Trisha's post 1
Emotions #: 2

My Question: What is the effect of using painting activities as a reward for difficult (behaviorally) classes?
Since last session: I've continued collecting data, trying to figure out a quicker way to collect some of my dat.
What I need help on: A quicker way to collect data. Um and HOW do we teach w/o a voice. And I TOTALLY FORGOT TO DO THIS POST. ACCCK.

2nd Post - Courtney

Well, I'd say I'm still around a 2... maybe closer to a 1 because of everyone's encouragement! :)

I've decided to just keep on going the way I am. After all, I haven't really been stuck or frustrated just little road blocks. It feels weird to think that I'll just keep going the way I have been... collecting data and working in technology whenever possible. It almost seems like this is too easy? I should knock on wood!!

So my goals for next time:

1. Journal!
2. Try harder to incorporate meaningful technology lessons once a week.
3. Keep collecting data.

Thanks everyone!

Kara's Second Post

First thank you Blogging Buddies! You have given me a lot to think about!

Emotions- 2

I am going to go with the group ideas of looking at one aspect of the PBD and focus on how close the kids were to improving in one skill for the first graph and add the other graphs as we go. I am also going to talk with all 3rd-5th grade teachers and see if I can get them involved in doing a graph lesson based on the data from PE.

Goals would be to create the graphas and talk to the teachers.

I am excited to see how this all goes! Thanks again everyone!

I do like the blog. Just need to make time each day to post something. So Holly, does this count as a journal entry since we are sharing our thoughts? Just joking but I do want to print off my posts and responses from others to be part of my project.

Kristina 2nd Post

I feel I am at a 4 now.

I will try to have my students more accountable for their word wall. I will revisit my expectations and have the students share at the end of class occasionally. I think that these steps will help with their progress.

Goals
1. I will revisit my expectations with my students on the word wall.
2. I hope to have one completed project by the next meeting.

Aaron's Second Blogging Buddies Post

Sweet Emotions #: 3-my next step is daunting, but important!

Thoughts: I need to help them start talking about their thinking. Guiding them in question-asking and creating some learning groups to do a problem over a few days.

Goals: Get some concrete plans on my mini-lessons for how to help them discuss their work. Use written questions such as I listed, and Kara's ideas of learning communities to help them start thinking about their questions. I might even give them the answer, and have them focus on the justification.

Kenna's Second Post

Emotion - 2

I think I will go with group conferences and I will try to do them at others times than just during math. I am also going to work on a rubric for the conferences. Those are my goals. Let's see how it goes.

Michelle's Question

I am still not sure of my question. I go back and forth between gender motivation and gender curriculum.

I was reading a power point from the Single Sex Classroom Conference I attended in Vegas and it does give ideas of how teachers can be more effective with both genders. It also states that over the years we as a society have started to favor females.

So since our last class I have started looking up resources about gender specific practices in the classroom. I realize that I need to be objective about what I am reading because a certain biasis usually comes out.

nonconventional comment post #2

Courtney,
I'm sorry that I do not have any marvelous suggestions on how to use technology in your classroom, as you can see I am far from a computer guru. That being said, I love the way you are making it work in your classroom and the virtual comic strip project was a great implementation. I can see it holding terrific appeal for students. If you don't mind I think I'm going to steel it and adapt it for my third graders. Vocabulary work has to be done biweekly to be effective and its hard to find ways to keep it fun and interesting.

Emotion: 2

I am a little frustrated in that it seems I cannot find the TIME to get surveys out so I can gather data.

I finally tallied the MAP motivation survey from the 5th grade. I was a bit surprised by the results in which the boys and girls had close to the same percent that were/were not motivated. I thought for sure that the boys would of had a higher percentage motivated by food. Hmm???