It might be cliché, but being in a classroom connecting with children as they learn is my happy place.
It’s not what we teach, but the kind of teacher we are. I look back at my education over the years and there are teachers who I remember for the way they connected with me and the teaching style they embraced. Sure the curriculum they taught was important, but it is the way the engaged students to learn and how they cared about me as a person and what mattered to me. This resonates with me so much as I think building relationships with my students is the first step in being able to help my students learn. “Great teachers create great learners, and great learners create (hopefully) members of our community.” How I make my students feel has a direct impact on providing them with a place where everyone can learn and succeed in their own way. For me, that connect to social emotional learning (SEL) which is at the heart of my teaching style.
https://www.drshelleymoore.com/post/reassessing-the-rubric – Podcast with Shelley Moore.
Dr. Shelley Moore addresses issues with how rubrics are utilized, particularly after their evolution influenced by online resources, which have shifted their original intent. In this Podcast episode, Shelley talk to Outside Pin Laurie McIntosh, a Kindergarten teacher, who is using continuums to create accessibility and challenge for ALL her students.
Inclusion is very personal to me and the struggles that have faced students (and their parents) over the years can leave a negative impact on those involved. For those students with exceptional and diverse needs, they were assessed in the same way as other students. If they even participated in the same learning opportunities as the rest of their classmates, as often they were removed for special education resources help or in different classroom entirely. I value a holistic approach to learning and how we assess all students where they are at in their learning journey and abilities.
