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Volunteering to Learn, Part Four

Volunteering to Learn, Part Four

In part four of my first blog series Volunteering to Learn, I will introduce you to Mrs. Karyl Elton. Like all teachers, she absolutely loved her craft, but what set her apart was her ability to develop a community within her high school classroom. MRS. KARYL ELTON Being the choral director at Leesburg High School, Mrs. Karyl Elton worked with students of many grade levels. She believed that all students could learn to sing, which is why she never turned a student away from

Voluntariado para Aprender, Parte Cuatro

Voluntariado para Aprender, Parte Cuatro

En la cuarta parte de mi primera serie de blogs Voluntariado para Aprender, les presentaré a la Mrs. Karyl Elton. Como todos los maestros, ella amaba su oficio, pero lo que la diferencia es su habilidad para desarrollar una comunidad dentro de su aula de secundaria. MRS. KARYL ELTON Como directora del coro en Leesburg High School, Mrs. Karyl Elton trabajó con estudiantes de muchos niveles. Ella creía que todos los estudiantes podían aprender a cantar, razón por la cual nunca

Voluntariado para Aprender, Tercera Parte

Voluntariado para Aprender, Tercera Parte

El voluntariado en las aulas ha tenido un gran impacto en mi práctica docente. La semana pasada compartí sobre la capacidad de Mrs. Kertz para reforzar comportamientos positivos y diferenciar la instrucción en su clase de primer grado. En este post, abriré la puerta al salón de clases de inglés de la escuela secundaria de Ms. Whitaker. MS. JUDIE WHITAKER ¡Creativa, entusiasta y cautivante! Cualquiera que entrara al aula de Mrs. Judie Whitaker en Carver Middle School inmediata

Volunteering to Learn, Part Three

Volunteering to Learn, Part Three

Volunteering in classrooms has greatly impacted my teaching practice. Last week I shared about Mrs. Kertz’s ability to reinforce positive behaviors and differentiate instruction in her first grade class. In this post, I’ll open the door to Ms. Whitaker’s middle school English classroom. MS. JUDIE WHITAKER Creative, enthusiastic, and engaging! Anyone who walked into Ms. Judie Whitaker’s classroom at Carver Middle School immediately thought of these three adjectives. You cou

Volunteering to Learn, Part Two

Volunteering to Learn, Part Two

In last week’s post, I blogged about how volunteering with different teachers exposed me to the unique strategies that make their classrooms successful. This week, I am excited to share about the elementary classroom that transformed my teaching. MRS. NANCY KERTZ Three of my children had the blessing of having Mrs. Nancy Kertz as their first grade teacher at Skeen Elementary School in Leesburg. I volunteered in her room several days a week, for three different years, so I h