Yo Ho Ho...

Welcome aboard everyone!  Our ship will be pulling out to sea on a voyage to enhance our passion for teaching.  I hope you look to join us on this journey.

Why a pirate?"Pirates are daring, adventurous, and willing to set forth into uncharted territories with no guarantee of success.  They reject the status quo and refuse to conform to any society that stifles their creativity and independence. ...Pirates don't much care about public perception; they proudly fly their flags in defiance." (Burgess p.xii)

The first section of the book reviews the essential components of becoming a true PIRATE!

• P - Passion
• I - Immersion
• R - Rapport
• A - Ask & Analyze
• T - Transformation
• E - Enthusiasm

Follow the Map.

To attain full credit and Act 48 Hours for completing the course, you must leave a comment for each post as an answer to the question at the end of the post.  You must also respond to at least one other comment left by one of your shipmates.

• To answer the question, start your response with ANSWER.
• To respond to a shipmate, start your response with Response to __________.
• Finish with an explanation of how you can use the topic in your classroom.

Our course will take us to the following weekly stops:

WEEK 1:  June 19th (6/19 - 6/25)
PART I - TEACH LIKE A PIRATE

• Passion, Immersion, and Rapport

WEEK 2:  June 26th (6/26 - 7/2)

PART I - TEACH LIKE A PIRATE

• Ask & Analyze, Transformation, Enthusiasm

WEEK 3:  July 3rd (7/3 - 7/9)
PART II - CRAFTING ENGAGING LESSONS

• The Third Circle, Crash Course, 
• "I like to Move it...", Long live the Arts, and What's in it for me?

WEEK 4:  July 10th (7/10 - 7/16)
PART II - CRAFTING ENGAGING LESSONS

• All the World's a Stage, Stand and Deliver, Advanced Tactics, Around the Edges

WEEK 5:  July 17th (7/17 - 7/23)

• PART III - BUILDING A BETTER PIRATE

You may post after Week 5 up until August 11th.