Teaching to reach every single student

I reported earlier about working I had been doing to help other teachers set up blogs to use with their students.

For the last week or two, this work has taken up an increasingly large part of my time. And it’s been great.

Here’s a snapshot:

• A 6th grade humanities teacher will be using a class blog to have her bookclubs be in communication with her and one another.

• A 7th grade english teacher is using her class blog to have her students post (and later respond to) their essay projects.
• A 7th and 8th grade foreign language teacher is using a blog to do some work with her students and has set up podcasts featuring (for now) visiting foreign students performing dialogues. Next, she will have her students write and record their own dialogue podcasts in order to prepare for a proficiency exam.

The most exciting part for me is seeing how they can use these tools. I have learned so much from working with them.