First, think a moment about pedagogy and content. Pedagogy deals with the art and science of teaching to all learners. Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instructionTherefore pedagogy cannot exist as an entity of its [...]
Entries Tagged as 'pedagogy'
When and Where does Technology Fit?
October 4, 2010 · No Comments · Teaching
Tags: content·pedagogy·technology
The New Writing Pedagogy
December 3, 2009 · 2 Comments · 21st Century, 21st century classroom, Web 2.0, writing
The next revision of writing pedagogy—one that emphasizes digital spaces, multimedia texts, global audiences, and linked conversations among passionate readers—may be upon us. The new change to writing is the availability of an audience. “The shape of writing has changed,” agrees Troy Hicks, author of the recently released book The Digital Writing Workshop and assistant [...]
Tags: pedagogy·social media·Web 2.0·writing
Delivering Change
April 24, 2008 · No Comments · 21st Century, reading
We are use to classrooms where there is one person who total responsibility is to deliver instruction. We are so accustomed to this that we are constantly being programmed to think this way. We attend many professional developments where the presenter models this method and we see our own administrator conducting meeting and professional developments [...]
Tags: 21st Century·change·constructivist·pedagogy·reading initiative·SCRI·Teaching
The Fish Bowl Project with Mrs. Moritz’s Honors Class
January 21, 2008 · No Comments · Blogging
This is a cool use of blogging in high school and we could do it at Carvers Bay! Mrs. Moritz is a teacher at Arapahoe High School in Colorado. Her students are reading Daniel Pink‘s A Whole New Mind, discussing it in class, and then writing a thesis driven persuasive essay built around one of [...]
Understanding Blogging and Wishing
January 3, 2008 · No Comments · Blogging
For blogging to be successful, the teacher must have a vision or goal for this educational tool.. A student neither need the impression that everything they write will not be graded nor is their blog be an electronic version of notebook or journal. Yes, there must be held accountable for some formal assessment in blogging. [...]
