Really enjoying reading this book! I have been reading it with a few goals in mind. 1 - to look at things with a new perspective & 2 - to find ideas of how to incorporate these ideas into my classroom. I found it interesting that a school's physical environment could increase test scoes by 11%; even though I share teaching rooms, I have been trying to find a way to make the students feel like it's their room.
As I read this book, if I see an idea for the classroom, I have been writing TI (teaching idea) in the margin. Some ideas so far are:
page 94- students design their own Nike shoes
page 98 - place an object on the table - students write how the object affects their 5 senses. The section on story makes it obvious how important it is to be able to tell a story well. A lot of focus is on informational writing and persuasive writing but can most students tell a good story with both context and emotional impact ? (page 103)
2 other writing ideas I like are telling students they must write about something in exactly 50 words (page 119/121) and the ideas of interviewing a relative to tell their story. 1 more! - showing students a picture and having them create a story about it. (page 126)
I thought the process from the author's 1st picture to his final picture was interesting - I can't draw either!
Hope you are all enjoying your summer. My family and I are traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow - I will keep reading but probably not have time to access to a computer.
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Some great ideas Diane. Reflecting on the application of these ideas for your own classroom is right on target!
Anybody else inspired to share an idea for your students that came from something you've read so far?
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