I haven’t really made my own website. This Weebly blog is pretty much it. Having said that, I like that this is all scaffolded for us. It makes the content remain the focus— not the building of the website (well, not quite as much). Looking at the samples, I thought they were pretty level-headed. Nothing too crazy. Basically, “hey, here is what I learned. Here are some links. Come in and explore with me.” Some had a little humor and personality. Others not so much. Kind of like our blogs. But they were effective because they were clear and uncluttered. I like that. Simplicity. It’s like how I like my personal closet in my bedroom: have things you really like and use. Toss the rest. Simple.
(Okay having said that I have about 20 pairs of shoes. There are exceptions) I think for me, the target audience is teachers that feel they have to grade it all, all day, even over the weekend. WHY OH WHY DEAR TEACHER DO YOU DO THIS TO YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS. It’s for the teacher that doesn’t reach out to students and ask, “hey, what feedback would you like to see here?” (I mean, c’mon, that should be obvious right? At least at a certain level? That is my focus here. Maybe we can evolve just a little bit and meet kids with what they need, and not what our teachers gave us. The whole, “well I turned out all right so I’ll teach the way I was taught as a student” is SO full of flaws and logical fallacy. Hopefully one teacher at least can at least examine their own practice though the lens I present through and maybe save their work/home balance a bit, and step forward with feedback techniques in the process.
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Erica Gysbers
2/7/2021 02:44:14 pm
I have been thinking about your project lately. Weird I know. Quite a few of my friends have freshman this year and are having problems with their childrens English teachers not providing feedback to students before assinging the next assignment or grading it at all. So, I continue my mantra and say to ask the teacher how feedback is provided, as I know from you that it could be peer feedback or from me,I address things whole class in the third grade distance learning world. Thanks!
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Laurie J. Gaynor
2/7/2021 05:53:37 pm
20 pairs of shoes? You amaze me. But I think you are on to something. I remember listening to my son talk about the English class/instructor that he learned the most from. The teacher had them write a 5 page paper each week. Then he had them edit it down to 2 pages with the stipulation that they not cut the meat of the paper. I am paraphrasing, but just like your closet, it is important to keep only the important stuff. I guess that is what a copy editor does. It made my son uber aware of each word he included.
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Lynda Bergner
2/8/2021 03:54:55 pm
Can't fault a guy that likes shoes...like you said there are exceptions. lo
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