Welcome to my wiki! I hope you will write and visit often. We can collaborate on projects, share ideas, post photos, presentations, and student work on the wiki. I share this site with teachers all over the district and state so we can learn from one another.
As you can tell, I'm a huge fan of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory. I strongly believe in meeting the needs of all students and encourage teachers to look for the strengths in each child they teach.
So many times teachers only recognize or teach to the Linguistic Intelligence, which is great if all of your students are Word Smart, but what about those who are Body Smart, Nature Smart, Math Smart, Music Smart, People Smart, Self-Smart, or Picture Smart? We need to design lessons for those students as well. These students excel in other areas besides reading or writing. Our job is to incorporate these multiple intelligences as we teach reading, writing, science, social studies, math to let all students experience success in the classroom. That's my goal as a teacher!
Here are a few Multiple Intelligence tests, checklists, and activities that you can use to help you become the best teacher you can be.
Click here to view Bloom's Taxonomy and the Multiple Intelligences to help with lesson planning and writing menus for students.
Multiple intelligences.pdf
Here are 2 Multiple Intelligence Inventories that you can take online:
Multiple Intelligence Inventory
Multiple Intelligence Inventory
Here are 2 more helpful Multiple Intelligence Checklists to use in your classroom.
Checklist for multiple intelligences
Multiple Intelligences and Technology Activities
Another area that I feel strongly about is using 21st Century Skills in the classroom to prepare our students for jobs that haven't even been created yet. By working in cooperative learning teams and using problem solving skills, students are able to create projects that combine life skills with technology skills. Read this blog entry about becoming a teacher of 21st Century Skills. http://tcubed.wordpress.com
Have you seen the video "Did You Know?" You have to see this one, it is amazing!
Which kind of teacher are you?
| Traditional Classroom |
21st Century Classroom |
| –Teacher Centered |
–Student Centered |
| –Slowly from Single Source |
–Quickly from Multiple Sources |
| –Single Task |
–Multi-tasking |
| –Single Media |
–Processes Multimedia before text |
| –Provides Information linearly, logically, and sequentially |
–Use random access to hyperlinked multimedia information |
| –Students work Independently |
–interacts/collaborates with many others |
| –Teaches “Just in Case” |
–“Just in Time” learning |
| –Teaches to Standardized Tests |
–Real-life, Project Based Learning |
21st Century Classroom Projects
The Flip Video Camera is "one of the most siginificant electronic products of the year" as reported in the New York Times. If you haven't used the Flip Camera in your classroom, go buy one today. I use it every day when I work with students and record them using the Activexpressions, working on research projects, and creating digital stories. Check out a few of the videos I made using the Flip Video Camera. Videos of students
Listen to 2nd graders podcasts on Black History: www.gcast.com/u/fmauney/main
Do you have a delicious account? If not, create one today and organize all your favorite websites. You'll love it! http://delicious.com/fmauney Another great website: allmyfaves.com
Here are some webquests that I found online that you might be interested in:
http://members.tripod.com/hfeher/ZooWebQuest.htm
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/process.htm
http://questgarden.com/52/36/4/070612201403/index.htm
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webquests.htm
This is a webquest I made and my first graders loved it! Rainforest Researchers
Please feel free to share ideas and student projects with me. If you don't have access to the wiki, just email me at fmauney@greenville.k12.sc.us. I look forward to hearing from you!
Emotion drives attention which drives learning, memory, problem solving, and just about everything else."
--Robert Sylwester
Harsh words and criticism are like acid on tender souls that leave scars for a lifetime. Fran
Comments (14)
Cindy Craig said
at 5:13 pm on Jun 26, 2008
Well, I have absolutely no idea what all of this really is, but it looks and sounds fascinating! I look forward to finding out more about it.
Cindy
Fran said
at 5:55 pm on Jun 26, 2008
Hi Friends! I have learned so much at the Upstate Technology Conference! I'm going to show you how to do this and how to blog. We can write about school stuff, ideas and life in general. I'm still learning about this, too!
Julie Hartman said
at 9:37 pm on Jun 26, 2008
Great! I went home and created a wiki for my grad class next week. So inspiring. I am posting photos of children in action and asking grads to analyze documentation from the perspective of various learning and development/play theories. It would be neat to have "real" teachers/experts also add comments. I'm also thinking about creating a blog for new teachers BJU grads so they can share experiences, ask ?? and network with teachers here in Greenville. So good to see you at the conference, as always. I'll send you my wiki and blog pages as soon as they're up and running. I'm also going to try podcasting--wouldn't parents love to hear kids on a field trip! I'll show you what I learned from E. McIntosh (the great guy from Scotland). Too cool!
Fran said
at 7:52 am on Jun 27, 2008
I'd love to comment on the pictures, also, if I could. I went back on Thursday and heard about podcasting. and creating a blog. I missed David Jakes, what was his session about? I'm getting Nick's old Nintendo games out and GameBoys to take to school, I already use Jake's old game boy with the camera attachment. Can't wait! How do we get these sandwich pictures off and put our own logo on? That's my goal today. Pray for Jake he gets his wisdom teeth out at 9:30 today.
Sue Anne W. Link said
at 9:26 am on Jun 30, 2008
Fran, I am like cindy. I have no idea what all this about, but I'd love to learn. Sue Anne
Sue Anne W. Link said
at 9:27 am on Jun 30, 2008
Fran, I am like Cindy. I have no idea what all this is about, but I'd love to learn. Sue Anne
Sue Anne W. Link said
at 9:29 am on Jun 30, 2008
Just didn't want you all to think that the first day of retirement I had completely forgotten how to capitalize and write a sentence!!
Kristen said
at 8:00 am on Jul 3, 2008
This is neat! I had no idea that this existed. I have recently been welcomed to the world of blogging by two friends, so this seems a little like that. Wow! I can't wait to see what all you do with your class next year. Can Jackson come back to first grade?! Or, we'll just let him be your Teacher's Assistant! Ha!
Fran said
at 5:42 pm on Jul 3, 2008
Yes, have Jackson come be my assistant next year! I learned about video conferencing and podcasting at the Upstate Technology Conference. I'm presenting at the ETV Conference in Columbia on July 29 and in Greenwood on July 30, fun times! I can't wait to see what all I can learn there.
Julie Hartman said
at 8:52 pm on Jul 8, 2008
Congratulations on your new position. I can't wait to see where this new path takes you. I viewed all your files easily (can I download and use these in my classroom? The Bloom's verbs and MI worksheet and 10 ways to a healthy brain are really helpful. And the power point with example student work are terrific resources for new teachers).
Can you link to these files in your sidebar or under the folders list to make navigating to them easier? It took me a bit to orient myself and find the upload/view files (duh!!).
Brenda Nelson said
at 7:22 pm on Nov 22, 2008
Thanks fran for all your help in my classroom with technology, integration of subjects, and menu planning.
Fran said
at 8:32 pm on Nov 22, 2008
My pleasure! You are doing an outstanding job! Keep up the great work and I'll help you with integration, menu writing, and technology centers. I'll come the first week in December. Congratulations on your grant!
ddoggett@greenville.k12.sc.us said
at 8:35 am on Feb 9, 2009
Thanks for inviting me! I have already checked out the cheers...so cute! See you Thursday!
Jean Keeler said
at 6:07 pm on May 7, 2009
Fran, I love your menus. I want to help second grade plan for integration using science. The animal unit posted was great!
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