tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26215184376466973612024-03-19T02:02:41.079-07:00Nonsensical Educational Gibber GabberMallory Sorben's EDSS BlogMallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-6868546271147935442012-06-01T23:31:00.001-07:002017-08-04T12:33:22.857-07:00Jurassic Park Insight<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I decided to spend my evening tonight watching one of my favorite movie trilogies as well as movie version of some of my favorite books; The Jurassic Park series! During the third movie, Dr. Grant said something so incredibly insightful that immediately reminded me of the students we have in our classroom. He said "I have a theory that there are two kinds of boys, those who want to be astronomers, and those who want to be astronauts. The astronomer, the paleontologist, gets to study these amazing things from a place of complete safety." "But then you never get to go into space" "Exactly, that's the difference between imagining and seeing, being able to touch them." What incredible insight into our students. There are those whose education can suffice on imagination, upon hearing and reading about certain things and gaining complete understanding of something, and those who need to see, touch, and experience something to fully understand and appreciate it. Something to keep in mind =)!</span>Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-40397327475172350982012-06-01T22:22:00.002-07:002012-06-01T22:29:34.406-07:00Taboo Topic<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">For a long while now I have wanted to post something that might be considered taboo in the education world but it is something that I believe to be very important and something that because of it's taboo nature in the education system, isn't talked about for fear of the repercussions, however, the other day, a conversation about the ELA 11 curriculum prompted a this discussion between myself and a few teachers on my campus and I wanted to get the perspective of others, especially those I was in the program with and have a fresh teaching perspective. The topic is about religion in school. I want to first start with one of the most prominent issues in our education system and with our students and that's bullying in schools. We have seen more and more in the news issues of bullying in schools and we are finally realizing that this is a HUGE threat to our students, more so than we ever did before. However, the news has mainly focused on the issue of students sexual orientation and the bullying that comes with that topic. Now, I believe that any kind of bullying is wrong, for any reason, and as teachers it's our job to protect our students from this kind of ignorant behavior. This topic though is what prompted the aforementioned conversation at my site. Why is it that in schools now, we are very open and supportive (and rightfully so) of students speaking out about their sexual orientation; that we are encouraging students to stand up for who they are and pushing acceptance for all students, but religion is still taboo in schools? Unfortunately what I have noticed is that religion, whether you are Christian, Catholic, Mormon, Buddhist, etc. has in our society, for many people, become synonymous with hatred. It is unfortunate the the views and hate of the few have created this stereotype for all religions alike. The conversation that came up was about Puritan literature, which is 100% based upon religion and the religious beliefs our country was founded upon. Interestingly enough, many teachers at my site believe that for students to understand the literature, they need to understand the biblical stories the writing references or was based upon. Now, isn't that history; isn't that our job to teach our students the historical facts of various time periods? Apparently, during the time some teachers taught this curriculum, students became afraid in class and actually asked "are we allowed to talk about this in school?" and there was issues with parents calling the school with regards to teachers "teaching religious beliefs." This shocked me. In a society, where we are pushing for the rights of all human beings, religion discussion is still seen as taboo. Now I understand the importance of Separation of Church and State but does this mean we have to censor the historical facts? I.e. are we supposed to censor the fact that Puritan literature is based in religious and references many religious passages? Whether or not you believe the Bible stories are true, the fact is that those who wrote during Puritan times DID believe in those stories, and referenced them in their poems, and literature.. Does this also mean that we have to censor our students. If a student wants to speak out about their beliefs in God in a classroom, why are we so adamant to silence them, but if they want to talk about Gay rights, or gay marriage, we encourage such discussions. Again, I don't want my message to be misconstrued. I am a proponent of students being able to speak their minds whatever the topic may be, as long as it is done in a respectful manner. So I guess where I am going with this is what do we do as educators that are pushing for the acceptance of all beliefs, of all thoughts, and yet we are told to separate religion from anything school related when religion may be something that is incredibly important to who are students identify themselves as. I also am very curious how those who teach science approach this topic. We believe it is okay to teach Evolution in schools, but we do not touch any other beliefs on creation of the Earth. How do you science teachers address this issue of a one sided belief? How do you address those students who stand up and say that they don't believe in evolution, that they believe God created the Earth, or Allah is God and he created all? Do you allow students to stand up for what they believe in, or do we censor them for fear of the responses it may create? English teachers, how do you address students, who feel uncomfortable reading Puritan literature that is centered around God and religious belief without teaching the Bible passages they reference in the text, to ensure students gain a full understanding of the literature? I just find in interesting that topics that used to be taboo, like gay marriage, (and I am coming short on any other examples so any you could share would be great as I am not trying to create a debate between religious freedom and orientation freedom, these were just the two comparisons discussed the other day) are encouraged in classrooms, but discussions about religious freedom or lack of religious belief are "taboo" How do we tacle this incredibly sensitive subject? How do we support all of our students without silencing them? My belief, is that all ideas and beliefs, should be supported and celebrated in our schools. We are told in our program to ensure we support our students, that we allow them to celebrate their identities, celebrate their culture, celebrate their traditions and encourage them to talk about them, be proud of them. Why then, do we silence the students who want to discuss and celebrate one of their constitutional rights; religious freedom, why are we so afraid of this topic?</span>Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-52241361669957077122012-05-16T19:55:00.000-07:002012-05-16T19:58:19.646-07:00QR Code Game Round 2<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">This semester gave me the unique opportunity to re-try a
