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Dec. 17 Is Thank a Teacher Day
In honor of the six educators who died this Friday in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, today is "Thank a Teacher Day," with people around the country encouraged to send a note, thank in person, or do something special for the teachers who have made a difference in their lives.
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Master Educators 2012 Contest Winners
The winners have been chosen for 360 Education Solution's 2012 Writing Contest, and the Master Educators themselves have been informed. We'd like to proudly announce our Master Educator Winners.
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Teacher Story: Alyssa Potasznik
May 7 through May 11 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. In honor of our teachers who often selflessly sacrifice their time an energy in the hopes of reaching children and teenagers, we would like to present stories of inspiring teacher that have been submitted to us.
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Teacher Story: Ginny Clark
May 7 through May 11 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. In honor of our teachers who often selflessly sacrifice their time an energy in the hopes of reaching children and teenagers, we would like to present stories of inspiring teacher that have been submitted to us.
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Teacher Story: Terrance Peterson
May 7 through May 11 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. In honor of our teachers who often selflessly sacrifice their time an energy in the hopes of reaching children and teenagers, we would like to present stories of inspiring teachers that have been submitted to us.
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PTA Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7 through May 11 is PTA Teacher Appreciation Week. In honor of our teachers who often selflessly sacrifice their time an energy in the hopes of reaching children and teenagers, every day this week, we would like to present various stories of inspiring teachers that have been submitted to us.
Successful Teaching Reflection/Inspiration
Success story of my teaching career: When I taught English, one of the more difficult units was Shakespeare. Because I wanted the students to appreciate the works of classic drama, I garnered some period costumes that a couple of my fellow educators gave me to help students act out parts of the play. After moving slowly through Acts 1 and 2 of Hamlet, students acted out several scenes in Acts 3, 4, and 5 putting the dialogue in their own words.
Several years after one of those experiences, I ran into one of those students who had become a student at ASU and taking an English class. The professor asked how many students really liked and understood one of Shakespeare's plays. This student said she was one of only three students in the class who raised her hand. She told her peers that it was the way her teacher approached the play by having the students involved in reading and preparing scenes to act out with their peers that impacted the understanding of what had seemed incomprehensible. It's that kind of affirmation that made me realize that my concept of engaging the students in preparing and acting out the play met with success.
Since working as an Instructional Coach for the past three years, I realize how much more is known about how students learn today. I feel privileged that I can access research in this job read supplementary materials, etc. I believe in the truism that we want students to become lifelong learners. This requires that teachers continually learn and share that love of learning with them. I am so thankful for the technology that allows us to access information via the Internet. It makes me realize that the information we know today about how students learn has made education more challenging with the possibility to better serve our students in their quest of becoming educated even when they deny any interest in it.
