tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post3262081811627967690..comments2024-03-26T05:18:01.915-04:00Comments on Portable Teacher: When Homework Doesn't WorkLee Ann Spillanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-3737476242750172822015-03-03T07:24:27.159-05:002015-03-03T07:24:27.159-05:00Thank goodness you're so attentive to reading ...Thank goodness you're so attentive to reading and discussing their work. And you think about what their responses say about your teaching. Like everyone else, I'm noting the line "Bad practice will not get us where we need to be." Wise words to commit to memory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-85998565558604898192015-03-02T21:07:33.608-05:002015-03-02T21:07:33.608-05:00good work listening and watching for the opportuni...good work listening and watching for the opportunity to revise and reteach...with so much other noise...it is easy to overlook...Beth Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013556968803038443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-57472243647662093812015-03-02T20:59:01.313-05:002015-03-02T20:59:01.313-05:00Bravo, friend!!! Sometimes the problem with our st...Bravo, friend!!! Sometimes the problem with our students' understanding or mastery of something doesn't start and end with them. I so appreciate your ability to be a reflective practitioner and take a step back and cut your students some slack while you reevaluate. If all teachers would do this, imagine where we might be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-11287809248042756862015-03-02T20:27:11.278-05:002015-03-02T20:27:11.278-05:00I will, Tara, but it might take me a day or so to ...I will, Tara, but it might take me a day or so to write it. Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-5419139329617073442015-03-02T19:36:42.913-05:002015-03-02T19:36:42.913-05:00This is what true responsive and responsible teach...This is what true responsive and responsible teaching is all about. I hope you share tomorrow's learning with us.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-61234392373472094932015-03-02T19:28:03.700-05:002015-03-02T19:28:03.700-05:00Thanks, Leigh Anne! Your encouragement buoys me fo...Thanks, Leigh Anne! Your encouragement buoys me for the work ahead.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-32320030842767736272015-03-02T19:27:25.489-05:002015-03-02T19:27:25.489-05:00Oh good, Glenda. I'll look forward to hearing ...Oh good, Glenda. I'll look forward to hearing how your moment went. I was thinking this afternoon that I could follow this post with a "what worked" post about the same assignment. One amazing thing about teaching is that it's never 100% one way or another--some days it just seems that way.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-61744356725617317872015-03-02T19:26:03.594-05:002015-03-02T19:26:03.594-05:00You make me feel good, Mindi Rench! Thank you. I&#...You make me feel good, Mindi Rench! Thank you. I'm trying. Still learning.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-16527180211959105352015-03-02T19:25:30.109-05:002015-03-02T19:25:30.109-05:00I get so many good ideas and good food for thought...I get so many good ideas and good food for thought from reading other's slices. Thank you, Deb. I hope you,find ways to turn your new class around too. Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-43266169020310453722015-03-02T19:23:49.894-05:002015-03-02T19:23:49.894-05:00That's what I hope will happen, Carol. It is a...That's what I hope will happen, Carol. It is a difficult time of year (testing season) and while making changes mid-stream sometimes throws students off, I think that's my next best move here. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-31325641130234803602015-03-02T19:22:22.274-05:002015-03-02T19:22:22.274-05:00And Janet Allen used to say "practice makes p...And Janet Allen used to say "practice makes permanent." Your Lombardi line brought her voice right back to me. Here's hoping that the practice hasn't actually "set" yet. : ) Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-43650834265036810572015-03-02T19:21:08.922-05:002015-03-02T19:21:08.922-05:00Thank you, Andrea. I like how you use the word int...Thank you, Andrea. I like how you use the word intention. There is such a gulf between teacher intention and student action... now to bridge it better tomorrow!Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-27219127808641603582015-03-02T19:19:19.762-05:002015-03-02T19:19:19.762-05:00I remember reading about these responses here befo...I remember reading about these responses here before, but had forgotten about them. I will book mark this now and I hope you share how you tweak them. I think this a wonderful idea!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-58228777556842755542015-03-02T19:16:41.643-05:002015-03-02T19:16:41.643-05:00Ditto the love of this line: "Bad practice wi...Ditto the love of this line: "Bad practice will not get us where we need to b." Let's get buttons for NCTE! We've all been at this scratch your head and regroup juncture. I'll be writing about such a moment later this week. Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-22163028065781359252015-03-02T18:52:42.359-05:002015-03-02T18:52:42.359-05:00I want to make pins to pass out "Bad practice...I want to make pins to pass out "Bad practice will not get us where we need to be." But the very fact that you took a step back to examine what is wrong means this is not bad practice. You tried something new, you see it isn't working, you are developing a solution. To me, that is in fact very good practice.Mindi Renchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982872456947487411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-718530942041305212015-03-02T18:42:36.660-05:002015-03-02T18:42:36.660-05:00You've given me lots to think about. I'm t...You've given me lots to think about. I'm teaching a new class this year and I'm just not happy with the way the responses are going. I love that I can be reading other's slices and find some new idea to think aboutDeb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-33634157356586418102015-03-02T18:28:55.290-05:002015-03-02T18:28:55.290-05:00And I love that you're re-thinking and re-teac...And I love that you're re-thinking and re-teaching, instead of just scrapping the idea altogether. It is easy to put things aside to try again at a later date and never find the energy to revise. Students will see your revision in action and better understand what that process is all about. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992928283157138991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-28135501909051035832015-03-02T17:58:51.199-05:002015-03-02T17:58:51.199-05:00"Bad practice will not get us where we need t..."Bad practice will not get us where we need to be." So true and a BRAVE statement, as the only thing to do is rethink and reteach. Makes me think of the Vince Lombardi quote: "Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect."Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174500597614829718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7204430968023166999.post-3482091021753394512015-03-02T17:20:33.817-05:002015-03-02T17:20:33.817-05:00So true that it is best to stop and use a teachabl...So true that it is best to stop and use a teachable moment like this. Sometimes we have the best intentions, but it is clear from student work that the assignment did not do what we had hoped. It is a sign of a great teacher to be reflective like this and adjusting your assignment. I am sure you will figure out how to change it and reteach it so that your students are successful.Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.com