Into the Strenuous Briefness

Teacher, scientist, avid reader, observer Creative Commons License
This work by iamlittlei.tumblr.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Recent Tweets @TeachSciLove
Posts I Like
Who I Follow
TDD #2: Talking about Yourself?

All right, I realize I already asked a TDD question, but I just remembered another that I’ve been meaning to post.

Recently katy-mylady posted about making a Prezi to introduce herself to her students. I think that sounds cool, but I am always very hesitant to talk about myself with my students. I’d rather err on the side of less personal, in general, and I’m cautious about making my classroom too much about me. But taking time to introduce yourself seems pretty important, and I didn’t really do it last year.

So: how do you introduce yourself to your students? What kinds of things do you think are helpful to share?

Text
  1. rislachius answered: my history teacher in 8th showed us several “artifacts” e.g. a baseball ticket, a Japanese fan, etc. and had us be “archeologists”. very cool
  2. learnbyplaying answered: to play a game. Meanwhile you can introduce yourself
  3. dxb13 answered: Based on some Psych reading I’ve done, I would say it’s all about mutual disclosure. A presentation is a bit much. /Student Teacher Opinion
  4. glamfashion reblogged this from iamlittlei
  5. on1goldlife answered: #first you have to let them know that you are their leader and show them love.. create a peaceful environment for your teachings …and make
  6. misshasclass answered: I give ‘sources about miss’ - fave book, photo w/ best friend, something nerdy. Begin with history skills and I intro myself at the same time
  7. oilsandglitter answered: As a future art teacher I always find it helpful to share with students what my emphasis is and if I actually produce work professionally.
  8. katy-mylady answered: Mine is a “story of pictures” that’s very similar to the student info quiz that I give them
  9. norfleet88 reblogged this from iamlittlei and added:
    yeah thats right
  10. alissainphilly reblogged this from iamlittlei and added:
    I make 10 quiz that I present via a google doc presentation, mostly general tidbits about me and favorite things. The...
  11. This was featured in #Education
  12. itssnix answered: I’ve erred on the side of sharing too much also; I’ll just be telling them basic facts plus 2 truths and a lie
  13. lhuddles answered: I have my kids do a student info sheet—I do one myself, too. I think it’s important they know I’m a real person :)
  14. tomesaway said: I show them my Scrabble award that my grandpa made me, my college diploma and my valedictorian award, and the stuffed rabbit from my childhood and ask them what conclusions they can draw.
  15. allisonunsupervised answered: Last year, I wrote a letter to my 8th graders, both as a model and to share some of the same kinds of bio information we except them to give.
  16. iamlittlei posted this
Single A Theme :: Version 1.3.1 :: By Business Bullpen