LAST C4K!
Name: Elizabeth Weiland
Author of Blog: The Teachers Channel
Title of Blog: The Tchers Voice
Name of Blog: Coding for Success
Date of Blog: November 5, 2013
Elizabeth's Blog:
In Elizabeth's blog She reviewed the importance of technology and why it should be incorporated into schools. She discussed the topic and gave her reasonings. Computer science education week is attempting to raise the profile of computer science in education.
Their message is: better computer skills = better jobs as the world becomes more computer-centric.
The program is open to students K-12 and teachers can easily get their classrooms involved with the activities.. Hour of Code also has school resources for after the program ends to continue computer science learning.
My Comment: Hey Elizabeth,
My name is Amanda Weller and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. I think that the Computer Science Education week should be mandatory. The use of technology within the classroom is important and is constantly changing. Technology can help push and strive learning. Teachers should want their students to be actively involved. Understanding the importance and the tools within technology I think should be required. Thank you for sharing!
Name: Sarah Brown Wessling
Author of Blog: The Teachers Channel
Title of Blog: The Tchers Voice
Name of Blog: Teachers: Three Questions for Reflection
Date of Blog: November 21, 2013
Sarah's Blog: In Sarah's blog she discussed the importance of being a successful teacher and learner. At first she explained how stressed teachers feel and how theres not enough time to complete everything. Sarah made a note of how important it is to take a break when you feel rushed or stressed. Give yourself time to relax and rest in a quiet place. Sarah mentioned three things that make a successful teacher which are passion, empathy, and grit. For passion, sarah stated that great teachers are truly passionate about what they do. It isn't just a job, its their life work. For empathy, she stated that its incredibly important because on the other end of any lesson is a person, full of potential and complexity and humanity. We must always see the humanity in what we do and in who were doing it for. For grit, Sarah stated teaching is hard work. There has to be a tenacity in the day to day routine and a willingness to see past the routine and into the unique waiting to be realized. Sarah also mentioned three things that make a successful learner, which are intellectual risk-takers, gritty, and curious. For intellectual risk-takers, she mentioned anyone who is a great learner must be willing to jump past what he or she is comfortable in knowing and be willing to try out new ideas and perspectives, no matter how uncomfortable they might be. For gritty, she stated that successful learners are just as gritty as strong teachers. They are willing to struggle through what they don’t understand until they “get it.” I often tell my students that if learning were easy then they’d only do what they already can, and would never get any better. Lastly, she stated that curious learners have to be able to wonder, to be curious, to be open and not fixed.
My Comment: Sarah,
My name is Amanda Weller and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. I absolutely LOVED your blog post! Your post was very meaningful and touching. Although I am not teaching yet, I can't imagine what it feels like to be a teacher. I know I get behind or stressed about a lot of my classwork and taking a break for self-reflection is very important. Sometimes you have to slow down on what your doing a just breathe. I really liked how you distinguished the differences between three things that make a successful teacher and three things that make a successful learner.I would highly recommend any teacher to read your blog. Thank you for sharing!
Name: Sarah Brown WesslingAuthor of Blog: The Teachers Channel
Title of Blog: The Tchers Voice
Name of Blog: Teachers: Three Questions for Reflection
Date of Blog: November 21, 2013
Sarah's Blog: In Sarah's blog she discussed the importance of being a successful teacher and learner. At first she explained how stressed teachers feel and how theres not enough time to complete everything. Sarah made a note of how important it is to take a break when you feel rushed or stressed. Give yourself time to relax and rest in a quiet place. Sarah mentioned three things that make a successful teacher which are passion, empathy, and grit. For passion, sarah stated that great teachers are truly passionate about what they do. It isn't just a job, its their life work. For empathy, she stated that its incredibly important because on the other end of any lesson is a person, full of potential and complexity and humanity. We must always see the humanity in what we do and in who were doing it for. For grit, Sarah stated teaching is hard work. There has to be a tenacity in the day to day routine and a willingness to see past the routine and into the unique waiting to be realized. Sarah also mentioned three things that make a successful learner, which are intellectual risk-takers, gritty, and curious. For intellectual risk-takers, she mentioned anyone who is a great learner must be willing to jump past what he or she is comfortable in knowing and be willing to try out new ideas and perspectives, no matter how uncomfortable they might be. For gritty, she stated that successful learners are just as gritty as strong teachers. They are willing to struggle through what they don’t understand until they “get it.” I often tell my students that if learning were easy then they’d only do what they already can, and would never get any better. Lastly, she stated that curious learners have to be able to wonder, to be curious, to be open and not fixed.
My Comment: Sarah,
My name is Amanda Weller and I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. I absolutely LOVED your blog post! Your post was very meaningful and touching. Although I am not teaching yet, I can't imagine what it feels like to be a teacher. I know I get behind or stressed about a lot of my classwork and taking a break for self-reflection is very important. Sometimes you have to slow down on what your doing a just breathe. I really liked how you distinguished the differences between three things that make a successful teacher and three things that make a successful learner.I would highly recommend any teacher to read your blog. Thank you for sharing!
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