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Blog Post #4
Kyle Schwartz, in her TED talk “What Kids Wish Their Teachers Knew”, shares what she learned about her students through a one-sentence writing assignment. How did you feel watching this video? Would you want to give this same assignment to your students? Why or why not? What assignments have you given (or could you give) that have helped you learn more about your students?
Hi!! My name is Jacque Van Maanen. Just want to start out by saying I really enjoy taking these book studies! This is the last one I plan to take, I have really enjoyed the books I picked. I am a First Grade teacher. I have been teaching for 34 years. I shiver when I type that number in because that's a long time to be in the classroom! I still love it each day and am so thankful for my job! Can't wait to dive into this book!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Marisa Hett. I've been teaching for 20 years. I am in my 9th year of teaching 3rd Grade in Harding County. I love my job and am looking forward to this book study.
ReplyDeleteHi! My name is Lachelle Swanson and I'm from and still live in Aberdeen, South Dakota. I just started my first year as a SPED middle school counselor and I love every part of it. I'm partaking in this book study as credit to obtain to my masters +15. Hope everyone has a great rest of their school year!
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Shannon Madsen. I am in my 24th year in education. I am currently a middle school Assistant Principal. I have enjoyed each of the book studies that I have registered for as I am renewing my South Dakota Teaching/Admin Credential.
ReplyDeleteHello! My name is Angela Tellinghuisen, and I teach 8th grade English at Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, SD. This is my 14th year in education, and I'm working on renewing my certification. I'm looking forward to reading this book!
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Tony Neu, I teach elementary PE in Canton South Dakota and I've been teaching for 30 years.
ReplyDeleteHello, My name is Cassey Penney, I am in my 11th year teaching, and 9th year teaching 6th grade math. I teach at George McGovern Middle School in Sioux Falls and I love it here. I am renewing my certification! I chose this book because I love the conversations I have with my students and cant wait to become a more effective communicator.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Liz Maller. I teach in Gillette, Wy as a Special Education Teacher. This is my 4th year with Middle Schoolers. I am looking forward to this book study.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am Holly Smith. I currently teach 2nd Grade at a private Christian School but the majority of my career was spent teaching in the inner cities of Phoenix, Arizona. I have taught 5th, 4th, 2nd, K, and I was a Reading Coach and Reading Interventionist. I loved every role but K and 2nd are my favorites. I didn't really enjoy the leadership roles. I love just working with kids and being a teacher is just such a special calling. I am grateful to serve. Looking forward to meeting you all and doing this book study, I have learned so much from the previous book study. Thank you:)
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Kayla, and I'm a 2nd grade teacher at Harrisburg. This is my 12th year of teaching in public schools, and 10 of them were in 4th grade. Prior to that I also taught preschool for 2 years and managed a daycare center for 2 years. I'm a mom of 2 kids and look forward to reading this book and using some insight gained for work and my personal relationships.
ReplyDeleteHello. I am Jakki Tentinger and I am the high school interventionist in Le Mars, Iowa. I am a volleyball coach at Remsen St. Mary's. I am in my 13th year of teaching and I am loving everything about it. I started as an elementary teacher for a few years. After that, I did six years of middle school and now I am at the high school and I don't ever see myself dropping back down to the lower grade levels.
ReplyDeleteHi. I am CallieJo Schilling and I am an educator at JC Country School near Akaska, SD. I am in my 9th year teaching. I taught 7 years in the public school system as a 1st grade, title math & reading, and kindergarten teacher. I am currently teaching Kindergarten and 8th grade. I am working on renewing my certificate.
ReplyDeleteHi! I am Amanda and I am an educator at Edmunds Central in Roscoe, SD. This is my 13th year at this school. This year I am teaching 3 math classes, 2 art classes, an exploratory class, and elementary keyboarding. This is my last credit needed to renew my certificate!
ReplyDeleteHello from South Dakota! Currently, I am teaching 2nd grade in Harding County, and really enjoy it. I have been teaching for 18 years and have spent most of my career teaching kindergarten. I am looking forward to this book study as a way to further my education and work on renewing my credits with the state.
