Blog Assignment Due February 3

Title:  Bullying in School


A recent Fort Worth Star Telegram article reports about the FW ISD's stance on partnering with the community to take a stance on bullying.  Read the article, Fort Worth ISD's Approach to End Bullying, and respond with your thoughts on the following:

• What type of behavior constitutes bullying.  
• Does BISD have a bullying problem - among students, faculty, at elementary, middle or high schools?
• Have you ever been a victim of bullying or witnessed bullying at school?  
• What should be done to deal with bullying?  How do you think it should be handled?  
• What can be done in your future classroom to create an environment that prohibits bullying.

Remember to follow your blog guidelines.  Two sources of media are required.  To get full credit you must allow the reader to reference your source.

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Blog Assignment Due January 27

Title:  Reflections of My Fall Semester Internship

The new semester has started.  What better time to think about the past and plan for the future. Reflect on your BCTAL classroom and field site experience.  What could you have done differently?  What did you do well?  What parts of the class have you enjoyed the most?  What changes could you make that are in your control to produce a better outcome?

Reminder:  This semester you are required to have two media sources (working link, video, graphic, etc.)

Blog Assignment Due January 6

Title:  The Ideal Classroom

Read the article below about a Metroplex classroom and create a post about how your ideal classroom should be structured.  Include reasons that are educationally sound.  Think about the classrooms you have learned in and the ones you have interned in.    It is due on Friday,  Jan. 6, 2012.  

Lewisville ISD trades rows of desks for sofas - Your Houston News: News: DALLAS — There’s something missing from Angela Hamm’s
third-grade classroom.