Reflections, Reactions, and Revolutions in Education
Written by Brent Hurley
I thought I’d take a moment and discuss a challenge that has plagued English teachers who have bought-in to the idea of ‘voice and choice‘, giving students options for a novel study rather than forcing the entire class to read the same book, but who also feel challenged to track student engagement, promote different types … Continue reading “Using Google Classroom to Differentiate Your Traditional Literature Circles”
Written by Brent Hurley
Over the past two years my main focus has been essentially one thing: feedback! How can I leverage student feedback in the English classroom to improve my teaching, to create a more student-centered environment, and to allow students to communicate their learning to me in a manner that offered differentiation and promoted collaboration? Those are … Continue reading “Tech in the English Classroom: How Kaizena and Twitter are Game Changers”
Written by Brent Hurley
Ok… I made it! Or we made it! Either way, it’s great to think back on what I’ve learned over the past few months. When you go to your first Cohort 21 meeting a number of things happen: 1. Parts of your brain start to drip out of your ear… but you try to act … Continue reading “Reflection on Action: Feedback about Feedback”
Written by Brent Hurley
Here’s a quick post that is inspired by a guilt trip from my crusty-worthy, I mean Trustworthy colleague, Timmy Rollwagen. My action plan has really centered around feedback and using technology to improve the quality, timeliness, and effectiveness of my feedback. As an English teacher, I’m constantly behind in my marking. And, as I pour … Continue reading “What does Feedback look like in the 21st Century?”
Written by Brent Hurley
Despite an emergency meeting at GCS with Mr. Nichols regarding my miserable progress on the action plan, I had difficulty putting into words what the central focus of my action plan would be. So, I will leave it to Pink Floyd to sum it up for me, in the immortal words of the song “Another … Continue reading “21st Century Action Plan: “Teachers! Leave Us Kids Alone!””
