Comments on: Energize Your Classroom: How Jim Cramer Made Me a Better Teacher of English Language Learners http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201 Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thing 4…Blogging | Marlo's Blogs http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1323 Thing 4…Blogging | Marlo's Blogs Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:56:58 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1323 [...] I really appreciated the blog on Creating Lifelong Learners. This brings me back to Thing 1 and the 7 1/2 Habits…Having FUN. He uses a lot of visual, [...] [...] I really appreciated the blog on Creating Lifelong Learners. This brings me back to Thing 1 and the 7 1/2 Habits…Having FUN. He uses a lot of visual, [...]

]]> By: Thing 4: Blogging Begins with Reading – Post 3 | Learning in the 21st Century http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1317 Thing 4: Blogging Begins with Reading – Post 3 | Learning in the 21st Century Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:59:42 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1317 [...] Creating Life Long Learners had an interesting post on “Energize Your Classroom…”  This post was directed mostly for ELL students, but I don’t think it matters if the student is ELL or not.  I say many of the things in my class that are on Mr. Cramer’s soundboard.  I didn’t know there was anything like that (soundboard) — you learn something new everyday.  I use my “Price is Right” voice, and the students have the opportunity to win washers and dryers if they answer questions correctly.  They always want to win cars, but I only give out washers and dryers since they are too young to drive.   I went to a workshop at Region IV and the presenter shared his ideas of teaching he got from a book, Acting Lessons for Teachers:  Using Performance Skills in the Classroom, that helps teachers connect with students and enhance student learning.  [...] [...] Creating Life Long Learners had an interesting post on “Energize Your Classroom…”  This post was directed mostly for ELL students, but I don’t think it matters if the student is ELL or not.  I say many of the things in my class that are on Mr. Cramer’s soundboard.  I didn’t know there was anything like that (soundboard) — you learn something new everyday.  I use my “Price is Right” voice, and the students have the opportunity to win washers and dryers if they answer questions correctly.  They always want to win cars, but I only give out washers and dryers since they are too young to drive.   I went to a workshop at Region IV and the presenter shared his ideas of teaching he got from a book, Acting Lessons for Teachers:  Using Performance Skills in the Classroom, that helps teachers connect with students and enhance student learning.  [...]

]]> By: Ana Lizarraga http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1313 Ana Lizarraga Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:37:46 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1313 I am learning how to blog and I have the task to leave a comment on a blog I feel inclination for. I am learning how to link and permalink sites, but for some particular reason I am unable to do it embedded in the words. My apologies. I agree with you Matt. We, as teachers, have to energize our lessons http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/teachersatwork/328/. We have two big competitors nowadays, video and span attention. We have to buy our students back from the video zone and increase their attention to levels where they can not only remember something but learn and produce. Most of the students nowadays are in a cataleptic state. they just think the video games are the most entertaining pass time they ever had but they do not realize how nocive this is. They have created a virtual reallity far away from the real world. Thanks for inspiring me. Ana I am learning how to blog and I have the task to leave a comment on a blog I feel inclination for. I am learning how to link and permalink sites, but for some particular reason I am unable to do it embedded in the words. My apologies.

I agree with you Matt. We, as teachers, have to energize our lessons http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/teachersatwork/328/. We have two big competitors nowadays, video and span attention. We have to buy our students back from the video zone and increase their attention to levels where they can not only remember something but learn and produce. Most of the students nowadays are in a cataleptic state. they just think the video games are the most entertaining pass time they ever had but they do not realize how nocive this is. They have created a virtual reallity far away from the real world. Thanks for inspiring me.
Ana

]]> By: Thing 4: Voices in the Blogosphere | Math of the Future http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1306 Thing 4: Voices in the Blogosphere | Math of the Future Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:24:21 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1306 [...] suggestion of giving regular, practice, and challenge work.  From Matthew Needleman’s post, Energize Your Classroom, I also took ideas and inspiration.  Never heard of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money before, but you [...] [...] suggestion of giving regular, practice, and challenge work.  From Matthew Needleman’s post, Energize Your Classroom, I also took ideas and inspiration.  Never heard of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money before, but you [...]

