tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313469391778360852.post6359812143144876925..comments2023-10-26T03:26:42.878-05:00Comments on gabbing with Gerdes: The Whole ChildAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07752568122305791643noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313469391778360852.post-18367964239534355972017-11-01T12:24:43.437-05:002017-11-01T12:24:43.437-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic, Er...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic, Erin! This year my oldest child started kindergarten and it has really helped to re-frame the teaching and learning that takes place at school for me and the work that I do to support teaching and learning for educators in my school district. Specifically, I think about the opportunities we are providing students to interact with technology. <br /><br />You posed the question " [w]hat are we doing to ensure our children are provided all they need to be well-rounded members of society? Not later - not when they graduate, but now?". That is such an important question to ask. I read that and think about how we are empowering students to be creators of content and responsible citizens in both the digital and face to face world they live in. It's so important that we prepare are students for these worlds by doing more that playing games on iPads and taking quizzes on Chromebooks, but instead providing opportunities to create authentic content and interact with authentic audiences in both their digital and analog work. <br /><br />Congrats on finishing your graduate studies!jpprezzfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341515127427410301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313469391778360852.post-75421561273768145722017-08-20T20:33:01.489-05:002017-08-20T20:33:01.489-05:00Our district is implementing the Student Voice pro...Our district is implementing the Student Voice project this year district-wide. I find it incredibly valuable in really knowing our students, knowing their needs, passions, plus inviting them to participate in their learning with feedback and designing their work. Thank you for sharing your experience. I appreciate the comment. : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752568122305791643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313469391778360852.post-37061268372465106222017-08-20T19:28:33.777-05:002017-08-20T19:28:33.777-05:00Congrats on finishing graduate school!
I am frust...Congrats on finishing graduate school!<br /><br />I am frustrated by this too. I have come to realize a whole-child issue deserves a whole-child solution. I have had the most success when I enter into a successful partnership with home. Not always, but usually that yields the best results. I have realized that sometimes I only get to be a part of the solution, and I still try my hardest. But instead of losing when I see a child under the stresses of school which s/he is not successful with I try to let them know they are not alone, and I see them and how cool they are, and I value them. That is the least I can do - and I do that the most. :)pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084245656873833178noreply@blogger.com