lesson I had already taught earlier in the semester, a literary device review
game using QR code. <a href="http://sorbencsusmedu.blogspot.com/2012/04/qr-code-reflection.html" target="_blank">Please click here to access my previous post. </a> While I was
really excited about the game itself, even with the creating process I found
myself lost and confused. I knew right
away that I made the game MUCH more complicated than it needed to be. It took almost 6 hours to create (cutting
each QR by hand, pasting, more cutting, organizing) and I found myself getting
flustered and lost so many times I should have known then that handing this off
to 10<sup>th</sup> graders wasn’t going to go as well as I’d hoped. To my surprise it wasn’t TOTAL chaos, though
there was a lot of confusion. I
reflected upon this experience to see what I could have done differently to
make the activity more effective. I was
elated when my placement was changed and I was given the opportunity to try
again. I threw out all of the old games
I created and started fresh. I printed
out all of the QR codes and had them labeled so I knew which was which when I
began cutting. Also, one of my saving
graces was that I recently invested in a paper chopping device so my lines were
precise and I was able to cut much more at one time rather than cutting each
code individually. This not only saved
time, but also made the game look much cleaner and well put together (an
important aspect for someone like me, an OCD freak) I built an assembly line,
cut, glue, labeled and put in a game bag.
This time around I also labeled each QR code with a number but whether
it was the definition or the word, it still had the same number on the back
again making things more organized. The
change that I think made the most difference was eliminating the cut and pasted
versions of the words and definitions that were NOT a QR code. Instead, I wrote those directly into their
graphic organizers, still creating 2 different versions, one had words 1-15 and
definitions 16-20 and vice versa. This
not only made things much easier to understand, but it also differentiated for
students who may be struggling with these concepts because for half of the
assignment they simply need to match the word with the definition. I will link my graphic organizers
below. Finally, I created a page of
directions that was included in each Ziplock bagged game and I also went over
the directions using the document camera.
I also created an example using 2 words not included in their list and
modeled the assignment. I brought out my
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The game started and every student was actively
participating, whether they were the scanner, reader, writer, passer, everyone
had a job. After about 30 minutes
though, one student had caught something that I missed while trying to remain
extremely organized. As they were
writing the number that correlated with the QR code into their GO (as a way to
know which QR correlated with which word/definition) They started to realize
that the answers were in numerical order, so the challenge to find the right
answer was taken away and they then just had to put them in order and write the
information in. I was discouraged when
this happened but it sparked an additional idea in my head. My thought is when I do this again, in my own
classroom, I would use the numerically ordered GO at the beginning of the year,
I wouldn’t tell them it’s in numerical order but if they figure it out so be
it, at least they will have the definitions to 30 literary devices. Then, at the end of the year while they are
reviewing, I would provide a new GO where all the words are mixed up and the
numbers would be completely out of order, thus adding the challenge of
recalling and reviewing what they have learned.
For this particular activity this time around, I really just needed the
students to all have the right answers so they could use it as a reference for
the next few days activity’s so figuring out the “secret” wasn’t a big deal in
the end. All in all I am extremely happy
with the way it turned out, from the way it looks, to my examples, and the
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<br />Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-78171320975644005942012-05-10T21:26:00.001-07:002012-05-10T21:26:20.468-07:00Teaching ELD<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Okay, I know I already touched on my new ELD class in my post "Starting Fresh" but coming to the end of my week I wanted to reflect again on my experiences. First off, I LOVE teaching this class. Everyday the students come in and seem so eager to learn. While we read, they ask so many questions; they're never afraid to say "Ms. Sorben I don't understand this" or "how do you say that, what does it mean?" Additionally, every one of my 10 students is constantly chomping at the bit to read which really excites me. Usually, it's like pulling teeth to get students to read aloud in class, but in ELD, it's like they KNOW how much it helps them with their literacy skills. Teaching from the EDGE text book makes asking critical thinking questions very easy because they're listed in the teachers addition. I know where to stop, and what areas to focus on with my students, and for a first time teacher, especially a first time ELD teacher, this makes standing in front of a class ensuring they learn key concepts a lot less stressful. I was also pleasantly surprised how welcoming these students were. On my first day they were raising their hands and asking me for help; they really trusted me to educate them. You can tell when they finally understand a concept, or are able to articulate it in English that they truly feel excited inside. We do a lot of pair-shares in this class and they kids get really excited to share out when they know they've understood something.</span><div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">One of this aspects of teaching this class that I have found challenging is sometimes understanding my students. I pride myself on being an incredible multi-tasker so usually I am able to listen to a student and do other things like read the text or write something down etc. With these students, because they have difficulty with English I've noticed I have to pay sole attention to them when they are talking. I don't want to be the teacher that's continually saying "huh, what did you say, can you repeat that?" because I assume they get that all the time. English is my first and only language (aside from ASL) so learning to understand various accents is challenging for me, but something I am excited to improve upon; I guess I've had some years of practice having family from Scotland, THOSE are some hard accents to understand!!! I've noticed that if I look directly at the students mouth and completely focus on what they are saying I am able to understand them better. This is a strategy that has really helped me but if you have any others, please share.