I've just started to realize that my own blog can be used to archive sites I want to view/use again.
For example,
this site about learning styles. Normally, I despise those posts about styles of learning - too often, people use them for an excuse - "Well, I'm a kinesthetic learner, so you can't ask me to read, you have to find some way to bring body-learning into this lesson".
Horse hockey-pucks.
That post approaches it differently, and contrasts different modes of learning, with the idea that students need to be aware of their preferred approach, BUT ALSO, learn to adapt to what is offered, and develop strengths not currently held.
Obviously, if you read this, you are part of the blogging world, even if just as a reader. Only about 30% of teachers blog.
This post explores why that might be so, and gives reasons you might want to start, yourself.In the fall, I plan to set up a PLC with at least one math teacher (I'm hoping other science and math teachers will join in). I want to use some kind of blog, wiki, or other collaborative environment to improve our practice. I prefer the online setting, because getting time in RL is really hard anymore - too many meeting, too little time. By going virtual, I'm hoping to get more thoughtful participation.
What should be the role of memorization in the classroom?
This is a thoughtful post about why memorization needs to be a part of every student's classroom experiences, not just the academically challenged.
If ever I read a cogent argument for NOT jumbling all the kids together in one classroom,
this is it. Tracking gets a bad press - it's elitist, it's racist, it's undemocratic.
BUT, tracking, at least in some form, is necessary to get above-average students to perform at a level near their abilities. The crabs-in-a-bucket story didn't start because every student just loved seeing some of their classmates excel.
All of the above came from the Carnival of Education - do go there!