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- 1. 44th Annual TESOL Convention Boston, Massachusetts 25 March 2010 Technology Enhances Practice Jeffrey Mattison, La Paz Middle School, Salinas, California Jennifer Uhler, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
- 2. The Context The Project The Reflective Device The Set Up The Future
- 3. The Context: Teacher Blogs Personal Journals http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/ Master Teacher Demonstrations http://apprendre-anglais.blogspot.com/ Knowledge/Skill Sharing http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ Invisible Privacy settings limit viewing to select audience Reflective
- 4. Teacher Connections, Global Reflections www.teachingwithoutborders.blogspot.com
- 5. The Project Time: 3 years Purpose: Reflect for professional development Discover features of teaching practice Have meaningful correspondence with colleagues Overcome professional isolation Outcomes: Increased self-awareness of teaching practice Increased connection with fellow blogging teachers
- 6. The Facts March 23, 2007 – January 1, 2010 100 posts: Jenn (49); Jeff (45); Others (6) Averages: 2007 43 posts 2008 27 posts 2009 30 posts Comments Visitor Traffic
- 7. The Outcomes What worked What didn’t Gap in reflective blogs Why this worked in this format
- 8. BLOGS JOURNALS Interactive Static Potential public audience Private audience Multiple authors One author Searchable artifact Scannable artifact Thematic using tags Titles for each entry Accessible with Internet connection Portable access Dialogue Monologue
- 9. Considerations: Ethics Platform Structure Format, frequency, commenting, commitment Multimedia
- 10. Ethics Maintain confidentiality of School Students Colleagues Separate school and personal access to Comply with district/institute AUP Limit liability for inappropriate access Respect others’ intellectual property Linking to web content Posting student work (Ray and Hocutt, 2006)
- 11. Platform
- 12. Platform
- 13. The Structure Descriptive of event or issue <objective> Commentary & Reaction <subjective> Questions to focus the response <dialogical>
- 14. Reinforcing Academic Vocabulary (Jeff) Tuesday, October 13, 2007 Prologue: “I tried a gallery walk…” The Lesson: “First period was able to review… Then, I orally reviewed words… Next… Reflection: “I knew I did something right because 1st period’s students had smiles… Was I just not doing enough handholding example-giving for the 5th period kids?” Questions: “ Once again, behavior management is the first and biggest hurdle. Do you have any tips for instruction giving?”
- 15. Ranting vs. deep reflection Equal commitment Clear purpose of blogging Frequency & length Supportive, constructive, timely comments
- 16. Multimedia Potential to add Youtube video of teaching Audio recording Slide shows Hotlink to other teacher blogs Illustrations
- 17. Finding community in the public sphere … and then more privately
- 18. The Public Option (2006- The Private Option (2009- The Semi Private Option 2009) 2010) (2010) Wider potential audience Safer New Address TESOL Community Building Invited (Known) Use pseudonyms Community Search-able More peer authors Less motivation? Motivation Interested teachers cannot Also available to Colleagues, find Students, Supervisors, Parents, Community Professionalism Safety
- 19. Can you imagine participating in a reflective teaching blog? Why or why not?
- 20. Jeffrey Mattison jsmattison@gmail.com Jennifer Uhler jenniferuhler@gmail.com *For a list of selected reflective teaching and blogging references, please email us! *For more details on the reflective outcome of our teaching blog, visit our presentation on March 27 at 3:00 PM in Room 204B.