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Finally, the SIOP book is literally my new classroom Bible. My CT uses almost every strategy in the book on a daily basis and I strive to do the same. I realize watching those tips and tricks in action really help the students to understand better. I've also learned that it's okay to take a step back and re-do/re-teach something I failed at which is something I experienced today. I tried/failed/tried/then succeeded at teaching analogies. At first when the students didn't understand the concept I became frustrated with myself because I was having difficulty finding the right words, or different words to better explain to them the concept. It took me a few tries, but I finally found things that they could relate to and said the concept in such a way that they finally understood it. Truly though, it was very difficult for me and challenged me to try and find a way around my normal way of teaching that concept. I think that teaching ELD is going to continue to challenge me, but in the same way, give me many more tools and ways of teaching. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">P.S. I had one of those AWW teacher moments today. I was a little late walking into their class today. The class is 2nd period and the first 10 minutes is dedicated to video announcements. I was caught up talking to another teacher who is overlooking me at the school about my experience thus far and how everything was going for me. Anywho, when I walked into class the students kept saying "You're here you're here!!! We we're wondering where you were. We were upset because we thought you weren't coming today." After the announcements their regular teacher started the day by going through some of the concepts they learned previously. One girl raised her hand and said "Mrs. Hemsath, does Ms. Sorben get to teach us today?" and other students chimed in with "yeah, yeah is Ms. Sorben teaching today?" I felt so humbled that a group of students I met 5 days ago were already excited to have me teaching them. It made all the trials and tribulations I've experienced this semester melt away and reminded me why I chose this profession, and why I love teaching so much!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">P.S.S. If any of you readers have/are teaching ELD and have any tips and tricks for someone new to the class please share!!</span></div>Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-75130486864953019682012-05-09T19:47:00.002-07:002012-05-09T19:47:25.275-07:00#edchat<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">#edchat experience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">My first experience with an online Twitter chat was on
January 26<sup>th</sup>. I tweeted out “
I am very interested in using e-readers in the classroom , which ones do you
all recommend?” My first few responses
were from fellow candidates in the program.
Then I started getting a lot more from other people all over. They would send me links to various sites to
get more information about a particular e-reader or they would tell me the
benefits of a particular reader. For my
first experience it was-interesting. I
was a little disappointed that I didn’t get the large response I was looking
for. I was also disappointed that I did
not get the large variety of answers I was seeking. It seemed the overwhelming response was for
the iPad but there was no reason behind it other than it was the new, popular
piece of technology out there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">On March 5th I engaged in 2 different #edchat Twitter
conversations. The first was regarding
literacy. A father asked for tips for
his two sons on how to improve their literacy.
He stated that he had basically exhausted his attempts and was looking for
new ideas. Despite being in the program
my biggest piece of advice to him was something he had heard many times and
that was to continually read aloud and have the children read themselves. My belief is that there is no substitute for
reading and listening to someone read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The second Twitter chat I engaged in on March 5<sup>th</sup>
ended up being very interesting, and something that I had a very strong opinion
about. A girl tweeted a question
regarding a conversation she had with her sister. Her sister stated, “she didn’t have time to
learn on Twitter.” Since the beginning
of this semester and my introduction to Twitter I have continually expressed my
distaste of the site. I am not a Twitter
fan and I find Twitter very frustrating.
Throughout the semester we learned many different ways to organize
tweets and how to accurately search for certain topics on Twitter. The benefits I am seeing now are that Tweets
asking a question generally send you to a site, picture, or source to help
answer the question and in this way it is beneficial. The downside I see to Twitter is that it is
if you are looking for a direct and precise answer from a person it is hard to
narrow down many statements into 140 words; furthermore it is difficult at
times to convey your own message or ask questions properly in 140 characters. Also, to add to the girls tweet question, I
think that, while Twitter has a large pool of people to attain information
from, whether or not you get a reliable answer can be difficult to tell, also,
gaining answers can depend holy on the time of day that you ask the question;
asking at night might not garner many answers.
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from, it is not my style I will continue to gain my information using other
resources.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">As some of you may or may not know I recently was assigned
to a new school and a new CT for reasons I choose to keep private. My new site is Chaparral high school in
Temecula and after 2 days my experience is already exponentially improved. My new CT is an incredible teacher. The first thing that I noticed about her was
that she uses every SIOP strategy in the book.
The first thing she starts class with is bell work and instructions to
get out whatever it is the students will need for the day including books that
way no class time is wasted gathering supplies.
Once they finish with their bell work my CT goes through a review. She asks students to share out what they
learned the previous day/week, and what important concepts were learned. She then asks the students to pair share the
concepts they learned in their previous class.
Anytime my CT gives instructions she gives them twice, writes them, asks
for questions or clarification, and then has the students pair share what is
being asked of them. While she reads
aloud she explains confusing vocabulary words and asks her students to pair
share an additional example using the vocabulary word. She also uses strong emphasis when she says
something important or an important key word.
