tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997838873455865285.post4319495633715160722..comments2023-12-30T01:08:45.828-05:00Comments on Learning in Maine: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Jim Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12683223394880936587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997838873455865285.post-39570862674470893292008-06-16T12:23:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:23:00.000-04:00Thanks, Nicole. You have introduced a new term and...Thanks, Nicole. You have introduced a new term and performance option to this old geezer! :) To me, performance/presentation/sharing make all the difference in creating learning motivation. During my 32 years of classroom teacher, I found that it was incredibly important to have kids share and reflect upon their work . . . with an audience beyond just their teacher. Writing only passed into the teacher, corrected, and passed back leaves much to be desired. There needs to be an audience . . . which helps put the teacher in the role of a coach, a person who is there to help make it the best that it can be and not just a messenger of corrections on a paper that no one else will get to see or hear about.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, again,<BR/><BR/>jimJim Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683223394880936587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997838873455865285.post-8527203426455798172008-06-16T11:23:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:23:00.000-04:00Slam poetry is a way to teach this. Older kids see...Slam poetry is a way to teach this. Older kids seem to like it as a poetry update and delivery is really stressed as a skill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com