Week 9 | Student Journals | Week in the Life of a Teacher| High School Teacher Vlog

[@cheesercakes]

I found your channel yesterday when I was searching for high school teacher videos (I’m considering becoming a French or English high school teacher), and it quickly became my favorite channel. I’ve been binge watching. You are very inspiring, and it’s refreshing to see someone who is so intentionally positive and caring. I am not a teacher yet, but I feel like your videos already apply to my life. Thank you for taking the time to put this content out there.

[@user-cv6fb9me9c]

As a student, my writers journal was one of my favorite things from literature class. I still have it and occasionally read from it to my current students. I love it!

[@lollipopppp]

I was so happy to see how your students responded to the assignment that you weren't too keen on. It's even a great lesson for students to show how when you HAVE to do something (either at home, a job, school), you make it YOURS and OWN it for your own mental sanity. You seem in better spirits, and as a new teacher I guess it worries me that if you get a really tough year, things do get better. Love the way you edit, it must take a long time and it really pays off. Thanks for the work you put into this!

[@Yesica1993]

I love that you are teaching your kids to write!

[@thefutureA]

I also had a rough week and that whole resurrection quote reminded me about how I could rise up, learn and become a better teacher. First year can get to me pretty bad but I’m trying to be optimistic and just try to move forward and roll with the punches.

[@malloreyrogers7987]

Everytime you say Mrs.Yonkers name I chuckle so much. What a great last name. 😂😂😂

[@bisforbelieve9156]

Oh no! I am sick to my stomach for you over the wrong date thing. That's what nightmares are made of! Lots of good info in this episode as always. Thanks!

[@CJReynolds]

+B is for Believe that’s the last time I make a mistake like that. Thanks for the kind words!😊

[@stephaniehenry6026]

With all going on in my life, I will rise up, I will resurrect my life and my meaning. I appreciate you today and every day.

[@TSRT]

Stephanie Henry 💚

[@CJReynolds]

+Stephanie Henry of course you will Steph. I believe in you. 😊

[@SandyHAla]

I love your videos. I am a homeschooling mom of a 12 year old boy and I love that you only teach boys and I get so many ideas of improving what I am doing at home to keep my boy interested!

[@CJReynolds]

+Get Fit at 40 thanks!! Please let me know if there is anything specific I can help with!!

[@thefutureA]

ACT OUT SHAKESPEARE!!! Omg I would love that. Julius Caesar is one of my favorite and I miss Mccarter theatre! Oh and diner (I have so much NJ nostalgia with all the universities references). Hmm not a bad way for memorization as well especially for Billy Shakes. I would love to work with you! Wish I was in NJ so I could give some help with it.

[@kengeBUtiful]

Crash Course Myths and Legends has a great episode on the Hero's Journey

[@CJReynolds]

+kengeBUtiful I’m on it! Thanks for the recommendation!!

[@annenance9044]

Anne Nance You quoted my all-time favorite poet and my all-time favorite poem!!! So glad I discovered your videos. I can't stop watching. I teach second grade but so much of what you're saying still applies - even with eight year olds. Keep on keepin' on! ~~ Anne 1 second ago

[@missa9146]

The “do not read” notation is great! I need to keep this is mind!

[@CJReynolds]

+Michelle Arnaud I really helps. I mean if I thought my kids were going to read my journal I’d write much differently. It frees them up more than anything. 😊

[@AdeleRaemer]

Just revisiting this one about journals. Do you have a back and forth with your students in any way with this journals? Do you make them into an actual dialog between you? Or do they just write according to instructions? What kinds of comments do you leave on each page when you read through them (if any?) How often do you collect and read through them? You inspired me to start this, and am now on my second year of doing it with one of my classes, but am not quite sure of if and how to turn it into a dialog. Thanks!

[@KafoopleLand]

Oh no Reynolds !! 🤦‍♂️ but why didn’t they call you .....? Then you could have just been a bit late. Oh well, I, sure there will be another opportunity. I have a proclamation- I love your explanation of declamations. 👏🏼👏🏼But wait - Have their uniforms changed? Is it their winter uniform ? Looking very smart. Love the idea of the 5 min journal - very cool. Peace ✌️

[@rinaschwartz1551]

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[@CJReynolds]

+Kafoople Land I don’t know. It was a mess. The boys do have winter uniforms now. They look much older and nicer. I just got the shipment of 5 minute journals today. I’m really excited to do it.

[@kelsied218]

Your attitude is refreshing and a great reminder every video.

[@CJReynolds]

Thanks Kelsie. 😊 I appreciate you taking the time to say so.

[@TSRT]

Really like the sound of this 5 min journal. I usually always use a diary and I bought a great one in Aug but this year has been so hectic that I haven't used it. It would prob help aswell. :/

[@Yesica1993]

Random - I love your screen name!

