Last week
I read several blog posts on the book selected for this year’s #cyberPD – Who
Owns the Learning by Alan November. When the book had been selected several
weeks ago, I glanced at it and quickly dismissed joining – I just didn’t have
the time. However, upon reading the blog I knew I immediately needed to
purchase this book.
Once it
arrived this weekend I quickly worked to read the first two chapters along with
chapter 3 and 4 that were being discussed this week. Chapter 3 focuses on a
classroom scribe, chapter 4 on a classroom researcher. Here is what I’ve taken
away from the book so far.
· I use a lot of technology in the
classroom, but sometimes not deeply enough. I often get caught up in trying something
out and then leaving it and trying the next thing.
· I need to give up ownership and
let the kids do more work. I started a classroom blog last year, but quickly
abandoned it when it was just one more thing I had to do. Pondering how to have
the students take it over. It would be a great spot for a “classroom scribe” to
record our learning in a given day – do I give the kids the password? Leave the
publishing to me? Still trying to figure this out.
· I need to continue to grow the
audience my students “publish” for. Debating the best way to go about that.
· Teaching them how to research
online is more detailed than I thought.
· Wondering how to use the jobs
described in the book to the best advantage in a fifth grade classroom.
I’m
grateful I read those posts last night and can participate in #cyberpd. My
brain is whirling with possibilities for this fall.
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