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I can only assume that most of you are scrambling to complete the two assignments that are due this evening (Journals 1-5 & Excel Crossword). Then there's the TaskStream narrative for NETS I, Diigo, and the presentation assignment. Tonight I will try and give you plenty of time to work on some assignments in class so you can receive any help you might need.
We will log on to TaskStream, where I'll show you how to navigate the site. I will also discuss how to use GoogleDocs to give feedback to your NETS-I partner & how to create an assessment for your presentations using Google Forms. I will go over the Emerging Technology Checklist and discuss further how to add your work to your blog. In class, I would like to start to look at your NETS-T I narratives and give you some feedback. The Journals 6-10 are released this week, but there are just an extension of the journal articles you have already begun to write, so there won't be any need for instruction. Journals 6 & 7 are already posted on the blog (Seven is also the PLN assignment). I am going to wait until the lastest L&L drops before listing 8, 9, & 10. Phew, I am typing out of breath ;-)
Fun App of the Week: Songify . . .you must check it out!
Fun App of the Week: Songify . . .you must check it out!
Question: Who has been your favorite (or "A" favorite for those overly stressed out by the perceived commitment required to answer the question) teacher at any level of education and why?
I have been fortunate to have a lot of "favorite" teachers. If I had to pick one I would say it was Mrs. Blood, my sophomore and senior high school english teacher. She would always have her door open for students and made herself very available. She was always understanding and I absolutely loved the way she taught. Her lesson plans and instructions were always clear and organized which I believe is what makes successful students. She gave her students "opportunities" to do good. By opportunities I mean accepting late work if life got in the way but definitely maintained respect from her students. It is important as teachers to be a real person to a student and not just an "authority" figure.
ReplyDeleteSince you mentioned any level of my educational career, I would have to say my former site administrator, Ms. Christopher (she just retired). She was not only my educational mentor but my best friend.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I have a lot of "favorites" throughout my academic career. Starting in high school there was Mr. LeMaster who taught World History. I was already interested in history so it wasn't hard for me to be interested in the course. But he was able to take what had happened around the world in the past and relate it to what is happening to us right now. He also used movies to discuss what was going on at the time as well as music from that era that explained the suffering people were experiencing. It made it all very real. There were others but he always stuck out in my mind as someone who made learning truly fun. In college, among others there was Professor Verducci of the Liberal Studies department. She was very real with us, treating us as equals, rather than inferiors. She truly cared about us and wanted us to succeed. But she also pushed our limits, required us to really think. The projects I completed in her class are the ones I am most proud of because it required a lot of effort on my part. And the subjects we discussed in her classes were always intriguing from Multiple Intelligences and Arts in the classroom to Narrative Ethics. Fascinating subjects which made her classes that much more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI have had a few favorites over the years but I think I'll stick with talking about one teacher, Mr. Bentz. Mr. Bentz was my fourth grade teacher. I had never had a classroom experience like I had with him. He made everything feel so fresh and exciting. He nurtured our love for learning and he kept us interested in anything he threw at us. Ever since I was in Mr. Bentz's class, I have always wanted to be a teacher, and more specifically I want to be a fourth grade teacher just like him. He inspired me and gave me everything I needed to be a success in all of my schooling.
ReplyDeleteThis is a tough one because I have had so many great teachers. I will have to go with my second grade teacher, Mr.McKee. He was the kindest, sweetest man you ever met, yet he had control over his classroom. He also had this great reward system that any 2nd grader (didn't have to be in his class) that received a certain amount of "green cards" for good behavior from any authority on campus, they could eat lunch in his classroom on Fridays and watch a movie. Students loved this, and it influenced good behavior around campus. He always made learning fun, and both my older sister and younger brother consider him their favorite teacher as well. He makes connections with families of students, and was always there to help with material. He would also play his guitar and we would sing classic English and Spanish songs a few times a week since it was a bilingual class.
ReplyDeleteHands down, no contest, it was my fourth grade teacher. She just had this ability to make everything exciting and fun. I actually enjoyed learning multiplication and social studies. She also connected me to music (playing the trumpet) something I really loved but did not have access to. She took the time after school to give me lessons and would take me with her to preform. It was a blast. When I reflect on our relationship, I guess I remember her because I felt she really cared.
ReplyDeletehmmm.. most of my elem teachers have been my favs, my HS psych teacher, mrs barkawi and HS history teacher mr. holder were awesome for me in HS. As an undergrad my school ethic's teacher was great Jeff Johnston... and for my grad program, hands down
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she has had the biggest impact on my direction as an educator and life long learner.
Well, aside from the obvious answer (Professor Heil of course!), there have been many great teachers. I find that the best were ones that took a personal interest in me or others who were able to teach about new and exciting ideas. My middle school history and English teacher, Mrs. Jones was one of the best. She was the most demanding I ever had and she wanted to "get us prepared for high school." After her class, high school was a bit of a let down. I will say that our history class outperformed the gate program's gifted class test score on the constitution test.
ReplyDeletePS: I do really enjoy this class and do find it very relevant and useful both for now and the future as a teacher.