[@TSRT]

Yesica1993 Aww Thanks x

[@CJReynolds]

+The Scottish Teaching Ninja it’s great because it helps you set the bar really low. That way you can be quick and efficient and still feel like you accomplished something. 😊

[@KatieVibes]

Thank you so much for the journal idea! I'm starting a position in a secondary inclusion department (ages 11-16) in September and will be doing daily intervention programmes with kids for literacy, numeracy, memory, and social skills. I think I'm going to get the kids to do a journal entry every week for the 6 week programme.

[@CJReynolds]

That’s sounds great, I have such a special place in my heart for special ed, one day I would love to go back for my special ed cert. thanks for the work you do!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@samanthagiggles3215]

I know this is an older video but Jordan Peterson does a great talk on the hero using a childs book.

[@ButterflySamurai]

Would love to have the rubric for the journals! I do journals for Independent Reading so I would love to grade them "better" then I do (which is basically counting to make sure they have the sentences)

[@CJReynolds]

Email me at [e-mail] and I will send it to you. 😊

[@bridgettleblanc3200]

I would love to have this rubric as well if you dont mind sharing! [e-mail]

[@thanks8589]

I know this is an old video, but here's a quote I like related to practicing resurrection! “You must ask for God's help. Even when you have done so, it may seem to you for a long time that no help, or less help than you need, is being given. Never mind. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again. Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again.” ― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

[@lollipopppp]

A question (video ideas?)... How do you teach students with very different abilities. How do you group students in student projects. Also any strategies or lesson ideas on teaching reading strategies ("reading for meaning"). Just wondering if you've had any success / or able to make certain lessons mildly ENJOYABLE (or I'll reach for the stars and say FUN) when teaching like searching for context clues to find word meaning or drawing conclusions etc. ALSO a "grading & marking routine" video... any grading /marking tricks for efficiency as a high school English teacher? Because it can be really overwhelming. My associate teacher told me "WHY are you doing English? Just wait for the marking." and god I'm feeling it. In my first year I had 90 students write essays, I would mark the rough with feedback AND the good copy and just that one assignment freaking killed me man. I actually enjoy marking but it was soul crushing. I know I will NOT as thoroughly go through roughs in terms of suggested edits (or maybe I should not as thoroughly mark-up "good" copies) in the future but I am suffering from PTSD just from that one experience. I've learned to find ways to integrate MC questions into English classes (which I hate) but it's the quickest (and most efficient way) to get feedback to my students which is important. It's a struggle.

[@CJReynolds]

+karin's gang Hey Karin! The funny thing is I was going to ask for video ideas and then you sent this list. Keep an eye out for some made for Karin videos😊

[@kathytoner1671]

Question about organizing field trips: I think it's a really smart idea to make sure you're bringing students who can handle the trip maturely and have shown you they can. How do you let students know about the trip while understanding you'll only most likely bring a few of them?

[@kathytoner1671]

Also, for journaling, if a student indicates he doesn't want his journal read, how do you grade his entry?

[@ericraymondelmore]

I was the kid in highschool writing "blah blah blah". But I will say that I started off doing the right thing and diverted because I never received any pushback from my teacher.

[@danamarie7069]

This brought back some high school memories. Freshman year, we had to modernize a scene from Romeo and Juliet, so my group had a hip-hopera thing going. The principal came to observe and she was a nun (Catholic school). I can't believe she was into it. Lol.

[@CJReynolds]

+Dana Marie that sounds awesome!! It such a special thing as a teacher when students really take things to the next level. Thanks for being awesome!

[@ts96399]

Love this idea! Do you just have one or two students share journal entries a day? Do you have your journal entry rubric available?

[@CJReynolds]

I feel it out. Sometimes it’s 2 sometimes it’s 6. It depends on their availability to stay focused. Sometimes we will do a couple in the beginning of class and then 1 or 2 at the end. The rubric is being remade now. There will be an announcement soon. ❤️

[@DigitallyYoursAdele]

I always want to use journals, but in my school system we don’t have a classroom, we migrate from room to room, which means that I would have to schlepp the journals back and forth each lesson. Trying to find another option....

[@Yesica1993]

Aw, that's awful! I actually have had recurring dreams for YEARS about this exact sort of situation! It's why I would never want a job that has a changing schedule of days or hours. I want to know for sure Monday-Friday I'm there from 9 to 5 or whatever. As long as it's the exact same days and hours every week. That way, I can't mess it up. Come to think of it... I did wake up late one time and was convinced it was the weekend. It wasn't. I had to call in and embarrassingly tell my boss I'd be late. See? Dreams do come true! But anyone who's seen/heard you even for a short time (like me) would never think that you just blew them off. I'm sure it was disappointing for those who wanted to see you and frustrating for the organizers. But hey, we all screw up sometimes. I can't imagine anyone who knows you even casually, even just through a screen, thinking you did it on purpose or because it wasn't important to you.

