This morning, I enjoyed the pass-around, carousel, manual blog, etc. activity that we did with Don about the research paper topic/question. I think that this activity helped us all to realize that other people are also interested in finding out more about the topic that we had chosen. I was encouraged to read comments by particularly secondary people as they said they would also like to know what I found during the research for their own knowledge. I agree with Carly ( I think she is the person) who brought up that we would not have time to sit and talk to everyone about their topic and give them feedback. This is a great way to give and receive immediate feedback. I will plan to use this with my class next year.
Carly's presentation was great! I am glad to know that there are other teachers out there who think competition is OK. I have struggled in the past due to a co-worker who was totally against the competitive activities that I often do in class. Thanks Carly for a great demo and for the wonderful ideas.
Dr. Glasgow was a very enlightening speaker. I appreciated the point that she brought up about the present day conflict of whether to preserve the Appalachian culture or to force changes upon people. I loved all of the teaching ideas she gave us...they were so practical and adaptable. I also believe that as teachers in this area, we have a responsibility to introduce Appalachian literature to our students. This is new to me since I am not a native and I am excited to read and share with my kids this next year.
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The Raccoon Slayer
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I want to say That I too enjoyed Dr. Glasgow's presentation. I also enjoyed what we did this morning, responding to everyone's burning question. It made me feel better about my burning question, and that perhaps it is a good burning question that other teachers feel they could use information on. Now if I can just find enough resources to help me with that burning question. I could feel pretty good right now. I also saw from what we did this morning a lot of other good burning questions, sounds like everyone is well on their way.
Is it strange to hear of this different culture - Appalachia - and realize that it probably is extremely familiar to your students? I never thought about the perspective of someone from a different part of the country. Do you have any similar cultural experiences?
I really liked the carousel too, it was fun and gave me some great ideas for my inquiry. I like having that kind of no-pressure feedback, both giving and receiving.
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