Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Newbies fromWBT

I watched a webinar with Chris Biffle on using 'because.' After watching this, I downloaded Seminar 4 Writing from the WBT website.  I'm taking several things from it into the classroom.

One thing I really liked was how the students would be proofreading their work.  I think I can use this idea for their data binders.  I'll put a list for proofreading into their data binders; as they check their work, they put a paperclip on the list next to what they are checking.  It should help them to focus on one rule at a time, instead of trying to check the entire paper for multiple errors simultaneously.  

The ebook also encouraged lots of oral writing, practicing with a buddy.  I am excited try this out, increasing the oral writing to include different nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  

The Guff Counter is new for me, too.  As I read over the forum discussions on www.wholebrainteacing.com I linked over  to the Guff Counter...http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/index.php/whole-brain-teching/levels/level-3-the-guff-counter.html, I got excited to add this to the Scoreboard procedures.  I'll let you know how this goes!

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