Teachers with Roots

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60597454771305461022011-04-21T13:26:53.022-07:00Teachers with RootsTeachers with roots climb mountains and weather storms with resilience, calm, and vision. The strength comes from knowing who they are and from staying connected to the travellers and guides on this odyssey.Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-78623513292239661882009-03-08T15:42:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:12:19.495-07:00A Recent Grad Gives Back and Inspires

The following story is shared with permission, though with request to maintain confidentiality. As a first year teacher she is understandably cautious of how colleagues may respond.Standing before a teacher certification literacy course, her first presentation to adults since graduating in June, she was a mixture of excitement and confidence. She was here to share how a balanced literacy program

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-19191040328322367412009-03-01T08:47:00.000-08:002009-03-08T16:27:02.474-07:00Teaching for Improvisation

I'm thinking today of inspired teachers and voracious learners, their gifts and challenges that are both a pain in the neck and move us to try things beyond our cautious reach. Their stories are on my mind in this particularly vulnerable week.My father was a gifted teacher of geography, music, and the fatherly arts. While versed in all, he had the good sense to, in his words, "get out of the way

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-48976734385020455052009-02-21T15:07:00.000-08:002009-03-08T16:28:47.262-07:00A Story Blooms from Rich Soil

Kindergarten teacher Laura Eckroat had a book in the works for awhile. When she struggled with the loss of her father the story found life. Teachers will find a resource for their classroom and a role model for building on the teachable moment.http://lauraeckroat.tatepublishing.net/

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-34956728694033531132009-02-12T17:44:00.000-08:002009-03-08T20:48:29.473-07:00New "Nation at Risk" Tells a Different Story

Recall the uproar caused by the Nation at Risk report suggesting our field learn a few things from the business world. Carl Glickman invites us to look through a present-day lens, a "must read" for educators. Enjoy!http://www.forumforeducation.org/blog/latest-nation-risk-report.

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-4176380515273298062009-02-11T21:09:00.000-08:002009-03-08T20:47:50.220-07:00Duke Ellington in the Special Ed Classroom

Today I had the pleasure of observing students in an elementary special education classroom individually interpret the music of Duke Ellington through art. Under the guidance of Helen, a Chinese-American student teacher in an alternative route to certification, children of a variety of cultures explored some of the roots of jazz. Each child drew or painted what the music meant to them. Several

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-16566723080463554532009-02-03T08:09:00.000-08:002009-03-08T21:40:53.123-07:00To share a story or no?

A teacher of only a few years called me last week with a question. She gave me permission to post it here for your thoughts."It's painful to see my colleagues in such stress. What's worse it feels like the kids are the ones that pay for it." She talked of meetings and faculty lunchroom talk that was negative about kids and their parents. As one whose family had struggled with job loss and

Corll Miller Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409119095918156954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059745477130546102.post-30785451313189316012009-02-01T19:11:00.000-08:002009-03-08T21:41:29.557-07:00Stories that light our way

I'm interested in how learning communities large and small are responding to the increased challenges of our times. I want this to be a place to capture the stories of resilience and creativity. I want us to share resources and ideas. Of one thing I'm confident: teachers draw on incredible stores of creativity when looking for the low cost solution with students and families at the center.Staying

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