As you read through the Quarterly Plan what thoughts do you have regarding the implementation of Layne’s suggestions? Keeping in mind Layne’s chief goal, “to promote thought that leads to change that will ultimately impact instruction” (pg. 145).
Prior to the start of Chapter 10, author Joan Bauer recounts the memory of her eighth-grade English teacher Miss. Huff. She recalls, “I can hear her prodding me, saying, ‘But why Joan? Why did you love it? What does it mean?’ I loved Miss. Huff and sometimes she scared me to death. She had the fire. It lit up her eyes and roared out of her mouth. She shook thoughts from me, she burned books into me, and branded me forever” (pg. 144). Have you had a teacher like this? Do you aspire to be a teacher like this? In what ways?
As you read through the Quarterly Plan what thoughts do you have regarding the implementation of Layne’s suggestions? Keeping in mind Layne’s chief goal, “to promote thought that leads to change that will ultimately impact instruction” (pg. 145).
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Angela
4/1/2014 03:23:20 am
I want to create a quarterly plan that incorporates reading based on the Newspaper plan I discussed from Ch. 8. Since materials that are subject and grade relevant to what I teach I would be able to build a reading library created by students.
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Sandy
4/2/2014 03:04:14 am
I don't know that I ever had a K-12 teacher like Huff, but I think that should be a goal for all of us - to teach students to think critically and independently.
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Allison
4/6/2014 11:52:42 pm
I agree with Sandy. Having a quarterly plan is ideal, but it is not practical in today's classroom. With math, we are very limited with interesting reading materials; however, with Malala, I helped incorporate math within a language arts lesson.
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Ali
4/7/2014 04:26:28 am
I like the idea but with time being limited it would be so hard to implement. I do like the meeting with the students within the plan. you can discuss with them about their books and ideas.
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Megan
4/7/2014 04:30:56 am
I feel that I am a teacher who tries to get everything out of a child's answer that I can like Miss Huff. I can't just stop at the one answer; it's so much deeper than that to me.
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I had a few teachers like this. I LOVED my high school/college English professor. I struggled in his class(I was not used to that) but learned more about English this semester than I did the rest of my high school career. I strive to be that kind of teacher and try to spark interest in my students. I know a large portion of their parents hated Math and it makes it hard to reach the students but I keep trying.
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