Hi everyone. My name is Roxanne Wright and this is my education blog. I am a 22 year old licensed preschool teacher, who is currently studying Elementary Education and Theater in college. I have worked as an Arts & Crafts Director, Children's Theater Director, and an Environmental Educator. This blog is full of my educational dreams, inspirations, and tips. I would love advice from parents and educators so I can one day become the world's best teacher. Thank you so much.
~Roxanne Wright
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from-student-to-teacher
This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See
Published on Apr 24, 2013
Título: Sólo para niños
ANAR Foundation manages in Spain the european unique phone number 116 111, to attend children and teenagers under a risk situation. On this telephone number, only for minors, they can find the help they need in a totally anonymous and confidential way. But, how can we get our message to a child abuse victim, even when they are accompanied by their aggressor?
Knowing the average height for adults and children under 10,GREY has created two different messages. Using an outdoor lenticular we show adults an awareness message, while children see a message where we offer them our help and show them the telephone number. A message only for children.
This is amazing!
- “I will pay attention when Ms. Wright teaches.”
- “I will be supportive about her mistakes.”
- “I will raise my hand before I speak.”
- “I will listen and watch.”
- “I will listen carefully.”
- “I will not talk when Ms. Wright talks.”
- “I will be glad that she is teaching.”
- “I will make a good seat choice.”
- “I will work hard.”
- “I will raise my hand a lot.”
- “I will help Ms. Wright if she needs it.”
- “I will say, ‘Good job Ms. Wright!’”
- “I will be supportive if she makes a mistake.”
- “I will follow classroom rules.”
- “I will follow Ms. Wright’s directions.”
- “I will act like Ms. Wright is Ms. H.”
- “I will be encouraging when Ms. Wright makes mistakes.”
- “I will follow the rules.”
It was really cute and thoughtful for them to say all of these things, but do they really think I am going to make THAT many mistakes? Anyway on I go to prepare for tomorrow.
This is a great reminder to kids (and their parents) about why that daily reading is important. It adds up!
14-Year-old is America’s Top Young Scientist: Her Solar-Powered Jug Purifies Water
A 14-year-old New York student was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” for inventing a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water.
Deepika Kurup not only had to surpass 9 finalists in science and math to win $25,000 from Discovery Education and 3M, she persuaded the judges with a dynamic five-minute LIVE presentation about the plight of a billion poor people who have no access to clean drinking water. (This video features her winning presentation.)
Her cost effective and sustainable water-purification system, which harnesses solar energy to disinfect contaminated water utilizes an innovative process designed to overcome current problems with portable purification.
(See more young scientists in the Good News Network story at this link:
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/americas-top-young-scientist-2012…
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This is a quote by Steven Levy in my Curriculum Development Class. He is talking about the concept of ‘work’ in the classroom and how the ultimate goal of teaching is to develop a great work ethic for children.
He began by asking us the question: What does it mean to work?
Our class decided that work was:
- engagement
- perseverance
- thought-planning (problem solving)
- learned-improved-getting better
- reflection-revision
- energy-effort
- Revision
- Learning Targets
- Models
- Practice
- Feedback
Do you ever ask your students: What does it mean to work?
NO WAY. The hundred is there—
The child
is made of one hundred.
The child has
A hundred languages
A hundred hands
A hundred thoughts
A hundred ways of thinking
Of playing, of speaking.
A hundred always a hundred
Ways of listening of marveling of loving
A hundred joys
For singing and understanding
A hundred worlds
To discover
A hundred worlds
To invent
A hundred worlds
To dream
The child has
A hundred languages
(and a hundred hundred hundred more)
But they steal ninety-nine.
The school and the culture
Separate the head from the body.
They tell the child;
To think without hands
To do without head
To listen and not to speak
To understand without joy
To love and to marvel
Only at Easter and Christmas
They tell the child:
To discover the world already there
And of the hundred
They steal ninety-nine.
They tell the child:
That work and play
Reality and fantasy
Science and imagination
Sky and earth
Reason and dream
Are things
That do not belong together
And thus they tell the child
That the hundred is not there
The child says: NO WAY the hundred is there—
Loris Malaguzzi
(Founder of the Reggio Approach)
I have always enjoyed working with money. I love balancing my checkbook, paying bills, and just counting it. I’m crazy, I know. Well, I have noticed a need at our house. ONE place for the kids to put all of their money. Lately I have found money in the wash, on the floor, in the beds, or in one of their several wallets or purses (i.e. - all over!) So, we made some money jars to help the kids learn how to take better care of their money. Here’s how we made them:
*Be sure to find some jars first. I found my cute little jars at Ikea. ($2.99 each) Then, you can make a crate for them that they fit in.
- I bought a 1/4 inch thick board that is 4 inches wide (really 3.5 inches) and 4 feet long (long enough to make 3 of them). Also a 3/8 in square stick, and 2 paint stirring sticks I had laying around.
- Cut your bottom board 12 1/4 inches long. Cut your paint sticks for the sides (4 1/8 inches) and the front and back (12 3/4 inches). Cut the square stick into 4 - 2 inch lengths.
- Break out the hot glue gun. Glue your four square stick to the corner edges of your bottom board.
- Glue your sides on next, then the front and back. (If you look closely, I didn’t think about the order before I started glueing. So, my picture shows it slightly different.)
*Your measurements might be slightly different if you have different sizes of wood or jars.
Now you are ready to paint. (Enter painters - the kiddos)
Using my Silhouette machine, I then cut their names and labels for each jar.
We love how they turned out, but the best part was teaching the kids about what went in each jar. We have taught our kids to put 10% in tithing (you could also label this jar “giving” if you prefer), 40% in saving (long term), 50% spending. We also made a document that is folded and placed behind the jars to help each child keep track of their earned money.
Great Idea: Make your own Guess Who! Can do with photos of celebrities, historical figures, friends, politicians, etc.
(via sparechange-lhopeo)
Happy National Poetry Month! Click the picture for our TOP TEN POPULAR POETS FOR KIDS… and parents, of course!
RAINBOW PLAY DOUGH OMGEEZ!
See the homemade recipe: http://www.pbs.org/parents/fun-and-games/activities-and-crafts/rainbow-play-dough/
