What's on Mrs. Morgan's Mind?

                                                                            It is my opinion that this is one of the best books on classroom management for teachers,  that use technology and for those that don't use technology, in their classroom environment. The details and examples are very clear and are easy to follow and comprehend. This book would be a great book study for new teachers or seasoned teachers that are not tech savvy. In the preface of the book it gives a sensible reason for why this book is a necessity. Dowd and Green (2016) explain that this book will " help you transfer your current classroom management strategies to a new classroom where every student is connected and help you deal with new challenges in a positive and productive way" ( p. XI).  Teachers must establish...

Currently, one of the most asked questions and concerns on social media is about school starting in August. It seems like every time I turn on the news I hear how Covid -19 is spiking in the United States. Many school districts don't have any specific details about how education is going to look in August. Just today, I read a tweet that the governor of Texas announced that school districts will not be required to mandate students to wear masks or test them for Covid-19 symptoms. Parents in this state are not happy and feel like the governor is crazy for opening schools considering that Texas just had a huge spike. There were a lot of angry posts from citizens and parents. One Gif post in particular caught my eye. This particular person wanted to make it clear that they would not be sending their student or students to school. This Gif is an example of the determine element in the table in chapter 6 of the book. According to Tur...

E-Learning and Covid-19 There are a few positive things that have happened during the COVID- 19 pandemics. First, parents are more appreciative of teachers. They are having to plan activities and help with their student's E-learning assignments. I have personally received emails and have read social media posts, regarding the difficulty parents are having with their students being out of school. They realize how much planning and effort it takes to keep students actively engaged. An article was written by Caroline Bologna for the Huff Post, clearly details how parents are appreciating teachers. In April Bologna interviewed Chance The Rapper, “ These teachers are really helping us raise our kids, and they’re doing it times 30 ― a bunch of people’s kids at once. That’s something you understand but don’t fully appreciate until you’re with your kids 24/7”( Bologna, 2020 para. 2). The second positive element, happening during this pandemic, is that students are able to retain more inf...

The Moves Of Argument In Infographics As teachers, you want your students to be successful. So what do we do? We differentiate our assignments to meet the needs of all of our students. Many teachers prefer to group their students heterogeneously, especially for projects. According to an article, on the verywell family website, Bainbridge (2020) describes the pros and cons to this type of grouping. A positive aspect to grouping this particular way is that it doesn't call for the students to have to go to a resource teacher. "Students may feel stigmatized socially if they have to go to a "special" class every day and could find themselves the targets of bullies" (Bainbridge, 2020, para. 6). Additionally, this type of grouping may be helpful to those students that may have social anxiety. They will be able to develop and practice their social skills.  There are also negative aspects to this type of grouping. According to Bainbridge (2020) gifted or advanced studen...

Chapter 7: Coaching Student's Work With Digital Arguments Chapter seven really makes an insightful comparison. It challenges us to reflect on whether we are being a coach to our students or are we just judging them ?   The very first paragraph has a profound statement. According to Turner and Hicks (2017) "Students learn to write during moments of coaching and practice, not by viewing evaluative comments or rubric scores''(p.123). After reading that I began reflecting over the whole educational system. As educators are we taught to be a judge or are we taught to be a coach? In college, as you take your educational foundation classes, you begin to learn ways to assess students. We are instructed to give feedback, issue rubrics, and document everything. But is this truly helping our students? Are we trained to be judges before learning to be coaches? These questions helped me as I began diving into the meat of this chapter. Turner and Hicks (2017) focus in this...