It is incredible to see an educator using the SIOP model so frequently
and evidently. She is an exceptional
example of how every teacher should be in the classroom. Another aspect of my CT’s teaching I really
like is that she constantly does formative assessments 2 weeks before any grade
level benchmark exams. She gives the
assessment, grades them, and creates an “intervention” day whereby, students
who are below average and not understanding the essential benchmark standard
are put into a group to work together to attain the concept. The students who have a clear understanding
of the benchmark state standard are put in a separate group and are given a
more challenging form of the standard to accomplish. It’s awesome to see a teacher ensuring her
students succeed, and for those that have, continuing to challenge them
further.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">With my new experience came a class I’ve never taught
before, nor did I think I would ever teach, ELD. The class is a block scheduled ELD 3 class
with about 10 students total. Already
this class is proving to be one of my favorites. The textbook they use is called EDGE published
by Hampton-Brown. This book is
incredibly helpful to me as an instructor.
It gives explicit instructions on which questions to ask the students,
what portions of their reading are important for the students to comprehend,
what focus areas there are etc. The
school asks that the book be followed exactly and in order, which makes lesson
planning a breeze. I introduced myself
to the students yesterday and they were all very eager to work with me. There are students from a variety of places
such as the Philippines, Guatemala, Japan, China, and Mexico. While working
independently they immediately began asking me questions, which surprised me; I
didn’t think they would be that comfortable and trusting of me right away. I am very excited to be working in an ELD
room. These students really want to
learn and when they learn a new concept you can see how excited they are right
away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Finally, I am very excited because I have a deaf student in
one of my classes. This student is very
embarrassed about their deafness and thus does not have an interpreter, nor do
they use their hearing aids. This
students’ only requests are to sit near the front, and ensure they can see
their teachers lips because this student is very good at lip reading. My initial excitement about having this
student was because I took 6 years of ASL so I knew I would be able to sign to
this student with ease. However, finding
out this student is embarrassed about signing and requires other forms of communication
excited me even more. Signing to this
student would have been an easy way to solve the communication barrier, but
now, I have to continually be conscious of my explanation of directions, where
I am standing in the classroom and whether or not this student can see my lips
moving, ensuring that my written instructions are clear and concise, and also,
ensuring that I clarify my instructions, because as my CT has informed me, this
student will not ask for clarification.
I see this as a challenge for me as an educator in training. Differentiating for this student is vital to
their learning and every move I make in the classroom (literally) could be detrimental
to their learning. I am very excited to take on this challenge.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Okay Okay, So I will admit it, I am a Pinterest pinning ADDICT. I can't help it. I absolutely am in love with this site and have been since I went searching for a fun DIY Martini party project last Christmas and stumbled upon this site. For those of you who haven't been on Pinterest yet (for shame!) it's essentially a visual bookmarking/social media site. Now I also have used sites like Diigo to save and bookmark great links but the reason I believe Pinterest reigns superior is because an image is always attached to your link. I think this is why the creators of this site are geniuses. By having an image attached to whatever you are linking you constantly have a visual of what your link is, whether is be a cool website for wedding ideas, a new favorite piece of jewelry, or links to your new favorite iPAD app. This makes organization and finding the exact link you bookmarked a breeze. Pinterest also takes their "pins" a step further by allowing the user to organize their pins onto boards so essentially categorizing their links. And beyond that, you can place those boards in over-arching categories that the creators of Pinterest have set up for you. Ahh, the possibilities are endless. I also love the search feature, it makes looking up anything on Pinterest so easy. Or if I want to see what the popular pins of the day are I can go under the popular pin tab.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Now for some of you who have checked out Pinterest and have basically been bombarded with pictured of how to get your abs perfect or the cutest new pair of stilettos don't worry, you just have to start pinning yourself and dig a little deeper to get past some of the kitschy Pinterest pins. There is an entire category filed under education that has anything and everything you could ever dream of. It is full of free lesson plan ideas, printables, foldables, classroom organization ideas, classroom management plans, lessons for holidays, crafting, fun lessons, Ipad apps, computer apps, so many free resources at your fingertips and people continue adding more and more everyday!!! And again, by having every link associated with a picture, it makes the task of searching through the thousands upon thousands of pins a little less tedious and much more enjoyable, and in my opinion easier to narrow down what you are looking for; because you'll know it when you see it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I am on this site everyday, multiple times a day, and every time I go on I find at least 5 new things to "re-pin" mind you I have about 25 boards I am managing ranging from weddings, to babies, household craft, knitting, education, organization, future dogs, Star Wars, geeky quirks, things that make me laugh, things that make me smile, and of course, what would the internet be without cats that make you smile, laugh and desperate for more. SO do yourself a favor if you haven't checked out Pinterest yet, if your are looking for great lesson ideas, a way to make your own Windex, or something to simply get a good laugh out of, I promise you're only a simple pin away!</span><br />
