Teaching Videos
Although I unfortunately do not have any videos of myself actually teaching a class, I do have several videos of myself doing booktalks and I have written several book blogs for my English classes. This took a lot of time to create, so if I decided to have my own wordpress site for the class and assigned them to do book blogs and book talks, I would give them adequate time to work on it both in class and outside of class. Technology is becoming so popular to use in classrooms because the future generations are exposed to technology at a very early age and continue to be surrounded by technology as they grow up. By using a site in the classroom to allow students to do their homework and post up blogs and videos, students will become familiar with using websites as a source of education rather than just a source of leisure. Most students don't realize that social media sites like YouTube can be used for educational purposes in the classroom. My goal is to introduce students to educational sources on the internet and teach them how to use it effectively as a learning tool. I invite you to view my many book blogs and booktalks on various genres of texts. I feel that the listed texts below would all be wonderful novels to teach in my classroom. Students should be exposed to various genres of texts outside of the cannon so that they have more of an opportunity to find a genre they can connect with. If you would like to view my book blogs and booktalks, please click on a novel below.
American Born Chinese
Wintergirls
I Am The Messenger
Chains
Annie on my Mind
Skim
Half World
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
American Born Chinese
Wintergirls
I Am The Messenger
Chains
Annie on my Mind
Skim
Half World
Will Grayson, Will Grayson