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Todos podemos crecer como educadores

Todos podemos crecer como educadores

¡Emoción, entusiasmo y un poco de energía nerviosa! Los profesores de pre-servicio de la Mini Conferencia de Eagles Educate University de Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) me recordaron cómo me sentí hace muchos años cuando comencé a enseñar. Todos sentimos estas emociones, y es importante que no permitamos que nuestros nervios nos impidan actuar en el mejor interés de nuestros estudiantes. Aprendí esta lección al principio de mi carrera con un alumno llamado Cassius que a

We Can All Grow As Educators

We Can All Grow As Educators

Excitement, enthusiasm, and a little nervous energy! The pre-service teachers at the Florida Gulf Coast University’s (FGCU) Eagles Educate Annual Mini Conference reminded me of how I felt many years ago when I began teaching. We all feel these emotions, and it is important that we don’t allow our nerves to keep us from acting in the best interests of our students. I learned this lesson early in my career with a senior named Cassius who often disrupted class. It took me two

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

Volunteering to Learn, Part One

Volunteering to Learn, Part One

OBSERVING TEACHERS IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO LEARN Teaching is never a finished product. There is always something to tweak, change, or all together erase and start over. I realized this quickly when I began teaching high school mathematics in my first teaching position at Dekalb High School. My senior level students skipped class, rolled their eyes at the thought of homework and did not share my love of mathematics. I tried new strategies and called parents, but I was missi