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<br />Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-11239405347421628512012-04-17T11:39:00.004-07:002012-04-17T15:16:59.763-07:00CST Testing<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Today marks the first day of CST's at my school site Great Oak High School. Now, this is not the first time that I proctoring a test; this is probably the 100th time. Most recently I proctored the CAHSEE at GOHS. The students were all placed in the auditorium and gym. Students remained quiet the entire time and really seemed to be working hard, reading and re-reading questions and checking their answers. However, there was a very different feel to starting the CST's today. Students were not excited about the test (though I expected as much) but also, students were hostile towards even having to take it. Not understanding how this test applies or even matters to them. Myself and my CT tried to explain the importance of these tests to the students. We shared with them that this is how the state measures how students are doing in comparison to other schools. We also explained the importance of how the scores are reflected for the teachers and the school. My CT discussed the importance of having pride in ones school and taking the test seriously. We also explained that these scores are put into their portfolios and if they improve a level, the teacher will raise their classroom grade. Most of the students just shook their heads but agreed and began the test. Many are currently still testing as I reflect on this. The point of this reflection however is to talk about 2 students in particular and about their attitudes towards the CST. These students, pseudonyms Jack and Jill, made it very clear from the beginning of the period that they would NOT be taking this test seriously despite the plight of my CT. They said that on every test like this they simply bubble in answers making pictures and do not care what kind of results they receive. While reading the test instructions, which we all know written extremely cheesy, even cheesier when read aloud, I tried to emphasize the goofiness of the instructions in my voice just to make the tedious, brutal task of testing a little more fun. Even this jovial fun reading did not inspire Jack and Jill to take the test seriously. So I pose a question to my readers...How DO we get these students to take it seriously? Should we just let it go? Is there something YOU have said that's worked? IS there something you have seen another teacher do that works well? IS this something we should even care about? I am really interested in everyone's opinion so please leave me comments. </span>Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-91271097845151816102012-04-14T20:55:00.002-07:002012-04-14T21:08:54.842-07:0010th Graders are the BEST!<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">So recently I've been trying to create more of an online presence by reflecting using my blog more. I think at first I was just stumped on what to write until I realized that I can write about anything!! So with that notion in mind comes todays post. I was talking to one of my colleagues, Allia, today and we started discussing which grades we were enjoying teaching, and which, let's just say challenge us to use all of our classroom management strategies on a daily basis =)!...Ever since I knew I wanted to teach English I've said I want to teach 10th grade. There has always been something alluring about 10th grade. I love the curriculum, I love the novels so maybe that's part of it. It also could be the fact that I had an awful 10th grade experience myself and want to do things differently. </span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">WARNING small tangent ahead: Interestingly enough, my 10th grade English teacher is someone that I still talk to this day, I visit him every time I visit my step-dad at my old high school, and I go to him for advice for teaching particular lessons and novels. In retrospect, the 10th grade curriculum to me SUCKED at the time I was learning it. It was during a difficult, transitional period in my life (my mom had just been diagnosed with Lupus at the end of my 9th grade year and was becoming very sick) and all of the books and poems we read were so depressing, it was awful. Looking back however, those novels and poems became some of my favorites after revisiting them in college.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Okay, back on track...</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">So back to the "I've always said I want to teach 10th grade" part. Since starting this program almost 9 months ago (HOLY COW 9 MONTHS!) all I have ever heard from ANYONE, whether it be professors, other teachers at my school sites, or even classmates, is that 10th graders are the middle schoolers of the high school world. For those of you who don't understand that analogy, 10th graders are essentially the immature, obnoxious, rambunctious bunch of kids NO teacher really wants to teach. I've literally heard "avoid 10th grade at all costs!" Needless to say, when this is said by seasoned professionals you take it pretty seriously. This semester, when we were handed our teaching assignments, I cringed inside when I saw I would be teaching a 10th grade class. It was as if a dark cloud had ascended over me and began pouring buckets of rain (think Whinnie the Pooh's Eeyore =) ) During my observations of my 10th grade class I would be teaching they weren't too bad, but I figured it was just a fluke and every Thursday they were somehow on their best behavior. </span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Then I started full time...</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I was actually afraid of them at first, thinking that they would think some of my strategies and teaching methods were silly and childish (you know because they're not freshman anymore, they're grown up sophomores now =) ) I was pleasantly surprised when they all participated in my "Queen Clap" which many of you in the program know as the AVID clap. I use this method to gain their attention during group work. Each one of them participated, and immediately became quiet. Thus far they've listened attentively, participated, and listened to my rules without question. The real test came when I had to video tape myself for TPA 4. I thought to myself "oh man, here we go, someone is going to get smart and do SOMETHING in this video." Again, I was surprised, every student participated in my activity, they were quiet when they needed to be, and they respected the fact that I was videoing myself for something very serious. They also ask me questions a lot and have taken a great interest in getting to know me. </span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Now some of you may be wondering, okay, where's the point of this blog anyway? I guess it's just what I said previously, I found myself over and over again surprised by this group of students I assumed were going to be obnoxious, immature, un-attentive brats for lack of a better term. My experience with my 10th graders has been the complete opposite; in fact, they are my favorite class (but shh don't tell them it might get to their heads =) ) I am back to whole-heartily wanting to teach 10th grade again. I love their innocence and the fact that they are still young at heart and still think some of the goofy things teachers do are fun.</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">All in all the moral of my post is that, although we have these stigmas in the teaching world and teachers as a whole have reiterated rumors about certain types of students or behaviors at different grade levels, make sure to make up your own mind when it comes to these opinions. Give your students the benefit of the doubt and let them show you who they really are; don't rely on others views to make up your minds for you. You may be find your students will completely take you by surprise!</span><br />
