Comments for In Pursuit of Purpose http://jwhiff.edublogs.org Documenting the trials of a compulsive innovator Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:21:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Hope Future Now: Making Strides Beyond the Classroom Walls by James McConville http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/11/29/hope-future-now-making-strides-beyond-the-classroom-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-19 James McConville Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:21:24 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=64#comment-19 Hi Jen, In the section on student surveys. I think that you've really found key point. Students with public blogs are very likely to share the link with others that they care about. This will have a multitude of benefits on student writing. They now have an authentic audience and then will write to that audience. From your results it seems that students have noticed this too. Thanks for sharing your results in your blog. James Hi Jen,

In the section on student surveys. I think that you’ve really found key point. Students with public blogs are very likely to share the link with others that they care about. This will have a multitude of benefits on student writing. They now have an authentic audience and then will write to that audience. From your results it seems that students have noticed this too.
Thanks for sharing your results in your blog.

James

]]> Comment on Finding an Audience; Building a Community by Hope Future Now: Making Strides Beyond the Classroom Walls | In Pursuit of Purpose http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/finding-an-audience-building-a-community/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Hope Future Now: Making Strides Beyond the Classroom Walls | In Pursuit of Purpose Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:41:16 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=59#comment-18 [...] not been an easy task.  I chronicled many of my attempts to rally an audience in my post “Finding an Audience; Building a Community“.  After all of my efforts, is there really any evidence that the community is starting to [...] [...] not been an easy task.  I chronicled many of my attempts to rally an audience in my post “Finding an Audience; Building a Community“.  After all of my efforts, is there really any evidence that the community is starting to [...]

]]> Comment on Hope Future Now: Classroom blogging with a twist by Betty Gilgoff http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/hope-future-now-classroom-blogging-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Betty Gilgoff Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:54 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-17 Jen, what a great idea. I love that you've taken the need to be a blogger out of the equation. It is interesting to see how it is developing. I think even more important than peer review is the opportunity for community and real world participation. I'd be interested in knowing how the students are promoting their blog. Are you finding that they are inviting their friends, family and community to participate and comment on it? Jen, what a great idea. I love that you’ve taken the need to be a blogger out of the equation. It is interesting to see how it is developing. I think even more important than peer review is the opportunity for community and real world participation. I’d be interested in knowing how the students are promoting their blog. Are you finding that they are inviting their friends, family and community to participate and comment on it?

]]> Comment on Looking Within and Reaching Out: Global Classroom Collaboration (Part 1) by Anthony Morrison http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/03/16/looking-within-and-reaching-out-the-my-hero-project-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Anthony Morrison Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:22:16 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=39#comment-16 The global collaboration is great, as we interact we can get tons of info. And we can keep updated about. Keep posting, thanks! The global collaboration is great, as we interact we can get tons of info. And we can keep updated about.
Keep posting, thanks!

]]> Comment on Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance by Looking Within and Reaching Out: The My Hero Project (Part 1) | In Pursuit of Purpose http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Looking Within and Reaching Out: The My Hero Project (Part 1) | In Pursuit of Purpose Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:13:43 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-15 [...] whom my students could help through microlending (for a complete discussion of this project, see Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance).  I felt that it was time to explore the possibility of contacting and perhaps even collaborating [...] [...] whom my students could help through microlending (for a complete discussion of this project, see Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance).  I felt that it was time to explore the possibility of contacting and perhaps even collaborating [...]

]]> Comment on Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance by Lorraine Orenchuk http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Lorraine Orenchuk Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:14:24 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-14 Jen, Your blog is both innovative and touching. Your gentle spirit for raising your sons seems accurately juxtaposed with your machete wielding teacher's spirit. So many of us feel that way, the 'gold' hidden by weeds or years of boredom. I love what you are doing for your kids - it is great teaching for them and a real benefit for the world. The ripple effect with a face. I heard about Kiva last summer and wrote about it on my blog. I went back to school ready to use my classroom as a place for change. It wasn't as productive for me, I teach high school and I wanted my students to 'own' the idea and choose their projects. It didn't fly, but I think I was too soft. Instead, I loaned to Kiva on my own, put a link on my school web-page, and started plotting for the next group of students. Your ideas and honest awareness have inspired me. Your passion for teaching and caring for the earth and its inhabitants is inspiring as well. Thank you for what you do, I look forward to more entries on your journey. Jen, Your blog is both innovative and touching. Your gentle spirit for raising your sons seems accurately juxtaposed with your machete wielding teacher’s spirit. So many of us feel that way, the ‘gold’ hidden by weeds or years of boredom. I love what you are doing for your kids – it is great teaching for them and a real benefit for the world. The ripple effect with a face.

I heard about Kiva last summer and wrote about it on my blog. I went back to school ready to use my classroom as a place for change. It wasn’t as productive for me, I teach high school and I wanted my students to ‘own’ the idea and choose their projects. It didn’t fly, but I think I was too soft. Instead, I loaned to Kiva on my own, put a link on my school web-page, and started plotting for the next group of students. Your ideas and honest awareness have inspired me. Your passion for teaching and caring for the earth and its inhabitants is inspiring as well. Thank you for what you do, I look forward to more entries on your journey.

]]> Comment on For A Start… by David Truss http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/06/for-a-start/comment-page-1/#comment-13 David Truss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:32:36 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-13 Welcome to the bloggosphere Jen! I'm coming up on 3 years of blogging and I can honestly say that you have started a lifelong learning and pro-d experience like no other! Though I must admit to repeating a number of Math lessons that I found 'worked', I really understand your statement: <i>I have great difficulty repeating lessons because I always believe that there is a better way. </i> As I mentioned in a recent post, "Best Practice is still just practice"... as educators we understand that every class and every lesson is different, and learning is something exciting that educators need to continue to do. I look forward to joining you on your journey! Welcome to the bloggosphere Jen!
I’m coming up on 3 years of blogging and I can honestly say that you have started a lifelong learning and pro-d experience like no other!

Though I must admit to repeating a number of Math lessons that I found ‘worked’, I really understand your statement:
I have great difficulty repeating lessons because I always believe that there is a better way.

As I mentioned in a recent post, “Best Practice is still just practice”… as educators we understand that every class and every lesson is different, and learning is something exciting that educators need to continue to do.

I look forward to joining you on your journey!

]]> Comment on Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance by Carolyn Foote http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Carolyn Foote Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:42:42 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-12 Jen, Amazing work, and I plan to share it with our high school math department. Quite an inspiration! Jen,

Amazing work, and I plan to share it with our high school math department. Quite an inspiration!

]]> Comment on Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance by jwhiff http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-11 jwhiff Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:20:49 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-11 Thank you. I would be more than happy to answer your questions! Thank you. I would be more than happy to answer your questions!

]]> Comment on Math Made Compelling: The Kiva Renaissance by pmacoun http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/2009/02/14/math-made-compelling-the-kiva-renaissance/comment-page-1/#comment-10 pmacoun Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:54:11 +0000 http://jwhiff.edublogs.org/?p=34#comment-10 Hi Jen, I teach math 7 at an IB MYP School that tries to incorporate a global focus into our lessons. Thank you for sharing your experiences using Kiva in your math classroom; these are just the kinds of links between learning and the real world that I am trying to make in my class. I am going to try and do something similar with my grade 7's and might be back in touch with questions. Hi Jen,

I teach math 7 at an IB MYP School that tries to incorporate a global focus into our lessons. Thank you for sharing your experiences using Kiva in your math classroom; these are just the kinds of links between learning and the real world that I am trying to make in my class. I am going to try and do something similar with my grade 7’s and might be back in touch with questions.

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