An Application For the B2 Summer Institute

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by mssigman

While applying for a summer internship position I had to answer the 6 essay questions about my teaching.  It gave me a chance to reflect on my teaching life and philosophy.  I am posting the questions and my answers here.  Please feel free to comment as I have not yet turned in my application.
Teaching Experience: [...]

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What Skills are Most Important for Middle School

Posted on March 19th, 2009 by mssigman

As I have been ruminating about 21st Century Skills and my students I am trying to decide what skills are the most important that I should focus on at the middle school level.  The skills needed to be able to compete in the 21st Century workplace include…

creativity
collaboration
flexibility
research
communication using multiple formats
self-directed learning

Those are the ones that [...]

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