<br />Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-11697182222757729532012-04-12T23:52:00.003-07:002012-04-29T00:18:19.297-07:00Student Shenanigans: Making me Laugh =)<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">One of the best things about being a teacher is the students and some of their silly shenanigans. There are days when they do the goofiest things in class and I can't help but take a moment to die of laughter...My goal is to share some of those moments here. Though some of them will be (you had to be there moments) trust me when I say they were funny and the time and that it probably made my day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-A student in class asks me if I knew what it looked like when giraffes fought something. I looked at him puzzled, answered with "no?" and waited for his response. He then grabbed a water bottle, placed it on his desk, and with perfect giraffe like precision craned his neck down and knocked the water bottle over with his head in one swift motion...Most teachers would have moved on, gave him a dirty look, or would have stood there puzzled not getting the joke. Me? I laughed so hard I cried. Just one of the many joys of teaching =).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-Students were taking an in class essay. When students finished they were asked to sit quietly and read or work on something from another class. As I was scanning the room looking at the students I saw one of them in the back of the room with his hand partially in the air, his one eye was squinted, and he kept pinching his fingers together and then slightly chuckling. At first I was puzzled by what this kid was doing, but then I realized...he was "squishing" his classmates heads, metaphorically of course. I then started laughing. I wrote him a note on a sticky that said "as long as you don't squish me from the back of the room I won't tell your secret" he then gave me the biggest smile and said he wouldn't. It was so fun from then on because I would partake in "squishing" kids and he knew, it was like a great joke between us. The best part? This was a very shy quiet, larger boy who didn't have many friends and didn't talk much in class. I think having this silly secret made him enjoy the class much better, he ended up speaking out more in class and talking to me everyday...the little things matter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Last Semester: This is probably one of my most favoriet memories of last semester. There is a rumor about my CT's class that there are rubberband wars. Now I can neither confirm nor deny these claims but I will tell you a story passed down about Mrs. Cheetah and her student teacher Ms. Norway. Now Ms. Cheetah had great aim when it came to shooting rubberbands and her student knew the rules, below the head only and if the kids took it beyond that the fun would be taken away for good. Well one day, the student teacher, Ms. Norway decided to start a war in class and kids who weren't paying attention were finding rubberbands landing on their desks or in their laps. and they would laugh and shoot them back. But Ms. Norway had one student who sometimes couldn't help but try to take the game too far and Ms. Norway watched him pull back the rubberband ready to fling it and Ms. Norway knew it was going to hurt if it hit her. So she warned him he'd better not, and he did, and suddenly the class went dead silent. Little did this student know Ms. Norway played softball her whole life and catching things flying at her face is no big deal. She caught the rubberband out of thin air without even looking at it. Seriously, she was writing some notes into her calendar, head facing down and caught the rubberband that was careening in from her left. Just to rub it in she held it there dangling it between her fingers as she finished writing. Needless to say no one wanted to shoot Ms. Norway again, they were all afraid of her ninja skills. This came in handy for her at the end of school in December when she started a paper snowball fight, again students tried to throw as hard as they could at Ms. Norway and she caught them all and threw back with a lot of force. The student' LOVED this. It was so fun having harmless fun watching paper balls fly and enjoying our last days together in December..Ahem I mean with Ms. Norway that is =)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-"Ms. Sorben, that's straight dignent.?" " Umm, I am not familiar with dignenet? What's that?" " Oh, you know, damn ignorant, I like to smush words together, it saves me time talking." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Ha...students can be so creative sometimes =)!</span></div>Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-5800068290019555072012-04-10T21:57:00.004-07:002012-04-10T22:00:06.670-07:00Scentsy<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Hey all, </span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">So some of you may have seen me linking a product called SCENTSY on Twitter recently and for those of you wondering what that is all about, well heres my tiny schpeal! Scentsy is a wickless candle company that I am an independent consultant for. Before even becoming a consultant I was in LOVE with these products. They are so beautiful, well crafted, and there are so many different scents theres bound to be TONS you end up loving ( I just received 81 different scents for the spring/summer collection). What sets Scentsy apart from the warmers you see in stores like Wal-Mart is quality. I myself have bought not only the cheap Wal-Mart warmers but also their scents and after comparing it with my Scentsy warmers I THREW THE WAL-MART ONE AWAY along with it's smells. Honestly there is no comparison to the quality Scentsy offers. In addition to warmers there are MANY different products to suit so many needs including scent buddies for kids, and scent bags for dressers or gym bags. Also if you combine and buy multiple warmers including wall plug-in's which will quickly replace any air freshener in your house you have, you end up saving in the end. Best of all, you can order quick and easy on-line by clicking the link below or <a href="https://mallorysorben.scentsy.us/">here</a>. I hope you take some time to look over the products, they make GREAT gifts for anyone and there are so many styles to fit any type of person or household. Thanks all for supporting me and if you have questions, please email me!</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">-Mallory</span><br />
