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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Course 5 Final Project, on the site Learning in Progress 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Well, it has all come to an end. As much as I am excited about completing all five courses, I am sad to see this program come to an end as well. The COETAIL Program has been nothing but a positive experience for […] -
Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Final Days of My Course 5 Project, on the site Learning in Progress 1 month ago
My Realistic Fiction Unit is coming to an end. The students and I have been working on creating stories with a beginning that catches the reader’s attention, a middle where the problem is introduced, and an […] -
Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Finding the Balance, on the site Learning in Progress 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thanks, Michelle and Jeff for the feedback! You helped set my mind at ease. I have to get out of the mindset that I have to throw away some of the best tools (pencil and paper) to achieve the redefinition stage. […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Finding the Balance, on the site Learning in Progress 1 month, 2 weeks ago
My Course 5 project is coming together slowly, but surely. I am working on redefining a Realistic Fiction writing unit with my second grade students. I have changed my mind twice now on how I would like the […] -
Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Speed geeking reflection, on the site Coaching my way around the world… 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Hey Craig, great post! Ok, so I did the speed dating thing a long time ago….a friend talked me into it, I swear. It was fun, but now I think speed geeking sounds more fun. I think at this point in my life […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, My second graders are blogging???, on the site Learning in Progress 1 month, 4 weeks ago
As I start to write this post, I feel my fingers can’t type fast enough to balance the excitement I’m having over my second graders blogging. Yes, it is all starting today and my students and I are very excited. […] -
Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Experimenting, on the site Learning in Progress 2 months, 2 weeks ago
After attending a fabulous iPad conference (Transforming Learning with the iPad) a couple of weekends ago, I couldn’t wait to get back to my classroom and try some of the new ideas I saw along the way. I knew […] -
Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Course 5 Final Project – A Different Approach, on the site My Thoughts 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hey Heather! First, congratulations on your new addition to your family. I had to change my Course 5 Project as well, but because of iPad issues. I think the change will be better than my original plan….I […]
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Jennifer Brown commented on the post, I am a TEACHER!, on the site The Seoul Special 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hi Tracey! I have seen this video many times and it is always a great reminder of the teacher I don’t want to be or become. This COETAIL program has helped me rethink my teaching practices after being in this […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Course 5 Project Check-in, on the site Learning in Progress 2 months, 4 weeks ago
As much as I like to get things completed as soon as I can, my Course 5 project is on the back burner until I complete two units I am currently teaching. My original idea was to have my students complete a Green […] -
Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Course 4 Final Project: Undecided, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 1 week ago
Hi Dean! Thanks so much for your feedback. I love the idea of creating digital artwork and using it to reflect their story. I like the idea of having the students explore different applications which could lead […]
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Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Course 4 Final Project: Undecided, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for your feedback, Jeff. After reading your comment I think I needed to be more detailed in my description of the Personal Narrative Unit….my apologies. I was hoping to use KidBlog and have my students […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Course 4 Final Project: Undecided, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 2 weeks ago
As I start to think about my Course 5 Project, Redesigning a Unit, I am torn between two units: 1) Personal Narrative Writing Unit and 2) Social Studies Unit involving a mapping component. The latter is a […]
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Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Managing my 11 iPads, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 3 weeks ago
That’s funny that you should ask this questions because I just spoke to my IT Coach yesterday about updating all my iPads to iOS6 and also updating all the Apps, and it looks like that will be my responsibility. […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Managing my 11 iPads, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m lucky to have 11 iPads and 4 desktop computers in my classroom at the moment, and I have to be honest the use of my desktop computers has almost become obsolete due to the iPads. Having only 11 iPads in the […] -
Jennifer Brown commented on the post, On the Hunt, on the site GEMLibrary 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Hi Gwen! Sorry to hear about your library. I wanted to let you know that we, The American School in Japan, have a MS librarian position opening. I’ve been working at ASIJ now for 8 years and have loved every […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Let’s AMP-up Student Motivation, on the site Learning in Progress 5 months, 4 weeks ago
After watching Dan Pink’s video on “Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us” I recalled giving one of my first assignments to my students as a first year teacher. I was excited and I was hoping […]
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Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Application instead of Apps, on the site Learning in Progress 6 months ago
Thanks for your feedback, Clint. I like this idea. During a science lesson last year I had the students explore one app without a lot of guidance from me, and this app was later used for the assessment piece of […]
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Jennifer Brown commented on the post, Linking in the Deep, on the site New Mistakes 6 months ago
Hi Sarah! I was looking for the best place to post a question I had for you. I was given your name by Neil Lewin who is also taking the COETAIL courses. One of our recent assignments was to take a look at […]
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Jennifer Brown wrote a new post, Application instead of Apps, on the site Learning in Progress 6 months ago
With the new addition of 11 iPads this year, the conversations I am having with my team seem to be structured around what Apps should we buy and what App would work best with a particular subject area. Even […] - Load More
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- November 9, 2013COETAIL@RIM
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