Comments for Inspired Classrooms http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com Darren Wilson on Inspired Teaching and Learning Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:52:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on 20-Minute Overview by Patti Pyatt http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-1678 Patti Pyatt Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:52:59 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-1678 Inspired classroom is a great ideal for classrooms that have that many computers.I have two computers and one of them is super old! It has Windows 95! I also have 24 students. Great idea if you had the equipment for four students per computer. I love the website about the blog!!!!! Patti Pyatt Inspired classroom is a great ideal for classrooms that have that many computers.I have two computers and one of them is super old! It has Windows 95! I also have 24 students. Great idea if you had the equipment for four students per computer. I love the website about the blog!!!!!
Patti Pyatt

]]> Comment on 20-Minute Overview by cherie wolcott http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-1648 cherie wolcott Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:26:56 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-1648 I am working toward my Masters in Special Ed, (last class) and I can see so many wonderful learning opportunities to be developed by using the "inspired classroom" design and model. It really is an inspirational concept in which I can visualize students really flying with the knowledge and new ideas gained and shared in this way. I have learned from you that blogging can be great - I have always had a negative feeling about blogging because of all the bad press. Now I see how it can become a wonderful tool for any teacher/classroom. Also learned more about podcasting, which I am anxious to try. I think that a number of your techniques would be very useful for any class population, especially helpful to inclusion and special ed students to help level the playing field for them in addition to helping them to learn the skills of cooperation with others, which can raise their levels of learning too! I am working toward my Masters in Special Ed, (last class) and I can see so many wonderful learning opportunities to be developed by using the “inspired classroom” design and model. It really is an inspirational concept in which I can visualize students really flying with the knowledge and new ideas gained and shared in this way.

I have learned from you that blogging can be great – I have always had a negative feeling about blogging because of all the bad press. Now I see how it can become a wonderful tool for any teacher/classroom.

Also learned more about podcasting, which I am anxious to try.

I think that a number of your techniques would be very useful for any class population, especially helpful to inclusion and special ed students to help level the playing field for them in addition to helping them to learn the skills of cooperation with others, which can raise their levels of learning too!

]]> Comment on Setting Up a Classroom by jameswillisisthebest http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/setting-up-a-classroom/#comment-1647 jameswillisisthebest Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:21:24 +0000 https://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/setting-up-a-classroom/#comment-1647 This is my first post just saying HI This is my first post
just saying HI

]]> Comment on 5-Part Video Series by bcmcph http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2006/07/14/5-part-video-series/#comment-1588 bcmcph Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:56:45 +0000 https://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2006/07/14/5-part-video-series/#comment-1588 Thank you for the videos. They are so clear. I have taught for over 20 years, but am am excited as a first year teacher1 I can't wait to set up my groups each with a computer and to get started. I went to WordPress to set up my blog. The only trouble I had was in deleting Blogroll. It wouldn't let me. I also was unable toprint out the handouts for setting up the blog. I purchased the computer microphone and have been researching ways to set up "lessons" so that I won't be doing the same kinds of things as in the past. Thank you for all your inspiration. Thank you for the videos. They are so clear. I have taught for over 20 years, but am am excited as a first year teacher1 I can’t wait to set up my groups each with a computer and to get started. I went to WordPress to set up my blog. The only trouble I had was in deleting Blogroll. It wouldn’t let me. I also was unable toprint out the handouts for setting up the blog. I purchased the computer microphone and have been researching ways to set up “lessons” so that I won’t be doing the same kinds of things as in the past. Thank you for all your inspiration.

]]> Comment on Setting Up a Classroom by yaptteng http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/setting-up-a-classroom/#comment-739 yaptteng Sat, 12 May 2007 07:55:43 +0000 https://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/setting-up-a-classroom/#comment-739 thanks for sharing with your experince.. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. thanks for sharing with your experince.. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

]]> Comment on 20-Minute Overview by Tammie Kiser http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-361 Tammie Kiser Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:12:27 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/30-minute-overview/#comment-361 Hello I was just watching your website videos and you do not include the special education students, what types of classroom situations do you have for these students. I have High School special education. Thanks for your reply. Hello I was just watching your website videos and you do not include the special education students, what types of classroom situations do you have for these students. I have High School special education. Thanks for your reply.

]]> Comment on My 2007 TCEA Experience: Things I Learned… by jerram http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-301 jerram Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:30:41 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-301 Negative? Hmmm... I'm not so sure that it is. I love #6 and for that reason, can not handle going into the vendor area. I did once, this year, for about 7 minutes only. Enough patting on the back, already. It is time to take the notion of a personal learning network and put it into action - develop a core learning network (that will be similar and different for each of us), locate the similarities and do some face-to-face dialog/reflection that is focused around our local goals as they intersect with our personal learning network. It's a step that meets your individual pieces of learning above, puts us into action and empowers those involved. I've ranted, I've raved (you've seen my post), but where does that really get me? It sure doesn't do much to help me make a difference if I'm not taking specific steps, daily, to work toward what I see as larger, and important goals in education. Negative? Hmmm… I’m not so sure that it is. I love #6 and for that reason, can not handle going into the vendor area. I did once, this year, for about 7 minutes only.

