It has taken me quite a while to figure out how to come back to The Ripe Environment with all of the things that I am doing within my school. It came to me when my students were finally ready to work with their blogs on authentic writing. I was …
I am at a Digital Educator Meeting Today, but here are my substitute lesson plans: 091207.doc
Core 1: Share-on: Share with at least one other person what you have written about The Road Less Traveled and the concept of change. Introduce concept of thought exploration and Mind Mining: We are going to use a lot of paper and markers and ideas today. Today is going to …
Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: What is content? What is the Academy Authentic? Watch the tutorial on Writing in Your Blog. Extensions: Use the Academy Authentic page to attempt your first Academy Authentic. Cores 2+3: Discuss-on: What is content? Show off the new-and-improved “Academy Authentic.” Explore and add to the Constantly Growing …
Core 1: Write-On: What is the most difficult dichotomous choice (only two options) you have had to make in your life? Read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost What do you notice in this poem? Answer questions on theme and change (from handout). Discuss poetry analysis, dichotomous choice, and …
Cores 1-4: Introduction to your Academy of Discovery Google Account. Docs Calendar Gmail Tutorial for how to login to your Academy of Discovery Google Account. Tutorial on how to work within your Academy of Discovery Google Documents Account. Write your final draft of your writing assessment on Google Docs and …
I was away at a district-wide Discovery Language Arts meeting today. Here are my sub plans: 090507.doc
I am sitting here in a professional development about inquiry in writing and I have been asked to write a small anecdote about my own school experience. Here it is: My Cross pen is always, always by my side. Slipping it over the edge of my pocket feels grand. It …
Core 1-4: Discuss-on: Why do MAP results matter? Explore Lexile levels: Lexile Map Find a book database: put together a book bag and print it out. If you have forgotten some of the steps, here is a tutorial. Today is the first day that AR tests are up and running. …
Core 1: Write-on: Translate five of your authentic topics into inauthentic prompts. What is the difference in the wording of an authentic topic vs. inauthentic prompt? Discover how we can go from inauthentic prompts to authentic topics How can you attack an inauthentic prompt? What do you owe an authentic …