tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post1473967996256131484..comments2024-02-09T07:57:45.221-05:00Comments on Leading Motivated Learners: Teachers, Not Programs, Have The Greatest Impact on ChildrenTonySinanishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00624064743310267544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-35762912879163946142012-04-10T19:16:02.645-04:002012-04-10T19:16:02.645-04:00Tony,
This is a wonderful post. I agree that we ...Tony,<br /><br />This is a wonderful post. I agree that we spend so much time on resources and programs that we sometimes forget the need to simply nurture the teaching talents of our teachers. For example, you can put the same high end computer in front of ten people and not all of them would write a blog post as cogent as this, so the tools and materials are important, but its the practitioner that matters. I'd love to come to one of your pd days, it sounds like a very positive experience for your teachers. Well said!<br /><br />BrucePrincipalArchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041493442580319622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-27586326084147267922012-04-09T11:58:25.268-04:002012-04-09T11:58:25.268-04:00We are in complete agreement! I have found too ma...We are in complete agreement! I have found too many administrators looking for the perfect program to purchase that will help ensure that all students will succeed when our focus should be on helping teacher's deficient in a skill area, to improve on those skills and ensuring that we are staying current with the ever changing skills being demanded of today's students. How can a book or program that was developed up to 2 years prior to it's printing be considered current? Especially when it is unable to be updated as new information develops. Textbooks are obsolete, and now we need to make sure our teachers are prepared for that kind of world. Good pedagogy and the teacher developing a positive relationship with the students, is still the key to student success.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253581819528923595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-15720069974151629132012-04-07T09:38:03.807-04:002012-04-07T09:38:03.807-04:00I applaud your using your professional development...I applaud your using your professional development time to focus on sound instructional practices! Too many times I’ve seen districts try to “fix” their scores by bringing in new program after program without giving any particular program time to show results, and most importantly, not focusing on making teachers better practitioners. We also need to recognize that teachers need differentiated PD the same way we think about differentiation for students. As you say, a new program will not fix a struggling teacher. We need to recognize where each teacher is and help them become more effective. <br /><br />Great post! <br /><br />KatrinaKatrina Stevenshttp://www.lessoncast.org/author/katrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45969838602256425.post-56480748541952895792012-04-06T09:18:05.217-04:002012-04-06T09:18:05.217-04:00Great post! You make a lot of important points reg...Great post! You make a lot of important points regarding the importance of quality instruction instead of a band-aid type program that will "solve" our problems. ThanksSpike Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769726221427850541noreply@blogger.com