Sunday, September 15, 2013

C4T#1


The teacher I was assigned is Mrs. Angela Maiers. Maiers is a teacher, educator, author and consultant. Her passion for innovative education has made her an author of The Habitudes and The Passion Driven Classroom. She believes that this is the time to lay the foundation for a new vision literacy education and that technology will aid in the success in schools and beyond. I think i'm going to enjoy reading her blogs even after I complete EDM 310 because she spotlights others and the way they utilize her text in their schools.

The first that I read of Maiers was titled Using Art to Teach Habitudes. Hough Street School in Barrington, IL were studying Maiers book, Classroom Habitudes, and were focusing on how to incorporate the phrase "We Matter" in their classroom and with their students. The artwork chosen to be displayed was the perfect choice. It consisted of 3 open hands of three different skin tones, that had bracelets that exhibited the 6 habitudes. Personally, I think they conveyed the message they intended to perfectly. The hands are open to show we need one another, the different skin tones show diversity, and to grab the students attention they chose to list the habitudes on wrist bands.

The second post by Maiers was titled Where Mattering is on the Schedule. Tim Chace, a principal from East Greenwich High School in Rhode Island, implemented a simple form on Google that allowed his staff to give their colleagues positive feedback. I truly applaud Mr. Chace for even understanding the daily pressure placed on classroom teachers and staff. I'm sure teachers get ridiculed for all the small things that they do wrong and it could truly turn a teachers day around receiving a message from one of their co workers. With all the other paperwork that teachers have to complete, the form is short and to the point so it doesn't intrude on the little time they do have to themselves.

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