Tech is something that has always had a place in my classroom. I had my first class website in 2000--and frequently used online resources to supplement instruction. As more and more of my colleagues are moving into the 21st century, though, I am almost taking a step back. This year I want to go more "low-tech" and reignite my love affair with my overhead projector. It sure does look different these days--and I don't have to use special wipe off pens any longer--but the end result will be the same.
At the end of last year my colleagues and I had the opportunity to take a workshop with Kelly Gallagher. While he shared so many wonderful ideas to make my classroom a more rich, authentic learning environment, the one piece that I really latched on to is the idea of modeling the writing process with my students. I can remember my writing class in 2000, pulling up a chair beside many of my students and drafting right along with them, putting up transparencies of my works in progress to share the ups and downs of the writing process. For some reason, and I'm certain not a good one, I left that method of teaching behind. This year, however, I am going to strive to produce as much as my students--make an effort to commiserate (and actually not have to fake my own grief with assignments). Let's see how that works out.
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