Oh man, what a question! I would have to say that I have had so many great teachers over my academic carrier that is really hard to narrow it down to just one. So I will select one of the most creative teachers that I have ever had. It was my 6th grade Science and History teachers. I think that all the assignments in her class were projects and speeches. The great thing about the class is that we pretty much learned everything by doing. Which for me was the BEST! I learn the best by seeing and by doing. We had a science project, create our own text book, and even create our own video. I still have all my projects from that class. Which is more than I can say about most assignments I have had to do in college. She also had the best classroom decorations. Always themed with the time period that we were studying at that time. I also got an A in both Science and History that year, which made me and my parents very happy! Her name was Mrs Mac.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite growing up was my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Donis. She was very encouraging and made each student feel special and important. Unfortunately, I liked her so much that I began stressing out about being "perfect" for her and staying up late trying to get my homework just right. My mother had to intercept and help me realize that the great Mrs. Donis was a person, too, and didn't expect me to be perfect. In college my favorite professor was my grandfather, who was a PhD Historian and Chair of the History Dept. at the university I attended. He was the greatest teacher and advisor, both in and out of the classroom!
ReplyDeleteI have had several favorite teachers throughout the years, however one teacher that comes to mind is Mr. LaPlante. He was my high school physics teacher. He taught in a way that would relate the topic to his students, allowing a better understanding of physics.
ReplyDeleteHand down, my favorite instructor was one of my Literature professors at my previous university. He was so dynamic and he seemed to know everything about everything. I learned so much from his courses and I loved to sit in his classes and just listen to him give away information. He was(is) in general an awesome person and educator.
ReplyDeleteI have liked many different teachers for a variety of reasons. One of the teachers I remember most was my junior and senior AVID teacher, Ms. Green. She was that type of teacher that you could confide in and you wanted to stay after class just to talk to her. She always motivated our class to do our best and helped us along the way. I would probably not be here almost graduating from CSUSM if it was not for her.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite teacher was Mrs. Komancheck, my Honors Pr Calculus and AP Calculus teacher. She had classroom mascots, and she made up math songs to help us remember concepts. We had a breakfast club where we would bring food and come in before class to work on homework, and we had after school homework tutorial. She was tough, but I learned so much. She is one of the reasons I want to become a math teacher.
ReplyDeleteOne at the top of my list would have to be Mendy McClure, professor in the College of Education at San Diego State. I was lucky enough to have her for two classes during my undergrad tenure. By day she is a middle school special education teacher at Montgomery Middle School in El Cajon and by night she teaches courses related to disabilities at SDSU. As a new teacher she is the image of who I want to become. She was organized, professional, kind and understanding and so knowledgeable about her profession, it was truly an honor to learn from her.
ReplyDeleteI was very lucky to have a lot of great teachers throughout my educational career. One of my favorite teachers in elementary school was Mrs. Mueller. She was just amazing at what she did. I loved hearing her read out loud to us as a class, I loved how many art projects she had planned for us, and I always enjoyed how she at times would ask us, the students, what we would like to learn. She was great, and it was obvious that she enjoyed what she did for a living.
ReplyDeleteI have two favorite teachers from growing up. One is my third grade teacher, Mrs. Baxter. I really liked her because she did a lot of hands on assignments. For instance when we were learning about the pilgrims we used our desks as our ships that traveled from Europe to the United States. My second is my geometry teacher, because she was doen to earth and sarcastic. So I really connected with her because I'm pretty similar.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite teachers was my second grade teacher, Mrs. Angel. She was my first teacher in the United States and she made me feel welcomed and at ease in the classroom. Learning was fun in her class because we did a lot of cooperative activities.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher I remember the most and who is most likely my favorite was my 5th grade teacher. Mrs. Wilbur. I was actually pretty nervous to start 5th grade with her because I had heard she was a tough/mean teacher. However, throughout the year she was able to make science fun, especially astronomy which I wasn't a fan of. It was easy to tell that she really enjoyed teaching. She was also caring and understanding. My best friend's dad died that year and she was comforting and easy to talk to. She knew how to push her students without being too hard. She was able to make me feel comfortable speaking in front of the class, considering I am a very shy person.
ReplyDeleteMy kindergarten teacher , Mrs. Kole. She was so passionate about teaching and nurturing her students love for learning. She also started me on my path to becoming a special education teacher. She "buddied" me up with a special education student. That happened to me every year of my elementary school career.
ReplyDeleteI have had a numerous favorite teachers in my life. However, most recently I had the priveledge of being in Professor Redela's class. I had her last semester for my women's studies class and I can honestly say she genuinely cares about her students and making sure that they have a clear understanding of the topic. Also, in her class she enables discussions that are heated but she finds a way to make students feel comfortable and remain respectful of one another.
ReplyDeleteOne of my most recent favorites was my Sophomore Biology lecture/lab teacher at Grossmont College, Michael Golden. I am not very good at science and math, partly because teachers so rarely relate high level material to everyday life. Professor Golden on the other hand showed us how to breakdown fats and carbs in food labels and other practical information. He wasn't as concerned with the huge lab write ups as he was that we discussed data from our experiments and found trends as a group. We took walks around the campus to identify the plants when we studied botany, we went Tide pooling at Wind an Sea to study sea organisms and went to El Capitan to see the damage left by the 2003 fires. I LOVED that class because he made it fun and made me believe that maybe I'm not so bad at science after all.
ReplyDeletemy 4th grade teacher mrs arnold. she was a passionate and understanding teacher who truly cared about each and every one of her students. Along with this she made learning an experience that every student wanted to take part in
ReplyDeleteMy favorite teacher was Mrs. O'Connor. She was an AMAZING teacher and FUNNY at the same time. Her energy in class always inspired me to do my work.
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