Teacher, Student?and Parent Weblog

So remember the teacher from a few weeks ago who started having grand designs about using a Weblog to get students and parents talking about the process of the course not just the content? (If you don’t, you might want to read those links before proceeding.) Well, he’s made it happen. As Mr. McHale puts it, “it started slow, but it’s beginning to grow.”

I have to say I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it. The parents, students and teachers are talking, negotiating through the blog about how the course is working and what ideas might make it better. They’ve even enlisted a former teacher at our school who now lives in Minnesota. This is a combined English/Social Studies class, and at first, his team teacher wasn’t thrilled with the idea. But he’s come around.

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