Burns EDU 614

STUDENTS AS SCRIBES Scribing in an early childhood classroom looks much different than in any other classroom. Students in an early childhood classroom are often just learning the correct way to hold a writing utensil and their actual writing usually consists of random marks and scribbles.  Teachers in early childhood classrooms often scribe for their students.  A form of scribing that would be appropriate for preschoolers is drawing pictures as they cannot write words and sentences on their own.  Our young students often take part in activities where t hey will draw a picture about a topic or question that is given by the teacher and the teacher will then write the words that they dictate. In many of our classes we have talked about whether having a teacher scribe for a student is a good idea.  It has been brought up that a student might not even attempt to write if they know t heir teachers are always going to do it for them.  Will havin...

Article Reactions No Teachers, No Class, No Homework; Would You Send Your Kids Here? Democratic Schools After reading the article and watching a video about democratic schools, I have concluded that I would not put my child in that type of school model.  In a democratic school, the children have the freedom to do whatever they want each and every day. I do not feel there is any structure in a school like that and I feel strongly that students need some type of structure.  It is a true democracy where both students and teachers have equal votes on important decisions and since the “teachers” are outnumbered, the students in reality rule the school. Although I would not send my daughter to this type of school, I do not disagree with some of the ideas represented in this type of model.  I agree that students need to be interested and motivated by what they are doing in school in order to make progress. I also agree that classrooms and schools sho...

WAP - Student Tutorial Designers  Hand washing is listed as one of the goals on the assessment that I fill out for each of my students twice per year.  As a result, I have been wanting to find ways to improve the hand washing skills of my students. Since I work with 3-4 year olds, it is the perfect age to emphasize the importance of proper hand washing.  Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water.   As the weather changes and cold and flu season is upon us, I really want to make this a priority in my classroom.   I currently have some students that get the soap and rinse it off before they even rub their hands together, others that think they only have to wash one hand and not the other, as well as those students that do not shake the water off their hands when finishe...

App. Practical:  Teacher/Admin Tasks Are you a full time parent?  A full time teacher? Do you find it a constant struggle to stay organized?  Do you use a calendar? Are you a list maker? Do you have trouble keeping track of your lists once you make them?  I have always been a list maker whether it be a to-do list or a grocery list. My main struggle is keeping track of my lists or remembering to take my various lists with me.  In my attempt at total family organization, I downloaded t he Cozi App.   Cozi is the must-have organizer for families.  It helps coordinate and communicate everyone’s schedules and activities, track grocery lists, manage t o do lists, plan ahead for dinner, and keep the whole family on the same page. Bye-bye chaos. Hello Cozi. Cozi Calendar Cozi offers a shared, color-coded calendar.  It enables everyone to see what everyone else is doing and where everyone needs to be.  Th...