I saw Lee Kolbert‘s Worldle Meme about 3 weeks ago, but am only NOW getting to it (and purely because I am procrastinating / avoiding work, I might add, as I have approximately 55 pieces of work staring me in the face to be assessed). Her meme asked readers to:
- Create a Wordle from your blog’s RSS feed.
- Blog it and describe your reaction. Any surprises?
- Tag others to do the same.
- Be sure to link back here and to where you were first tagged.
So, here is mine:
My reaction: I like, I like! I am not surprised to see “students” so BIG, as well as “think” and “community” – in fact I like this a lot. I’m rather surprised, though, that “MYP” is so small. However, this confirms what I was thinking recently when I felt that I should be blogging more about MYP, as so few people are (I recently discovered that many people discover my blog via Google searches with the terms “MYP asssessment” or “MYP reflection”). So, this Wordle, with “MYP” being so small, is a good kick-in-the-pants for me to share more about my experiences and thoughts on this IBO programme.
Ok, the tags:
- Clint Hamada
- Lindsea K
- Jabiz (a.k.a. Intrepidteacher)
- Monarch Librarian
Happy Wordle-ing! 🙂
Hi Adrienne,
Thanks for contributing to my meme. I’m thrilled that you did and I love that (beside “students”) THINK is so prominent! All I’ve really ever wanted to do was teach my kids to think! Think for themselves. Think about answers before they ask. Think about consequences. Think about alternatives, resources, problem solving, others, etc. Very thought-provoking (no pun intended).
Thanks!
~Lee
Thanks for your comment, Lee — and wow, you are fast at noticing that trackback. 🙂 About the “think” — as I primarily use this blog as a place to reflect and share about my own teaching practice, I wonder if that word appears so much because I am doing all the thinking, rather than my students…? It would be interesting to ask my students to use Wordle for their own blogs… which we just might do in a few months when they are writing more solidly.
A