ReplyDeleteHello! My name is Rylie Mitchell and I am a 1st grade teacher for the Aberdeen Public School District. This is my 6th year teaching 1st grade and I absolutely love what I do! I am looking forward to this book study and continuing to learn something new every day. I am working on completing my Masters +15!
ReplyDeleteHello from small town Iowa! My name is Sheila Hansen and I teach MS math in Avoca, Iowa. I have been teaching math since 2003! I love these book studies!
ReplyDeleteI am Deb Harrowa, I live in Rapid City and I teach MS social studies to 7th graders. I have been in my position for 20 years.
ReplyDeleteHello! I am Jessica Little from Castlewood. I teach 9-12 science as well as 6th Social Studies. This is my 11th year in education and my 5th year at Castlewood. I live on a farm with my husband and 4 children. I spend my time shuttling my children to their various events, chasing my 1 yo...and doing laundry. I am looking forward to this book study. I am listening to it on Audible and it has been so easy to listen to! It feels as though I am having a conversation with the author.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Carrie Mart. I have taught Kindergarten for 27 years at Vermillion Elementary School.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Rachel Theisen. I'm from Sioux Falls, SD and I homeschool my two children. My children are in 1st and 3rd grade. We attend two homeschool co-ops where I teach other children a variety of subjects. Currently I'm assisting in a 10-12th grade cooking class, 1st grade STEM class, and tea h 3-5th graders survival skills. I'm currently working on renewing my teaching certificate. I love teaching because I love learning and inspiring others to learn more too!
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Cassie Wuestewald and I am a first grade teacher in Aberdeen. This is my 26th year of teaching. I am working towards my BS +40 credits and look forward to this book study.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is John King. I'm currently a middle school social studies teacher. I have taught in multiple areas and subjects throughout my 25 years teaching in the Gregory School District in Gregory, SD. This book study looks interesting, and I am looking forward to the content included.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Michele Mlinar. I am a middle school behavior teacher, plus I teach two Dedicated Math classes, 1 Dedicated ELA class, and 3 EI skills classes.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Jeff Kayl and I am a special education teacher in Harrisburg, SD. I have been teaching for 17 years,
ReplyDeleteHi. My name is Melanie Murphy. I've done a few other book studies through this and I have really enjoyed them! I'm looking forward to this new book. I teach first grade and have been teaching for 25 years.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Janet Fods.This my 9th years teaching 3-8th grade at a hutterrite colony for the Chester Area school district. I would like to become a better communicator through the course of this book study.
ReplyDeleteHello! I am Theresa Kneifl and this will be my 8th year as a School Counselor and nearing the end of my 3rd year in the Yankton School District. I was K-12 for 5 years in Nebraska and then moved to South Dakota and am only an Elementary School Counselor. This will be my third book study through Transform your classroom!
ReplyDeleteHi! I am Allison Rasmussen and I am an Early Childhood Special Education Teacher in the Brandon Valley School District. I have loved all the book studies I have taken from Transform Your Classroom. I am excited to read this book as it can be hard to have conversations with parents sometimes without it sounding negative (or at least I think it comes across that way) I'm hoping it will provide me with better ways of handling co-worker conversations too.
ReplyDeleteI am a Title 1 Teacher in SD. I work with Junior Kindergarten kiddos through the 5th grade. I teach both reading and math. I am thankful for this book study as I am needing more credits.
ReplyDeletePlease introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about who you are, where you are from, what you teach and anything else you want to include!
ReplyDeleteHello - My name is Krista Weiland and I am employed at West High School in Sioux City, IA. I have worked in education since 2000.Most of my time in education has been at the middle and high school levels. I have two children. My oldest will graduate this May from Morningside University and my son is a high school junior. I love spending time with my family and can't wait until summer when finding time to get away is easier.
My name is Monica Beck. I retired in May of 2025 after teaching Special Education for more than 40 years. I currently do part time work for some school districts in my area.
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