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Cindy Stafford replied to Lindsay Francese's discussion Einstien Never Used Flash Cards Ch. 4 Language the Power of Babble in the group Somers Point Teachers"The idea that stood out in this chapter was that parents don't have to teach language to their children but they do need to be active partners in the process. We can also apply this idea to our classroom teaching. I have finally gotten sick of…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Susan Dugan's discussion Einstein Didn't Use Flashcards in the group Somers Point Teachers"I was hoping that this book was going to take away some of the pressure of parenting/educating. Instead, it seems to justify what we have been doing all along...providing a stimulating environment with as much one on one interaction as possible.…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Cris Reinhold's discussion Never Work Harder Chapter 5 in the group Somers Point Teachers"One of the key points the author discussed in this chapter was the use of formative assessments how important they are in providing immediate feedback to both teacher and students on their progress toward learning goals. I have been using more…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Cris Reinhold's discussion Never Work Harder Chapter 3 in the group Somers Point Teachers"Lisa, you are right on with the semantics issue. This chapter did, however, reinforce the idea of self-fulfilling prophecies. I believe that if a teacher has faith that a student will reach classroom goals/objectives, the student will begin to…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Cris Reinhold's discussion Never Work Harder Chapter 2 in the group Somers Point Teachers"This chapter helped reinforce the idea of deciding what the particular learning goal is and how to effectively remove the "fluff" from a lesson, which can save on planning time and make the best use of instructional time. Creating our…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Jennifer Luff's discussion Professional Development - Whose Responsibility is it? in the group Somers Point Teachers"Taking Grad courses toward my Master's has been very rewarding, both professionally and personally. I believe I am becoming a more well-rounded person/teacher who is open to looking at new ideas in order to maximize the acheivement of my…"
Cindy Stafford replied to Jennifer Luff's discussion First Grade Writing Rubric in the group Somers Point Teachers"I love the idea of using a rubric. With a few changes, this one would be great to use with writer's workshop. Since we are trying to incorporate some of Trophies's writing into our program, I also like the use of their rubrics for…"
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Kathleen Zinski said… - I'm soooooooo high tech!
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