]]> By: Thing 4: Blogging Begins With Reading | Learning About Using Technology in Education http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1305 Thing 4: Blogging Begins With Reading | Learning About Using Technology in Education Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:38:40 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1305 [...] “Engaging your Classroom:  How Jim Cramer Made Me a Better Teacher of English Language Learners.&#82... by Mathew Needleman, was the third blog that I read.   Mathew Needleman models his teaching of ELL students by watching  Jim Cramer on the “Mad Money” show.  Mathew uses props (physicals that are used as symbols) and sound effects to engage the ELL students that he teaches.  He makes the statement in his blog that teachers today need to “entertain” their students in order to get them to pay attention in class.   There were many comments in this blog from teachers agreeing that teachers need to be more entertaining in the classroom.  Several teachers thanked Mathew for the link to the “Sound effects board” [...] [...] “Engaging your Classroom:  How Jim Cramer Made Me a Better Teacher of English Language Learners.&#82… by Mathew Needleman, was the third blog that I read.   Mathew Needleman models his teaching of ELL students by watching  Jim Cramer on the “Mad Money” show.  Mathew uses props (physicals that are used as symbols) and sound effects to engage the ELL students that he teaches.  He makes the statement in his blog that teachers today need to “entertain” their students in order to get them to pay attention in class.   There were many comments in this blog from teachers agreeing that teachers need to be more entertaining in the classroom.  Several teachers thanked Mathew for the link to the “Sound effects board” [...]

]]> By: Claire http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1296 Claire Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1296 Jim Cramer is clearly an excellent teacher. I fully agree with your colleague who says that her job is a six-hour stand up one woman show five days a week. That is good teaching (but it IS also exhausting). As a teacher of French, German and ESL all of the points in your article rang true. In response to Elona's comment about teacher training - my minor was in Drama and it has sooo helped me in my teaching. Jim Cramer is clearly an excellent teacher.

I fully agree with your colleague who says that her job is a six-hour stand up one woman show five days a week. That is good teaching (but it IS also exhausting). As a teacher of French, German and ESL all of the points in your article rang true.

In response to Elona’s comment about teacher training – my minor was in Drama and it has sooo helped me in my teaching.

]]> By: Sharon Ferrar http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1247 Sharon Ferrar Mon, 03 May 2010 15:38:45 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1247 Great inspiration. All teachers need a mentor and to feel like they can make a difference. Great inspiration. All teachers need a mentor and to feel like they can make a difference.

]]> By: Shulamit Leibou http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-1229 Shulamit Leibou Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:24:22 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-1229 Thanks for sharing the sound board. It will definately wake the bored, the tired, etc. Thanks for sharing the sound board. It will definately wake the bored, the tired, etc.

]]> By: Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Teachers As Salespeople http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-235 Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Teachers As Salespeople Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-235 [...] to not get a big head but Speaker Sue has posted a very nice write-up on my entry about using Jim Cramer as inspiration for my teaching.  Whereas I have been working with the metaphor of teacher as entertainer, engaging an audience [...] [...] to not get a big head but Speaker Sue has posted a very nice write-up on my entry about using Jim Cramer as inspiration for my teaching.  Whereas I have been working with the metaphor of teacher as entertainer, engaging an audience [...]

]]> By: Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Teachers As Salespeople http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-236 Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Teachers As Salespeople Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:04:00 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=201#comment-236 [...] to not get a big head but Speaker Sue has posted a very nice write-up on my entry about using Jim Cramer as inspiration for my teaching.  Whereas I have been working with the metaphor of teacher as entertainer, engaging an audience [...] [...] to not get a big head but Speaker Sue has posted a very nice write-up on my entry about using Jim Cramer as inspiration for my teaching.  Whereas I have been working with the metaphor of teacher as entertainer, engaging an audience [...]

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