Category: the classroom
Updated on August 2, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: The classroom
Today is Sunday. But today is also next Thursday. Which means I spent the whole afternoon teaching. I thought I’d let you have a little lengthy glimpse into my classroom.
Updated on August 2, 2011
Classroom humor
Today was the first day of my reading and writing course for graduate students. The first chunk of any class is always devoted to get to know you type activities. If students are freshmen, this includes assigning English… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Right where I belong
Today marked the first teaching day of the semester. Teachers, even veteran teachers, have a few nerves the first day. But those nerves dissipate quite quickly these days. Especially when the first class is one you have history… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Freshmen Sports Day
Yesterday afternoon, the Freshmen teachers on our team hosted a Sports Day for all of their students. As unofficial team photographer, I pulled myself away from packing for a bit to get a few shots of the students… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Story time (take three)
While the descriptions in this story are not nearly as vivid as the last story, I found this tale incredibly amusing. What do you get when you put together an old woman and a giant in a castle… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Story time (take two)
I’m currently making my way through my second class of fairy tales, and wanted to share another of my favorites with you. For this story, their assigned characters were a hunter and a knight, the setting was a… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Story time
Recently, in my writing classes we’ve been working on a creative writing unit. The culmination of the unit is a group fairy tale writing project. Students select at random two characters (such as giant and wizard), a location… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Not too shabby
Last week I asked you to hypothesize how many of my 25 students would show up to class this afternoon. This weekend was a holiday weekend, and Monday classes and Tuesday morning classes had been canceled. I was… Read More
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