[@jask.9139]

The same thing happened to me..prepared everything for PD on the 9th only to check emails to see it was actually on the 8th ..

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

I’m so sorry to hear that you missed an engagement. That is such a bad feeling but the good news is that you are getting a friend and Co teacher to work with #isedsingle? #askingforafriend

[@CJReynolds]

+Kate The Sleepy Teacher 😂😂😂😂😂 he is not currently. When we come out to California this summer maybe we can get your friend hooked up. 😊👍🏽

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

Real Rap With Reynolds perfect I will let “her” know

[@bridgettleblanc3200]

Quick question I know this is a older video.... so I teach 5 elective courses. I do like to have a bell ringer/ journal entry. I usually ask questions that help me get to know them as well. What I struggle with is ill have a student that is in multiple of my classes. Which is hard because sometimes I find myself having to write out 5 different journal prompts because students don't want to write then same entry 2 times in the same day ( I hope that makes sense) do you have any tips or tricks that could be helpful?

[@Riedlteach]

Do you happen to have a list of the writing prompts that you use for your students each day? If it's too much trouble to share, then don't worry about it. I'm sure I can find a list of writing prompts online somewhere. Thanks for sharing all the stuff you do, CJ!

[@CJReynolds]

+Mr. Riedl for sure. Email me at [e-mail] and I’ll send you some.

[@kathleenfoley6025]

Because I would like to limit the number of mistakes I make per week to double digit, would you please share what you journal writing week looked like? You said that Wednesdays were WYR does every day have a theme? I teach middle schoolers this is my first year with that.

[@senoritaleebetances3226]

My boyfriend did the same once or twice, and he is a presenter as part of his career. You will be okay.

[@CJReynolds]

+Senorita Lee Betances thanks. 😊 I don’t think I could ever do that again. I had a meet up tonight at a college in NJ and I checked the info on my phone like 15 times today.

[@laurenwarner1014]

I loved this entire video but the goonies clip literally made my day. I'm a little behind, so I hope they went well! How often do you grade the journals?

[@Pattycakes312]

Can you share your rubric for journal writing?

[@JustBethTrying]

For the hero's journeyLook at some of the Pixar movies. Here is short they did. I teach binders and firsties, so I'm not if high schoolers would like this, but is only about 5 mins. gointothestory.blcklst.com/short-films-and-the-heros-journey-affad3bd2b43

[@CJReynolds]

+Beth Courtney thanks!! I’ll totally check it out. I use the Pixar shorts in class for a few things during the year. Thanks for the idea!

[@Mystr438]

For all the thoughts you presented, including your religious position and working in academia. I would love to be part of that group that wanted to speak to you in person, because I have some challenging questions/issue being a public school teacher that I can't write on this page but would have love to have the opportunity to ask you in person. Next time you meet please informed me. Thank you.

[@CJReynolds]

+Esi Morrison can you email me? How far are we from on another and what days work? We can make that happen. 😊

[@franklingoodwin8996]

If I could get you out to Colorado Springs to do a speaking event for the College of Education(I am the Senator for the College of Education) could you accommodate that? Is it a possibility?

[@CJReynolds]

+Franklin Goodwin Franklin, I️ could 100% do that. Email me at [e-mail] and we can make it happen.

[@KateTheSleepyTeacher]

We decorate our journals in third grade :)

[@amyg9589]

Hero's journey = Joseph Campbell

[@somewhereinaustralia4103]

Joseph Campbell!

[@mckenzieshawcroft1470]

Do you happen to have a PO box?

[@CJReynolds]

I do not. I'd be happy to send you an address if you email me. [e-mail]

[@iroshirose3272]

Cool

[@CJReynolds]

+Iroshi rose 😊

[@roqqyarizvi9929]

What are the qualification for becoming a teacher in USA?

[@CJReynolds]

It’s a little different based on where you live. I went to college for education and then had to take two Praxis exams to be able to teach.

[@roqqyarizvi9929]

@@CJReynolds I live in Mumbai India, I have completed my MSc in life sciences and B.Ed and M.Ed from university of Mumbai. I am also pursuing PhD in Education from University of Mumbai. I have some teaching experience in Indian school. I am eligible to apply for teaching position in US?

[@roqqyarizvi9929]

@@CJReynolds if you can please guide me about the process for becoming a teacher or assistant teacher in USA ...basically when a person is a foreigner what are the requisite and qualification n experience n eligibility criteria for teaching science in middle school or high school?

[@benjaminloken1999]

Uhhhh...... meow ?? 😂😂😂😂

[@ajaygordon4526]

Nov 21st is my birthday!!! #Novemberpeople

[@CJReynolds]

YES!!!