Enough patting on the back, already. It is time to take the notion of a personal learning network and put it into action – develop a core learning network (that will be similar and different for each of us), locate the similarities and do some face-to-face dialog/reflection that is focused around our local goals as they intersect with our personal learning network.

It’s a step that meets your individual pieces of learning above, puts us into action and empowers those involved.

I’ve ranted, I’ve raved (you’ve seen my post), but where does that really get me? It sure doesn’t do much to help me make a difference if I’m not taking specific steps, daily, to work toward what I see as larger, and important goals in education.

]]> Comment on My 2007 TCEA Experience: Things I Learned… by Jorge Acosta http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-300 Jorge Acosta Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:26:40 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-300 Thanks again for sharing your experience. I really think the “right” trainings that we’ve attended at the district level and our self-learning methods have conditioned our thinking and shifted us towards the right kind of judgment. However, most individuals are not quite there yet with all the self-learning and still have quite some catching up to do. It is our job, however, to get them there. How? I don’t know, but we must answer the unasked questions in order to answer their real question which lies behind their stated questions. At some point you shared an awesome quote with me from Akeelah and the Bee: “Our deepest fear is not that we’re inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” Having said that, we must ask ourselves (you and I specifically), not what “can” we do, but what “will” we do to change the boat around? We could go back to TCEA next year and bring more presenters (yes, including me) from our district with the right reasons on integrating throwing at least a couple of starfishes back into the water. What do you think? We have a whole year to prepare. Thanks again for sharing your experience. I really think the “right” trainings that we’ve attended at the district level and our self-learning methods have conditioned our thinking and shifted us towards the right kind of judgment. However, most individuals are not quite there yet with all the self-learning and still have quite some catching up to do. It is our job, however, to get them there. How? I don’t know, but we must answer the unasked questions in order to answer their real question which lies behind their stated questions. At some point you shared an awesome quote with me from Akeelah and the Bee: “Our deepest fear is not that we’re inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” Having said that, we must ask ourselves (you and I specifically), not what “can” we do, but what “will” we do to change the boat around? We could go back to TCEA next year and bring more presenters (yes, including me) from our district with the right reasons on integrating throwing at least a couple of starfishes back into the water. What do you think? We have a whole year to prepare.

]]> Comment on My 2007 TCEA Experience: Things I Learned… by Rhonda Phillips http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-299 Rhonda Phillips Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:44:44 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-299 What you wrote about the conference really disappoints me that in this day and age that people would be turned away from something that they are truly interested in. That is poor planning! Also, you made a comment about walking down the street and seeing people living there, were they turned away? I would assume that were and that they marched to the beat of a different drummer. That is one of the reasons why I embrace technology so much. It reaches all of the students who march to a different beat. Anyone can find information that interests them with a click of a mouse. Learning is limitless and we should let our students soar instead of keeping them grounded with our "old-school" thinking. Teachers have got to stop being afraid of a computer or the internet. What you wrote about the conference really disappoints me that in this day and age that people would be turned away from something that they are truly interested in. That is poor planning! Also, you made a comment about walking down the street and seeing people living there, were they turned away? I would assume that were and that they marched to the beat of a different drummer. That is one of the reasons why I embrace technology so much. It reaches all of the students who march to a different beat. Anyone can find information that interests them with a click of a mouse. Learning is limitless and we should let our students soar instead of keeping them grounded with our “old-school” thinking. Teachers have got to stop being afraid of a computer or the internet.

]]> Comment on My 2007 TCEA Experience: Things I Learned… by Shannon Pratt http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-298 Shannon Pratt Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:15:52 +0000 http://inspiredclassrooms.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/my-2007-tcea-experience-things-i-learned/#comment-298 Darren, I know you can turn your negatives into positives. I look forward to your thoughts on these things. We need leaders like you who are willing to keep pushing us and stretching our limits. We need leaders who find ways to break down all boundaries to learning and creativity. Hold our feet to the fire! Keep moving us to do MEANINGFUL things that educate children AND faculty to think and create new ideas. You are an inspiration to the campus. Keep up the good work! Darren,

I know you can turn your negatives into positives. I look forward to your thoughts on these things. We need leaders like you who are willing to keep pushing us and stretching our limits. We need leaders who find ways to break down all boundaries to learning and creativity. Hold our feet to the fire! Keep moving us to do MEANINGFUL things that educate children AND faculty to think and create new ideas.

You are an inspiration to the campus. Keep up the good work!

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