This is such a thoughtful reflection on teaching and technology! How do your students respond to your practice of addressing their questions and comments in class, and have you noticed it influencing their engagement or trust in your teaching?
Thank you! It's hard for me to say if it's correlation or causation, but I do think it's one of the factors contributing to the trust my students seem to have in me as their teacher. On the days I go through the slide show with their questions, they seem to be listening more intently. It helps them feel that what is happening in class isn't just a copy of something I give to everyone: it's uniquely tailored to them.
I've had the same reaction to those Apple ads. They seem to be saying that AI will enable us to act like, well, assholes, basically. Not a ringing endorsement of AI for me. Very smart to pair them with Fahrenheit 451. Thinking now about how I might bring them into one of my college classes.
I love your pairing of the new Apple ads and Fahrenheit 451. I actually have a fifth-grader who has been reading Fahrenheit 451 since August for his independent reading book. He and I are doing a mini-book study, pairing it with Tim Hamilton's Graphic Novel adaptation.
Would any of your students be interested in either writing a few notes back and forth with my 5th grader discussing the book? I could create a Google Doc and we all could discuss the book together? Or perhaps, we could even do video chat if everyone is feeling up to it. Let me know your thoughts.
That's great that one of your students has been reading it! I'll ask my students over the next few days if any one would be interested. I love the idea and am confident there will be someone who would want to. I'll keep you posted!
Do you do mini-book studies with many of your students simultaneously?
Great! Let me know. I love facilitating book groups with my students. Lately, I’ve found that my students’ stamina for a small-group novel study has waned. It takes time for me to build up their reading endurance, and then model my expectations.
When we’re ready, I usually have 4-5 book studies going on simultaneously, where I can float and facilitate. This year, I have a couple of REALLY high readers, so I’m structuring our weekly reading conferences as a mini-book study. So far, it’s going well! I hadn’t read Fahrenheit 451 since I was in high school.
This is such a thoughtful reflection on teaching and technology! How do your students respond to your practice of addressing their questions and comments in class, and have you noticed it influencing their engagement or trust in your teaching?
Thank you! It's hard for me to say if it's correlation or causation, but I do think it's one of the factors contributing to the trust my students seem to have in me as their teacher. On the days I go through the slide show with their questions, they seem to be listening more intently. It helps them feel that what is happening in class isn't just a copy of something I give to everyone: it's uniquely tailored to them.
Have you ever listened to the Audible version read by Tim Robbins? So. Good.
Yes, that’s the one we use! He does a great job.
I've had the same reaction to those Apple ads. They seem to be saying that AI will enable us to act like, well, assholes, basically. Not a ringing endorsement of AI for me. Very smart to pair them with Fahrenheit 451. Thinking now about how I might bring them into one of my college classes.
I love your pairing of the new Apple ads and Fahrenheit 451. I actually have a fifth-grader who has been reading Fahrenheit 451 since August for his independent reading book. He and I are doing a mini-book study, pairing it with Tim Hamilton's Graphic Novel adaptation.
Would any of your students be interested in either writing a few notes back and forth with my 5th grader discussing the book? I could create a Google Doc and we all could discuss the book together? Or perhaps, we could even do video chat if everyone is feeling up to it. Let me know your thoughts.
That's great that one of your students has been reading it! I'll ask my students over the next few days if any one would be interested. I love the idea and am confident there will be someone who would want to. I'll keep you posted!
Do you do mini-book studies with many of your students simultaneously?
Great! Let me know. I love facilitating book groups with my students. Lately, I’ve found that my students’ stamina for a small-group novel study has waned. It takes time for me to build up their reading endurance, and then model my expectations.
https://adrianneibauer.substack.com/p/the-socratic-readers-guild?r=gtvg8
When we’re ready, I usually have 4-5 book studies going on simultaneously, where I can float and facilitate. This year, I have a couple of REALLY high readers, so I’m structuring our weekly reading conferences as a mini-book study. So far, it’s going well! I hadn’t read Fahrenheit 451 since I was in high school.