by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 23, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Semester One of 2020–2021 is either over or almost over. How are you feeling? Back in September, I created a post asking when we would get used to this new normal. When I wrote it, I thought that surely, by December, our new routines would no longer be...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 5, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching
I recommend, respectfully, that you don’t either. My classes are chock-full of competitive students. Some are competitive with academics, and some are competitive regarding sports or extracurricular activities. Either way, grades determine their future. I also...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 8, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
AKA – Breakout Bell-Ringers, Part II Last week’s article was about a plan for a new type of bell-ringer assignment called “Breakout Bell-Ringers.” In that article, I detailed how I was going to implement the idea in one class. This week’s article...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 1, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Featured Image Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash One strand of the ELA curriculum that gets neglected sometimes is “Speaking and Listening.” In the virtual learning/hybrid learning environment, students are – interestingly – hesitant to...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 24, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Something nice has been happening that I reflected upon this week. Students online have been asking for permission to use the bathroom or to do something that might take them from their desk for a minute. This, combined with students increasingly asking me how my...
