I already knew the importance of how commenting on blogs was extremely important to children's engagement and motivation to post/write on their own blogs. They feel like their work is valued and being viewed instantly from anywhere, not just in the classroom.
This is also true for adults! Thank you to Myra for making me smile! :)
This is exactly what I have instilled into my own class - the love of sharing your learning/thoughts/reflections etc with others and the importance of commenting to make others feel valued.
Myra's comment.
Now... my challenge to each of you... go and make someones day by making comment and letting them know you care! ;)
Saturday, February 9, 2013
ICOT
At the end of the summer holidays seven of us attended the ICOT (International Conference on Thinking) in Wellington. Wow! What a week of full on sessions, "ah-ah" moments, reflective thinking upon my own teaching practice and wonderful conversations between colleagues!
The seven of us have already had a de-brief session, with coffee and cake, and have begun planning the next three teacher meetings of term 1. We had great conversations about how the brain works, personality types and Ewan McIntosh's main points from his keynote (and that was only Day 1 of the conference). We are looking forward to meeting regularly to reflect on our learning from the conference and how we are going to filter through the rest of the staff back at school all our 'wonderings' and new ideas.
2013... will be another great year!
2013 has begun and I'm already excited to begin my journey into exploring the use of iPads/iPods in the classroom. One of our quadblogging classes is well underway with the use of iPads so they will be a great resource to use, view, ask questions and trial some new learning using iPads - Davyhulme Primary
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