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<br />Mallory Sorbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837104762889373509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621518437646697361.post-61822633567741977882012-04-10T21:46:00.002-07:002012-04-10T21:47:02.054-07:00QR Code Reflection<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Okay, so thus far throughout my clinical practices I have not been much of an "online" reflective teacher. I have stuck to the old fashioned model of discussing and reflecting with my family, friends, and fellow colleagues. I also write myself notes here and there, and to be honest, there are times when I am on a long drive home and I will practice what I am going to say to my class in a following days lesson. However, after my lesson today I found myself DYING to come home and write all about it. I guess it takes a lesson that REALLY excites not only myself but my students to light that fire in me to reflect online. So without further ado...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Today, and continuing tomorrow, I created a lesson to review literary terms. Some of the suggestions from my CT's were to create a Jeopardy game or some kind of matching game to get the students to enjoy the review. Now, for me, I've done the Jeopardy thing, I've done matching, and I wanted to take the opportunity to try something new; luckily my CT is VERY open to my experimental teaching =)! One of the greatest things about this program is the ideas my fellow classmates have come up with and shown me and when it came time to create this review game I knew I was going to steal and idea from our tech savvy computer support man, William. During the ITU walkthrough, William showed us how to create QR codes that can link to just about anything and it is this exciting form of new technology that I used.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I created a matching game, but instead of using papers printed with just the definitions and words, I created the matching partner in the pair using a QR code. If you haven't seen a QR code, it is a new form of barcode that, when scanned with a barcode scanner you can download for free on a tablet or smart phone, links you to a specific item of your choice as the code creator (see picture below). To be honest, at first when the game started it was a bit complex and confusing. The school I am teaching at, Great Oak High School, is apparently a cell phone blocking fortress, i.e. the classrooms are all brick and thus, no service, so reflecting back, I should have had the students download the scanners the night before. Oh, well, you live and you learn. Once the technological issue was solved by going outside to download the software the game was underway. I couldn't help but feeling like a proud mom when your kid does something amazing as I watched them work in teams to scan the codes and find the matching word of definition depending on what they pulled up. They thought it was so cool and had no idea that those "box codes" as they call them, could do something like that. It was also really exciting to see the teams different strategies to find matching definitions and corresponding words for definitions for 30 literary terms. Although I told them how the game worked I left the delegating and how they would split the work for them to decide. Each group had a different strategy and they all worked together so well. Again, in hindsight, I know I created a REALLY complex game and for differentiation purposes should have provided them some of the words/definitions in the graphic organizer I created because 30 definitions was quite the undertaking. We are finishing the game tomorrow and now, because of TPA 4, that I have the media permission slips, I will take pictures of the game in action. I have to say I was really excited about the game all in all, it shows how using technology in the classroom these days really gets kids excited and definitely enhances the learning. Finally, I am looking forward to tomorrow's game end because I also created a reflection page for the students and I am eager to hear their responses. Below I will provide a page of the graphic organizer I created (which needs a little more refining) and the questions as well as a picture of 1 of the 3 sets of games I created. Oh, yeah, that's the other part I forgot to mention, if you plan on doing something like this, organization is KEY! I created 9 sets of the game, 3 different versions, each set of the 9 had 30 QR CODES EACH. You do the math that's 270 QR codes to keep organized!!! For me, I did it one by one, cutting, pasting, and writing a number on the back of the code that I had a master key to, so I knew QR code 15 corresponded with the word onomatopoeia or QR code 30 corresponded with the definition of alliteration. It was a long and VERY tedious process, but all worth it in the end =)! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;"><b>1. PLN's</b></span></div>
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">A personal learning network or PLN for short is made up of various technological sources and people that help your individual knowledge. These various technologies include Twitter, Facebook or any social networking site, Diigo, Blogs, Youtube, etc. These webpages or web tools are various ways to connect with millions of other people on the internet to gain information, or at it's most basic, to gain a connection to another individual with similar interests.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Currently in my personal PLN I am using web 2.0 tools like Facebook, Youtube, and iChat. For this class I was required to expand my PLN by using Twitter, Diigo, Blogger, and more. For the sake of being completely honest about my PLN I will most likely after this class (and the subsequent grading of these assignments of course) delete my Twitter account and my Blogger blog. Personally, I am not a fan of Twitter as I think that many people use it to display useless bits of information in 140 characters or less. I do not see any relevance for it in my PLN and do not plan to use it in the future. Additionally I am not by nature a "blogger." I can see myself becoming one if I had relevant things to blog about but right now I don't feel that is the case, though I have seen the positives far more in blogging than in Twittering. Diigo is something I plan to keep in my PLN. I think this is a great tool for sharing relevant websites and also for finding them. (It beats copying and pasting into word and emailing =) ) Additionally you can connect with an enormous audience as opposed to the limitations your Gmail contacts list has for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">I plan to use my PLN when it comes to my future as an educator sparingly. I am very old school in my approach to education. I am a Perennalist for the most part when it comes