Hello. My name is Shawn. I am currently a third year Kindergarten teacher at a charter school in Buffalo, N.Y. I am pursuing my Master's degree, and I am petrified! I have never taken an online course before. This is very intimidating, yet exciting.
Just today I began a themed unit in ELA titled "School". Students are given the opportunity to tell me what they already know as well as any questions they may have. One that sticks in my head is "How old are you when you stop learning how to read and write?" My answer.....you're never to old!
I hope to learn as much as possible and in turn become a better teacher for it. I am passionate about my career, and I want to be the best that I can be for all of the sponges I teach, no matter what age.
Thats great that your motivated, and I am hoping this class will make us all better teachers... the video was interesting, wasnt it?
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ReplyDeleteYour link worked as I am here. Glad you are scared and excited. Not that I want you to be frightened,it means that you are focused and want to do well. Good luck and I look forward to reading your blog.
Hi Shawn,
ReplyDeleteI applaud your response to your student. Perhaps you can find a roof top to shout that from, loud enough for all to hear. There are so many who shy away from new literacies because they feel they are too old. I look forward to hearing how you incorporate all of this into your classroom.
Hi Shawn,
ReplyDeleteYou are going to do great, no matter what you choose to do, because you have a fabulous attitude! Plus, you have a beautiful blog page, so you it seems you are already comfortable with digital media ... much more so than I am!
Best,
Julie DeBold