Positively Persistent Teach
I am a teacher. I moved to Florida to teach 2nd grade and was recently moved to Pre-K. At my last school, I taught in the resource room for grades K-8 in both reading and math (and many times other content areas as well) in a public school district. I have also taught K-2 special education in a charter school. I student taught in England, have had field placements in Montessori schools, and worked with a private Christian school.
The most important things I have learned about teaching are:
1. Don't ever give up on a kid, or yourself.
2. The attitude you have, regardless of the situation, is your choice. Choosing a negative one does not improve anything, it only makes you and others around you miserable.
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I was in charge of the two sophomore periods because Ben had to go home during first hour for a family crisis. The first hour didn’t listen to me when I asked/told them to be quiet.
Then third hour I was informed by Scott that my plans for a lecture by the librarian fell through so instead of being in the library I had to come up with plan B. Luckily, I had all of my stuff ready for tomorrow, so I just switched days.
Unfortunately, I had tech issues, and tried to deal with them as best as I could. But the lecture on MLA formatting did not go well at all during fourth hour. Part of it, again, is them refusing to listen to me. I even got frustrated and told them that I was sick of having to stop and wait for them or to try to talk over them and that they need to listen better. But part of me literally just wants to give detentions to every student in that room. Ugh.
Fifth hour did go better, but I couldn’t do everything I wanted because I didn’t have enough time to procure a document camera, so I couldn’t show and go over the student example papers for MLA formatting, but I did pass them around as the students were working on their anthologies. So hopefully they gleaned something.
But I confused myself as I was explaining MLA, so I can only imagine how the kids probably felt. I want to give them a handout or something that easily explains quotes and citations but I’m not sure how to structure it. Any ideas?
Obviously, lecture isn’t working. So, break it up into chunks. Introduce the concept of making citations. Show some examples. Our dept. has actually made a digest handout of the MLA most common sources. We make them essentially do a scavenger hunt through it to find answers to simple questions to get them used to looking at it.
Then, practice making citations with them. Work them together, making the kids find the answers while you write it on the board.
Then make them work in pairs.
Then make them do it on their own.
Repeat the process for teaching how to integrate quotes with in-text citations.
Use the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab). It’s the best.
She’s right. The Purdue OWL is the best and always up to date.
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I definitely agree with GWALP’s advice especially the overall message of breaking up those long sessions. Hell, in most...
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ljdubay answered:
I know this seems basic, however, what about assigned seating to help with the talking? or break up lecture with group work?
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clowncostume-slippersimprovised answered:
While OWL at Purdue is an excellent resource, having the kids use EasyBib (easybib.com) can work just as well. It would be more
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clowncostume-slippersimprovised reblogged this from positivelypersistentteach and added:
While OWL at Purdue is an excellent resource, having...kids use EasyBib...
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arifsinggih answered:
goood
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taste-dont-waste answered:
As a Student I can honestly say notes are boring. When we stop listening we get put into groups,& then we go over it at the end of class.
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positivelypersistentteach reblogged this from girlwithalessonplan and added:
She’s right. The Purdue OWL is the best and always up to date.
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girlwithalessonplan reblogged this from watchallisonteach and added:
isn’t working. So, break it up into chunks. Introduce...making citations. Show some...
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toknowjoy reblogged this from watchallisonteach and added:
First, I’m glad it wasn’t just me. 7th period got...how much time they were wasting, then...
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