to my educational philosophy and believe in the importance of classic literature, and history when it comes to education. I do plan to use sites like Diigo to continue to find resources for my teaching as I have found the site to be a valuable, educational tool. Additionally, I will use Facebook to stay connected to colleagues and <i>former</i> students as I have done with many of my former teachers. Additionally, I plan to use Youtube videos as a great source for examples for my students. Youtube is an extremely valuable PLN source for classrooms, especially for the visual learner. Finally, I may or may not use blogging. I am sure I will come across many blogging sites in my future research, but as for me creating and adding to a blog, that remains to be seen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">I subscribed to RSS feeds using my blogger account, and my blog page. In choosing which RSS feeds I subscribed to I chose feeds that I was interested in as someone with a B.A. in English Literature, and some just for fun. In the literature realm I subscribed to current literary criticism, and American Literature, which is a journal put out by Duke University. For real time news and fun information I subscribed to the NY Times, and for fun Perez Hilton's celebrity gossip. Obviously the latter is for amusement purposes only, the NY Times provides me with the most current news headlines, American Literature gives me real time updates on the world of American Literature, and Literary Criticism gives me many new articles of criticism on the books I have read many times. Below are the links to the RSS feeds actual sites.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">These various RSS feeds will aid me in my continued knowledge of the world, and the world of literature.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">My twitter pseudonym or screen name is @SORBnWONDERLAND</span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">The people I am following include some personal friends, a few classmates from 422b, a few celebrities, and a few educational sources, such as Literature Books, and the Nook for Barnes and Noble. Literature Books gives updates constantly on (obviously) new literature and new books; giving me a huge list of things to buy for my next subscription, my Nook. The Nook for B&N twitter is a great source for lots of relevant literature information as they continually "re-tweet" many other relevant literature sources tweets like<b> </b>ParragonBooks or RoostBooks. I chose these individuals to be in my Twitter network because they give me updates on things that I care about, such as celebrities I enjoy, or classmates and friends with fun, new information about an educational topic or just their everyday lives, and literature sources that provide me with new books and new sources for books constantly. Although, as I stated previously, I will be deleting my Twitter, it has been interesting checking it out for myself and reassuring myself it is not something I need, nor is it something I am interested in using.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">Diigo is the PLN tool I enjoyed learning about and using the most in this class. My Diigo bookmarks included many great sources for English teachers as well as students trying to write a paper, as well as sites for future teachers. My bookmarks included: JSTOR: an online journal that gives you access to tons of different journals and articles on a vast variety of subjects. This is a site I used hundreds (literally) of times during my undergraduate studies. I also bookmarked Project Gutenberg; which is a free, online source for e-book versions of many classic pieces of literature. Again this was a great source for when I was looking up various passages of books, different poems etc; another site I used hundreds of times. I bookmarked the SCTA site which is Student California Teachers Association: This site is the main hub for Student CTA members. I myself was a member of CSUSM's SCTA and thought it was a great society for future teachers to look into. Furthermore, I bookmarked EasyBib, which is a free source that places your sources into APA, MLA, or Chicago format for you. Finally, and probably the most used site by me as an undergrad was the Owl at Purdue Writing Center site, which gave easy to understand instructions on writing methods, citing sources etc. Not only did I use this in my own studies but I also used this as a resource when I was working at CSUSM's Writing Center. It is a great tool for anyone writing a paper and needing any kind of help. The groups and people I follow are people who are either English teachers, or literature enthusiasts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">The digital discussion forums I follow are Classroom 2.0 and Educators PLN. Both sites I found to be equally interesting and full of educational information. Though, the site I did gravitate towards to more was Classroom 2.0. They both had a similar layout but I found navigating Classroom 2.0 easier and more efficient for me. I especially enjoyed the videos and pictures tab as these provided be with entertaining examples of what educators are doing these days. One of the video's I enjoyed was Reading Strategies for young readers, which I will put below. I enjoyed this video because it gave a voice to young readers who can be shy or nervous about reading or reading aloud. At one point it utilized puppets to give the young reader the feeling that they are not doing the aloud reading but the puppet and thus, they had no reason to be shy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: small;">My experience with working with PLN's in this course was in some ways enlightening and educational and if I am being honest, in some ways boring as I consider myself pretty tech-savvy already. I enjoyed learning about Diigo and Classroom 2.0 as these were resources that I had never heard of before, let alone used, and I found them to be extremely useful and beneficial to my future as an educator. One thing I disliked was the use of Twitter. I have very strong opinions about Twitter, and they are all negative. One thing that this class made me re-think about and subsequently become more nervous about, is how much technology and internet PLN's are being used in classrooms today. Though I believe that in many instances, technology has bettered today's classrooms, it does make me question whether or not we are going to far, and whether or not teachers will someday be obsolete because of tools like Twitter, and Skype. I think that we as future educators need to understand and embrace technology and utilize all that it has to offer in our classrooms, but more importantly, we need to know when the technology needs to be turned off and when we need to rely on real, human interaction. All in all I think that this course provides its students with a plethora of sources to build their PLN's.<b> </b></span></div>
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