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...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Essays, Teaching, Writing
From nanowrimo.org and created by Tyrell Waiters I participated in this awesome contest for many years before taking a break, but I believe this year, with all the confusion and disorientation many of us are experiencing, it is critical we do what we love. For more...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 11, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching
“We really have a great product,” I have heard superintendents say. “We have several offerings for the students,” others have said. What is this? A car lot? A factory? For all the talk about differentiation, personalized learning, SAMR (a model for integrating tech...
