Sophy Joseph's Blog – April 2009 Archive (1)

Have you taught something in your classroom, and suddenly you see it on Rahmel’s face, he was been struck with that “aha!” moment? The moment that us teachers live for, the one that signifies why we teach. Well, as I sat listening to Pam Goble’s presentation on “Building Historical Background Knowledge While Viewing Film” I felt as if I myself was caught in one of those moments.

For the past month I had been working in my class on literature circles. I have challenged my second graders… Continue