Teaching Channel!

Using the website www.teachingchannel.org, which is new to me I viewed three common core videos ("Text Talk Time", "Analyzing Texts:Brainstorm Before Writing", and "Analyzing Texts:Overview of a Lesson Series". What I collected from the three videos is that the students are being taught the common core standards which are speaking and listening, reading, and writing. The lessons that Ms. Brewer plans for her students are both distinct and connected, and she really thinks about the certain group of students she has when planning her lessons. She puts the individual into consideration, not just the group as a whole.
 I also discovered two videos from the website in particular other than the common core that we were supposed to check out that I thought were interesting.

 
The first video that I found to be interesting was the "end-of-the day procedure: reflect and connect". In this video the teacher of the classroom showed how at the end of the day she has them all get out their agendas and in the agenda the teacher assesses how their day went so that they can go back home to their parents and they can be involved in how their day at school was, and also they have some things written in their agendas about what they learned in that particular day so that they can also show their parents what they learned. I think that an overview of the students day being put down into their agenda for the parents to check it out when they get home is a wonderful idea. It helps all student, parent, and teacher stay connected through the use of agenda.
Also another video that I watched was "post-its:Little Notes for Big Discussions". This teacher through the use of sticky-notes taught her students to write down the main events and come prepared to their classroom gatherings. I really liked what this teacher did with the post-it notes, because like she states in the video sometimes you come up with a wonderful idea but then you move on to another part and forget the first wonderful idea. So through the use of a sticky note when the group gets together for discussion, they are prepared and all their good ideas are right their on the sticky-note.
I really like this website, it could be very useful in my teaching years to come.