed to demonstrate a specific classroom management model and will be used to teach the rest of our classmates about said model. With my last post about “The Scoreboard” and this project on my mind, I started thinking about how WBT strategies would fit into different classroom management models. While I enjoyed the model we were working on (Rudolf Driekur’s Social Discipline Model) I decided to do some research on how WBT would fit in… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! The Scoreboard
The week is almost done (we don’t have school on Fridays) and I’m excited to be writing my fourth Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I highlighted “Mirror”, this week I would like to introduce you to the WBT strategy of “The Scoreboard”. (I realize that my introduction of these strategies are not in any specific order). Scoreboard for older… Read More
1000+ Page Views!!
It has been a short 32 days since I entered the blogging world and I will admit that I LOVE it! It has been such a good tool for reflecting on what I learn while in our Faculty of Education classes. It has also been wonderful to connect with other educators all over the world; their insight and experience is invaluable. With this in mind, I am so pleased to announce that the blog has reached OVER 1000 PAGE VIEWS! To celebrate, I would like you to head on over to the Whole Brain Teaching website to grab… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! Mirror
February is here and I’m excited to be writing my third Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I hope that this focus on a specific WBT strategy is helpful to those of you who are wishing to learn more about how a certain strategy may work and what my personal experience with it has been. Last week I highlighted “Class-Yes”, this week I would like to introduce you to the WBT strategy of “Mirror”. (I realize that my introduction of these strategies are not in any specific order). “Mirror” is a classroom management strategy that allows for us,… Read More