My Thoughts of Creativity in the Classroom

Learning a specific skill set doesn’t have the value in today’s world that it once did. Learning how to be more creative and more hands on is what prepares students for life beyond the classroom. I think it is great that other schools and businesses throughout the world are latching onto this idea. Academia has started to embrace providing courses in creativity and that is great ! Creativity is no longer seen as just being for artists and musicians. It’s a crucial skill for everybody to master. Introducing more creativity into your classroom and assignments doesn’t have to make your job harder. It can actually make it a lot more interesting. Having to go home to a stack of dull papers to grade was never anyone’s favorite part of teaching. Giving assignments that require more creativity will likely result in more engaging work for your students, and a more entertaining grading process for you.

https://www.nde-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Encouraging_Creativity.htm

Timing in Teaching w/ Me

Well...depending on what grades you teach, some grade levels will be a little different then others
because of the attention span etc. So having a set schedule to me helps out a lot in your classroom and
is easier to stay on track. In the mornings when the students are arriving to class I will have them
either take out there agendas on look on our agenda board. During our time together they will be introduced to Reading Workshops, during this time, I conference with individual students, and work with a small group for 20 minutes each day. After the workshops for 15 mins I will have them have an independently work study working on their phonics most likely. Workstations - we do 2 rotations each day. Kiddos who are not working with me, the ESL teacher, or our Instructional Aide may choose a task for their workstation. In between times we will be working on vocabulary, handwriting, and taking our restroom breaks. By the time you look up it will bee time to go if you are not able to talk about all of your lessons in the day a lay over isn't bad but if its constant that means a new agenda needs to be made and revised. Our kids are the future !

https://feaweb.org/time-on-task-a-teaching-strategy-that-accelerates-learning

Going To School

Going to school you meet new friends. Going to school you will have loads of homework. Going to school you meet some teachers that will end up like family. Going to school you go out to eat more than cooking. Going to school you are one step closer to being out of your parents house. Going to school is not even that bad. Going to school you are considered to to be more successful than others. Some people go to school and some people don't. I know the early mornings and late nights are stressful. But we want to make a lot of money in the future right? So go to school...THE END!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/science-says-parents-of-successful-kids-have-these-9-things-in-common/ar-AAdE2I4#page=2