Day 10 of #BTBC14
Who are your teaching idols?
There are many teachers who inspired me along the way, and many who continue to inspire me now. I would rather not name names, as there would be too many to list. I prefer to name qualities via catchy posters about good teaching.
If you believe in the beliefs behind those posters, perhaps I idolize you! :)
Now, anyone who knows me personally does know that I like to stalk reading gurus. I have not been shy about my current obsession with Christopher Lehman and his book Falling in Love with Close Reading. Truth is, I do like to be a fan. This fall, at the Illinois Reading Council Spring Conference, I got to be a fan of many big literacy people. I have not posted the pictures yet, because it probably does paint me as a literacy nerd. But, here goes... The topic is teaching idols, after all! The lovely ladies with me are the other literacy coaches in my district. I was lucky to travel with and learn from them at IRC.
Doug Fisher. "We assume struggling reader is part of their identity. It's not. It's a situation." |
Sunday Cummins "Close reading has to have a clear purpose." |
Richard Allington "If you want kids not learn to read well, give them hard texts." |
Stephany Harvey "The most direct link to learning is engagement. The most direct link to engagement is fun." |
Nancy Steineke Point of view and alternative perspectives will make our students go deeper. |
Jan Richardson "The one-third of entering kindergartners who don't know all their letter names are likely to become the one-third or 4th graders reading below the basic level." |
Susan K. L'Allier Become a better listener. |
Timothy Rasinski Fluency is critical at every grade level and many readers who struggle in reading are not sufficiently fluent. |
Super fun stalking literacy celebs to take pics! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really love the quote from John Dewey. I would say that he is one theorist that I consider to be an idol of mine. I agree with his views on education.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous! I love that you openly admit you're a reading guru stalker. Love it! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great experience!
ReplyDeleteDeb
Not very fancy