Comments for Jane's Ed.260 Blog http://jbartha09.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:57:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Last Week at Montessori by hober09 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/last-week-at-montessori/#comment-11 hober09 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:57:03 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-11 Jane, It is extremely rewarding to see your students take something away from your lessons. Congratulations! It's great that you followed up on the lesson when they showed interest. Too often, I think teachers are too committed to their time frame to indulge the class. I also think that the complement box is a great idea. There is a great deal of animosity in my classroom at Cornerstone. I think it would even be possible to have the complement box be an ongoing project. You could devote 15 minutes each Friday to reading the complements that accumulated during the week. I'm so glad you had a rewarding field experience! Jane,

It is extremely rewarding to see your students take something away from your lessons. Congratulations! It’s great that you followed up on the lesson when they showed interest. Too often, I think teachers are too committed to their time frame to indulge the class. I also think that the complement box is a great idea. There is a great deal of animosity in my classroom at Cornerstone. I think it would even be possible to have the complement box be an ongoing project. You could devote 15 minutes each Friday to reading the complements that accumulated during the week. I’m so glad you had a rewarding field experience!

]]> Comment on Week 7! by ahargleroad09 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/week-7/#comment-10 ahargleroad09 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:34:07 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-10 It sounds like you were given a lot of opportunities to observe and participate in activities and lessons that span across the curriculum. That is excellent! I am glad your lesson went well! The materials you made looked very nice and it sounds like they can and will be used for future lessons in that class. Have an amazing last week of field! It sounds like you were given a lot of opportunities to observe and participate in activities and lessons that span across the curriculum. That is excellent! I am glad your lesson went well! The materials you made looked very nice and it sounds like they can and will be used for future lessons in that class. Have an amazing last week of field!

]]> Comment on Back At It by vpeterman09 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/back-at-it/#comment-9 vpeterman09 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:53:51 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-9 Sounds like you had a great week. When I was at Montessori and saw the Peace Table, it was amazing to me too that they actually worked their problems out and I too wondered that same question about would that work in a public setting. It seems that you get to do a lot of interactions with the students and really help them in their everyday activities, which is a great thing to get to be a part of!! Good Luck with your Africa Lesson next week :-) Sounds like you had a great week.
When I was at Montessori and saw the Peace Table, it was amazing to me too that they actually worked their problems out and I too wondered that same question about would that work in a public setting. It seems that you get to do a lot of interactions with the students and really help them in their everyday activities, which is a great thing to get to be a part of!!

Good Luck with your Africa Lesson next week :-)

]]> Comment on Week 4 at Montessori! by swarden08 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/week-4-at-montessori/#comment-7 swarden08 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:12:55 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-7 Jane it sounds like you had a good week. I was just wondering does Montessori use technology like you have seen other classrooms use technology? I just can't remember if I have ever heard of lab tops in those classrooms. Keep up the good work! P.S. LOVE the pictures! Jane it sounds like you had a good week. I was just wondering does Montessori use technology like you have seen other classrooms use technology? I just can’t remember if I have ever heard of lab tops in those classrooms. Keep up the good work!

P.S. LOVE the pictures!

]]> Comment on Week 3! by hober09 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/week-3/#comment-6 hober09 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:01:07 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-6 Hey Jane. It sounds like you're learning at great deal at Montessori. I like the idea of introducing foreign countries to students early. This makes them almost a piece of common knowledge and contributes to their knowledge of the world. I think it's more effective than teaching them outright later in the educational process, making China a 'lesson' rather than a real place where real people live. Building the context early will help create respect in the mind of the students. Although I'm not in the class seeing it happen... what do you think? The math manipulatives you describe seem like a great idea. I really like to hear that you're learning from you're students as much as they're learning from you... that's what this process is all about, after all! What exactly is this mystery math project that you're working on? I'm excited to hear. Have a great week! Hey Jane. It sounds like you’re learning at great deal at Montessori. I like the idea of introducing foreign countries to students early. This makes them almost a piece of common knowledge and contributes to their knowledge of the world. I think it’s more effective than teaching them outright later in the educational process, making China a ‘lesson’ rather than a real place where real people live. Building the context early will help create respect in the mind of the students. Although I’m not in the class seeing it happen… what do you think?

The math manipulatives you describe seem like a great idea. I really like to hear that you’re learning from you’re students as much as they’re learning from you… that’s what this process is all about, after all!

What exactly is this mystery math project that you’re working on? I’m excited to hear. Have a great week!

]]> Comment on A Short Week in Field by aault09 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/a-short-week-in-field/#comment-5 aault09 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:34:04 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-5 Hi Jane! It sounds like, even though we had a short week in field, you still had a chance to learn and get to know the students. That was nice that the teachers put you in charge of making those cards. Do you feel that your cooperating teachers are putting you in charge of your own learning much like how the children are more responsible for their learning? Good luck in field!!! I am glad that you are enjoying it! Hi Jane! It sounds like, even though we had a short week in field, you still had a chance to learn and get to know the students. That was nice that the teachers put you in charge of making those cards. Do you feel that your cooperating teachers are putting you in charge of your own learning much like how the children are more responsible for their learning? Good luck in field!!! I am glad that you are enjoying it!

]]> Comment on First Week, First Time by misterskweeky http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/first-week-first-time/#comment-4 misterskweeky Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:34:23 +0000 http://jbartha09.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-4 Observing a classroom can be really helpful to see a complete picture of what is going on. It sounds like you're really getting to know the ideas of Montessori, which I'm sure will become natural to you after a few weeks there. It's also great that you get to see many students in different environments. That gives you the opportunity to teach in many different ways to students with many different learning styles. Getting to know and work with all of your students in the very first week is amazing, since now you have experience and will know how to help them in the coming weeks. Good luck with everything! Observing a classroom can be really helpful to see a complete picture of what is going on. It sounds like you’re really getting to know the ideas of Montessori, which I’m sure will become natural to you after a few weeks there. It’s also great that you get to see many students in different environments. That gives you the opportunity to teach in many different ways to students with many different learning styles. Getting to know and work with all of your students in the very first week is amazing, since now you have experience and will know how to help them in the coming weeks. Good luck with everything!

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