Discovery Utopias
I really like that blog. It is clear and concrete in it’s objectives and goals. The teacher gives instructions that are easily understandable.
I think it’s perfect for middle school students.
I am impressed by the pedagogy behind this blog .
Academy of Discovery , started by Chresthill Middle School, is proposing a new way of thinking and working in school settings.
They call it school 2.o , a way of teaching that is “inherently collaborative, creative and dynamic.” Very exciting!
The Cool Cat Teacher
That’s the “mother load” of a teacher blog. Wow, that took me a while to go through – lots of info. I think I need to stick with studying this one for a while.
Since I am not teaching right now, I can’t quite see how I would use a blog with students. I used to teach German and if I were teaching German right now I would certainly have a blog. I would definitely include You Tube clips to make studies more fun and alive. For example:
Denglish that is a great song. I used some of their songs in my classes and the students always really liked that and were really motivated to pay attention. Once the students learn all the vocabulary and understand the message of the song, they love being able to listen along and understand it.
