Where is Reflection in the Learning Process? by Jackie Gerstein Ed.D.
T oday, we finished the second week of an interpersonal communications course. The students in the course are first term college students, a few fresh out of high school. As is my common practice, I end my week of instruction with reflective questions for the students: What was your significant learning this past week? What […]
From Knowing to Understanding: a Learning Journey in Engagement, by Nancy Pylypiuk
When I began this journey two years ago, I was looking for answers to a question that had become increasingly pervasive and yet frustratingly intangible in my teaching practice: how could I resolve the student I was with the students I now teach? Despite my exposure to some new ways of thinking about teaching and learning and my development of some powerful professionally collaborative relationships, there was still a disconnect. I was ready to do something about that.
Student Writing
May 1st seems like a long way off but it will be Spring Break before we know it and when we get back, May is right around the corner! What’s important about May 1st? It’s the deadline for our student writing contest and journal, Voices Visible. Start talking to your studnets now. The entry cover […]
What a great conference
The annual BCTELA Fall Conference was a great success! Thank you to all who attended and shared your thoughts about the literate lives of teachers and students. We have been blown away by the positive feedback from members and we are already looking forward to next year.