Melanie Y Ruiz
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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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Challenging Situations
Hello Readers! I have had this blog post cued up since FEBRUARY, yes February. Obviously I haven’t blogged since then. That is partially because this particular post gave me pause and partially because of life. I am committed to blogging. The fact that I am now over 20 posts behind won’t deter me though! I…
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For Fiona
Hello Readers, The latest #edublogsclub challenge was released this past Tuesday. The prompt was simply: “Write a post that includes an image.” That seemed simple enough to me. I put images in my posts all the time, at least just one. There was some guiding text with the prompt as well to help generate ideas of what…
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