http://practicaltheory.org/blog A View From the Schoolhouse Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/17/graduation-speech-to-the-sla-class-of-2013/#comment-748 Notes from the news, June 18 | Philadelphia News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:13:14 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10570#comment-748 [...] Graduation speech to the SLA class of 2013. Practical Theory [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-746 Practical Theory - Co-Curating Our School | col... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:55 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-746 [...] "Most classrooms have bulletin boards. It’s where teachers put up exemplary work – often ten or twenty versions of the same project. And many teachers hang up projects in the hallways. We do that too, but does it go far enough? What if students and teachers treated their school as a living gallery and made more deliberate attempts to curate the school?"  [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-745 Just an observation | Philosophy Without A Home Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:03:43 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-745 [...] Co-Curating Our School http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/ [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-744 Practical Theory - Co-Curating Our School | Lea... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:58:32 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-744 [...] "Most classrooms have bulletin boards. It’s where teachers put up exemplary work – often ten or twenty versions of the same project. And many teachers hang up projects in the hallways. We do that too, but does it go far enough? What if students and teachers treated their school as a living gallery and made more deliberate attempts to curate the school?"  [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-743 Practical Theory - Co-Curating Our School | Pro... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:56:26 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-743 [...] "Most classrooms have bulletin boards. It’s where teachers put up exemplary work – often ten or twenty versions of the same project. And many teachers hang up projects in the hallways. We do that too, but does it go far enough? What if students and teachers treated their school as a living gallery and made more deliberate attempts to curate the school?"  [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-742 Co-Curating Our School | New Librarianship - Ma... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:03:41 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-742 [...] Most classrooms have bulletin boards. It’s where teachers put up exemplary work – often ten or twenty versions of the same project. And many teachers hang up projects in the hallways. We do that to…  [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-739 Co-Curating Our School | Practical Theory | Edutone Reader Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:19:55 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-739 [...] Co-Curating Our School | Practical Theory http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/ [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/06/15/co-curating-our-school/#comment-737 Co-Curating Our School | Mindful Teaching and L... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:47:17 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10558#comment-737 [...] Most classrooms have bulletin boards. It’s where teachers put up exemplary work – often ten or twenty versions of the same project. And many teachers hang up projects in the hallways. We do that to…  [...]

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/05/27/dont-fall-for-authoritarian-language/#comment-735 palmaspluckyposts Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:03:06 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10543#comment-735 That is a common theory, here in Ontario, Canada too. I do not subscribe to it. I think there are times to be collegial with students, and times to be authoritative. (13-14 year olds) It is a difficult line to walk…. but it suits my personality better.

]]> http://practicaltheory.org/blog/2013/05/27/dont-fall-for-authoritarian-language/#comment-734 Stephen Bailey Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:41:33 +0000 http://practicaltheory.org/blog/?p=10543#comment-734 Chris – yes, if there’s a better illustration of the power of the English language than your differentiation between “authoritative” and “authoritarian”, I would like to see it.
A fellow teacher here in the UK describes (only half jokingly) the need to avoid smiling contact for the first 2 or 3 weeks with her (challenging) new classes in September. Thereafter she can revert to her default charming mode with confidence. Seems to work – her results are among the best in the school…

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