Hope

    I believe hope is the driving force toward Success. Hope gives us the desire to push through challenges in order to reach our goals and destination.  One way I teach hope to my students is through the power of “Yet”.  The power of "Yet" gives them a way to reflect and convince themselves that they can push through the challenges they may face.  I have noticed that my students are gaining confidence in their abilities just by adding “Yet”.  

Student Voice

     A wildly, important goal that I am working on is student voice. Student voice is something I have been working towards and consider it to be an important component in my classroom.  Student voice “is the individual and collective perspective and action of students within the context of learning and education". I started a classroom podcast for my students to share their learning through Podbean.  My plan is to use our podcast station as an outlet to share our learning outside of the walls of our classroom.  I believe student voice matters and when students feel significant they drive their own learning.  According to The Express Tribune student voice “can also strengthen student achievement and foster workforce readiness.”  My goal is to prepare students with tools they can use outside the classroom door.  I don’t think technology can replace the teacher but it is a great tool to promote engagement and teaches skills needed for tomorrow’s world.

Summerford Stars Podcast https://summerfordstars.podbean.com/

Salim, A. S. (2015, September 17). The importance of giving students a voice.

Retrieved September 10, 2017, from https://tribune.com.pk/story/958685/the-

importance-of-giving-students-a-voice/

What is most important - the what, the how, or the why when it comes to learning and pursuing life goals?

What is most important - the what, the how, or the why when it comes to learning and pursuing life goals?

I believe the most important word when pursuing life goals is the “WHY”.  Starting with a purpose makes the “what” and the “how” fall into place.  Why did I want to pursue a Master’s Degree has been the question that I have had to answer for some time.  My purpose became my passion.  The passion to ensure that all students will be ready for the 21st century.  I want to be a part of the movement to help our schools become the types of teaching structures that prepare our students for the world.  Our world has changed and it's taking awhile for our schools to catch up to 21st-century learning.  Some still teach in rows and deliver the same teaching practices that they have used for years and years.  There is nothing wrong with rows and some the old teaching practices still work but let’s combine the two to develop a “BOLDSCHOOL”  As an educator I am committed to helping develop and push new experiences out, even if I am a lone wolf.

Kieschnick, W. (2017). Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies.

    NewYork: International Center for Leadership in Education.