At Last - Time for Reading!
Practice what we preach - - - we’ve all heard the saying but how often do teachers have time to learn by doing? This week, teachers around the district had time to experience independent reading and complete a follow-up task using the tech tool of Flipgrid! Teachers were thrilled to have 10 minutes to read a text of choice and record themselves reacting to the text chosen. Teachers reached for the most talked about book of the season with an upcoming movie of the same name, The Hate U Give! Others reached for Lincoln on Leadership and the Untold History of the United States. One teacher was interested in reading a National Geographic on the Science of the Teenage Brain. “I can’t remember the last time I had time to sit down and enjoy a book! I know it’s important for students but sometimes I don’t make time to be a learner myself,” said one English teacher. “Now that I’ve experienced the tech tool myself, I know how the students feel and what challenges they might face. It feels good to put myself in their shoes!” Let’s all pick up a book tonight.
Practice what we preach - - - we’ve all heard the saying but how often do teachers have time to learn by doing? This week, teachers around the district had time to experience independent reading and complete a follow-up task using the tech tool of Flipgrid! Teachers were thrilled to have 10 minutes to read a text of choice and record themselves reacting to the text chosen. Teachers reached for the most talked about book of the season with an upcoming movie of the same name, The Hate U Give! Others reached for Lincoln on Leadership and the Untold History of the United States. One teacher was interested in reading a National Geographic on the Science of the Teenage Brain. “I can’t remember the last time I had time to sit down and enjoy a book! I know it’s important for students but sometimes I don’t make time to be a learner myself,” said one English teacher. “Now that I’ve experienced the tech tool myself, I know how the students feel and what challenges they might face. It feels good to put myself in their shoes!” Let’s all pick up a book tonight.
