Melanie Ruiz
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Art, Poetry or Music
EduBlogsClub Prompt #18: Prompt: Write a post that uses art, music, or poetry. Write a poem or song, draw a picture, create a meme/gif. Get creative! Or write a post that shares how you use art, poetry, or music in the classroom. I love art, music and poetry. I remember the few classes I had in…
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Project Based Instruction
EduBlogsClub Prompt #17: Prompt: Write a post that discusses using problem-based or project-based learning in the classroom. Have you had your students complete open-ended projects or answer open-ended questions? Share your experiences, lesson plans, student work, or reasons why you haven’t yet. We can’t wait to hear about it! Project Based Learning (PBL) was just coming…
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Tell A Story
EduBlogsClub Prompt #16: Prompt: Write a post that tells a story. Tell a story about a time in your career as an educator that you want to share. It can be a positive memory, a time you wish you could change the outcome, a student you remember, or just a class lesson you want to share. (The…
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Assessments
EduBlogsClub Prompt #15: Prompt: Write a post that discusses “assessments.” It can be your feelings on the accountability climate, informal assessments, assessing student projects, or anything else related to testing, feedback, and measuring learning. Or maybe a good old-fashioned rant 🙂 I wonder how most teachers feel when they hear “assessment.” My first reaction was to…
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The Pendulum
EduBlogsClub Prompt #13: Prompt: Write a post related to constant changes and the pendulum effect in education. Some ideas to get you started: Write a post about learning styles and your thoughts on the recent research suggesting they are an ineffective teaching/learning tool. Discuss another topic where you have seen the pendulum shift in your…
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Embed Something
EduBlogsClub Prompt #12: Prompt: Write a post about any topic where you embed something. That’s it! The topic is completely up to you, but we’d love to see your use of a tool or service that lets you embed. If you really need a hint as to service that allows you to embed, here are…
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Giving Feedback
EduBlogClub Prompt #10 was a catch up week and since I am already in catch up mode, here is Prompt #11: Prompt: Write a post about giving feedback to students. Some questions to jumpstart your thinking: What is your favorite type of assignment upon which to comment? Why? Do you have any tips to share on using…
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Student Privacy
EduBlogsClub Prompt #8: Prompt: Write a post about student privacy. Should student work be public on the web? Why or why not? How do you evaluate the tools that you use in your classroom when it comes to student privacy? Do you have a favorite resource or video that discusses this topic? Do you have…
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