tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910730754205440219.post6607113274342849003..comments2011-03-28T11:49:13.255-07:00Comments on EDM613 Blog: MAC_Week3_Reading (Zander,5-8)Dena Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09185573246019682592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910730754205440219.post-67722892629396536682011-03-28T11:05:30.365-07:002011-03-28T11:05:30.365-07:00Great observations, yes, I've found myself thi...Great observations, yes, I've found myself thinking that there are those who would do well by spending some time in Zanders pages, but I've refrained from given them copie of the book (so far...).jbbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150642025855983878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910730754205440219.post-46295956109418275312011-03-20T18:42:57.988-07:002011-03-20T18:42:57.988-07:00Dena,
I was struck by his comment about how studen...Dena,<br />I was struck by his comment about how students identify with what ever behaviors cause them to receive attention (I discussed it in my blog, too.)<br /><br />I've been thinking about how to apply some of his practices, like the white sheet. This week I had two girls in my Intro to Journalism class who wanted to drop the class because they thought is was boring and hard. They assured me that it had nothing to do with me. They were shocked when I asked them to take the weekend to think up some recommendations on how I could make the class more engaging and get back with me on Monday. <br /><br />I'm not sure if they know that I'm serious, but if they have suggestions tomorrow, I'm going to take them into consideration.<br /><br />And I don't just want to give my colleagues a copy of Rule #6; I think they need to read the whole book!Justin Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621060636683899800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910730754205440219.post-29101537393361118312011-03-20T06:29:27.691-07:002011-03-20T06:29:27.691-07:00Dena,
I agree with you, the book is so inspiration...Dena,<br />I agree with you, the book is so inspirational and the techniques that Mr. Zander uses are a great way to get the best out of our students! I also loved the idea of the ‘white sheet’ and it’s similar to something that I tried the first year of teaching called ‘the box of comments’. I told my students to write a note about anything they liked, didn’t liked or ideas for the classroom. However, I didn’t make it mandatory so I didn’t read everyone’s comments, but it did workout well. <br /><br />I also liked your idea of placing a photocopy of the number 6 rule in your colleagues’ mailbox. I think you should do it and say it’s from you. If you don’t do it, you will never know if it had an impact on them or not. So please let me know if you decide to do it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012529655559919675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910730754205440219.post-20611094008559156432011-03-19T12:30:31.422-07:002011-03-19T12:30:31.422-07:00Nice post, Dena!
I like your idea of putting the ...Nice post, Dena!<br /><br />I like your idea of putting the photocopy onto each of your co-workers mailboxes. I work at a school where every teacher has regular access to carts of computers. Even with this setup, many of them fear giving up control of their typical teaching strategies and routines. <br /><br />Sadly, I anticipate that even if they read this and were inspired, little change would actually take place in their classrooms. For this reason, I believe that it's critical for those of us who are passionate about using technology to inspire and empower the lives of our students to stay in touch and push each other to be the change we wish to see in all classrooms.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206848131305384121noreply@blogger.com