Bloggin' In The Classroom

Summer is a time to relax and regenerate for the upcoming school year. Well you would think, but this teacher is still looking to better himself, not just for himself, but for his students. I wanted to better the way I approached writing in the classroom for next year and the years to come.

So I decided for myself to have a "Professional Development Summer". I went and read a book about writing across curricular areas. I found that I could integrate writing into my science and social studies without worrying how I can cram it in to a half hour a day. I bought, "Teaching Writing in the Content Areas". This has really helped me with ideas and how I can intergrate writing into other areas of the day instead just a half hour. One idea is to have students post their final draft to a blog just like this one after they have learned and practiced the writing process. This book has given me a new way to teach the writing process.

Having students in small groups to brainstorm and even draft their thoughts in the same setting over several lessons in the science book. This is one of the ideas I will be implementing this year along with a blog (Rowland21)to help integrate technology into writing to enhance writing and also create interest in the whole writing process.