I am really interested in more ideas on Power Teaching. I’ve been teaching fourth graders now for eight years and I am looking for something new to implement for the upcoming year. I just watched a few of the videos. I would love to start my year with it. Any suggestions?
Thanks

For the most part, students are most invested in their writing when it is linked to communication and socialization. Paul M. Rogers, who co-authored a similar writing study at Harvard, the main draw of such writing was that it was generally directed toward accomplishing an “immediate, concrete goal.”

Perhaps providing immediate incentives for writing would help students to more greatly appreciate the value of developing their writing skills.

Read the whole story about the Stanford study at:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/June/The-Internet–A-Boon-to-Writing–or-the-Beginning-of-the-End.html

We all take turns when we have something important to say. Or at least we should. I can’t say that there’s a “Bud the Teacher Effect,” but if there were, I’d want it to be this –

If something that I can say/do/write inspires you to say/do/write something that will inspire the next person, and so on and so on, and along the way we all learn lots and say/do/write important things – well, that’s pretty special, and an effect I can happily share my name with.

As an aside, the dandelion is going to be one of those sticky metaphors that will continue to influence my thinking for some time to come. So perhaps there’s a Jenny Effect, as well.

From my perspective, I was just as excited to be sitting next to you, sharing Twitter people and talking about technology and the clasroom.

I began blogging, just like you … and it was when a friend from NWP said to me: What? You’re not blogging? Why not? (This was Maria Angala, from DC, and we had done some blogging with our classes as virtual pen pals).

Sometimes, you write into the void and don’t think about how you connect with others. I often find myself writing for myself, in a public way.
Anyway, I’m glad that we met, sat at the same table all weekend and caught your own excitement at the possibilities.

The Bud the Teacher effect … yeah. I like it.

Your friend,
Kevin

I am a student teacher in CA and came across your blog while looking for resources on publishing students’ writing. I am taking a tech class and one of our assignments is creating a blog.. I thought yours was great! I would like to link yours to mine or use some of your resources if you don’t mind. )

Thanks,

Casey

I love the idea of only teaching for a few seconds and then having the kids teach each other, but is there a training of the kids and how do you go about that part? Even though I haven’t done it yet, I want to implement it no later than after Christmas but now I’m thinking go ahead and start – Christmas is ususally a hard time to teach so what do I have to loose?

This method would be great for my ADD kids, struggling students and ELL kids. Of course my whole class will benefit as well. I’m curious to know if you still need to use cards for individual discipline or if you just use the smiles and frowns all day.

Ben