by Andy Bell Quote: PARKER PALMER We lose heart, in part, because teaching is a daily exercise in vulnerability. I need not reveal personal secrets to feel naked in front of a class. I need only parse a sentence or work a proof on the board while my students doze…
Throughout internship’s 1, 2 and the beginning of 3, I have started to see the importance of relationship building and how teaching is much more than the content we facilitate. In this year especially with Covid-19, students are dealing with so much more emotionally. Photo by Elena Mozhvilo [https:…
Katie Egan Cunningham "As a teacher, I notice students who enter the classroom with their heads held down. I notice the ones who remain silent as they take their seats. I notice who is chatting and about what. I notice which students open their books with zeal, eager to…
> When we are interested in what we are learning, no one has to force us to keep learning: we just do. If you’ve ever watched kids when they are playing sports, planning a field trip, or discussing their favorite celebrity, you know how different they are when they…
Dennis Littky When we are interested in what we are learning, no one has to force us to keep learning: we just do. If you’ve ever watched kids when they are playing sports, planning a field trip, or discussing their favorite celebrity, you know how different they are when…
Jesse Credit I believe teachers must instill a passion for learning in our students. We want them to be engaged in and excited about the material so what they are learning will stick with them. This also falls on teachers to include relevant content throughout the unit/ lesson and allow…
Quote: Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. Something I’ve noticed in my internship is how my general demeanor and attitude influences student engagement. Using certain strategies isn’t enough to get students engaged; I also have to…
Katie Egan Cunningham As a teacher, I notice students who enter the classroom with their heads held down. I notice the ones who remain silent as they take their seats. I notice who is chatting and about what. I notice which students open their books with zeal, eager to get…
Schools are inherently cultural spaces where different forms of knowing and being are being validated. Every decision a mathematics teacher makes, which properties of arithmetic, which formulas in algebra, which theorems in geometry, and in what context, and for what purpose, sends powerful messages about what is valued and whose…