Goal 20:Sharing Resources…that’s where it’s at! #30Goals
Today is my sister Meli’s birthday! She is a 6th grade Math and Science teacher at a local middle school.
I was fortunate to be able to join her for a surprise birthday lunch that her student’s planned for her. They really L-O-V-E her, and I know why. She is truly passionate about her work as a teacher. It shows…it was awesome to see.
I was even more fortunate to see that even on her birthday, my sister, who is an amazing teacher, was…sharing resources after school! Here she is sharing an idea for a lesson with a colleague.
Here is what they were sharing: An idea for teaching a science lesson on continental drift and land formations.
They then discussed the lesson features, how the student’s would be engaged, and what the outcomes would be.
Now, that’s dedication! Sharing resources…even on your birthday! Yes…that’s where it’s at when you are a dedicated middle school teacher with a passion to support all children to be successful.
What resources have you shared today?
Goal: Make an effort to share a resource for a lesson,daily, weekly, monthly. How will you do it? When will you do it? Don’t wait for others…be the initiator! Share it with a colleague.
Quote: “It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit. ” ~Unknown
Challenge: 1) Join The Teacher Mentoring Project on The EduPLN. 2) Support new teachers at Edutopia.org by responding to their questions and concerns. 3) Make a commitment to share a resource for a lesson that could help and support another, fellow teacher.
Did you reflect on this goal? Please leave a comment that you accomplished this goal by either posting your own video reflection on YouTube, using the hashtag #30Goals, posting on the 30 Goals Facebook group, adding a post to the 43 Things web/mobile app, or adding a comment below! Feel free to subscribe to The 30 Goals podcast!
Keep an eye out for the book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators, that will be published by Eye on Education in the Fall of 2011!
Thanks for joining me on The 30 Goals Challenge Journey…
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Wife. Mom. Educator. Author. She started her career as an elementary school teacher in Southern California. In this role as teacher, she assisted with a grant project and became the Project Director of a Language and Literacy program. Read more
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I personally use this with gdares 3 or 4 and up. When they can read well. High school students could certainly use it, too, especially as a good review of grammar, because it will start easier and get appropriately hard enough by the end of the year.As for the KJV, it will use a LOT of KJV, but because this covers a history of the English language, we wanted Bible verses that use more modern English as well. Also, at the beginning of the year, when not enough grammar is known, we use simpler versions, such as the NIrV. As the students learn more, more difficult versions can be used.By the way, I love using the KJV in pronoun study. Knowing what the thee’s and thou’s mean and knowing their case helps SO much in understanding both the Bible and the way we use English today. The KJV’s use of these so-called ancient words makes it much more specific and understandable.I hope this helps!Hugs,~Anne