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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!

Blog Post - Week 7
This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6
For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5
This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4
Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3
Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2
Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1
Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Art of the Possible

What was the moment (or moments) this past week when you felt most connected, engaged, or affirmed as a teacher - the moment(s) when you said to yourself, "This is what being a teacher is really all about"?

I must say that because of my passion for teaching, I (always) feel connected and engaged with my students. In general, we as teachers face challenges on a daily basis to include (but not limited to) communicating effectively with our students, classroom management, creating ways to prevent misbehavior, developing good and positive working relationships with our students, and the list go on..... These are challenges that I welcome each day I teach a class. It is the Art of the Possible, how much can I get accomplished today with my students? How much can I teach them? I enjoy developing different ways to deliver my instruction to ensure that my students absorb and understand what I'm teaching. There's an ole saying: 

"A man who finds a job that he really likes - will never work a day in his life" 

Teaching is not a job to me, it is a passion, and to me - That is what being a teacher is really all about!


1 comment:

Ken said...

The passion is evident.I hope you get a teaching job soon, your students will be blessed to have you as I teacher.
I had to get a sub two times in the past month, it is really hard to leave MY KIDS with someone else.I also stress over how much I reached the students.