August 24, 2011

http://www.culturalsurvival.org/programs/elc/program

Actually Day 4: I had read here how Nathan Black allows the kids a short period of time at the beginning of the year to sit wherever they want so that he can spot problem kids, combinations of kids, etc. Then, as needed, we can fix those problems for the next day so that those

If you are a new teacher doing Circling with Balls right now, be careful. You may not be going SLOW-Li enough. You probably aren’t. You know that you are going too fast if even one single kid in your class doesn’t understand. It is your job to make sure that they all understand. Tell them

Just wanted to share an email conversation with a (university level) colleague from yesterday. What I responded is in italics: Hi Ben – Well, I’ve finished my first day at both schools.  I’m exhausted, my feet hurt, my voice is a bit weak, but boy, this was more fun than I remember having at work

I got this from a colleague. I love the honesty. I am asking for the group to respond, especially Bryce and those experienced TPRSers who have taught at the upper levels, unlike me. My hunch is that this colleague, who really needs our help right now, can in fact make TPRS work at the upper