The other week, I gave you a little overview on Hallmarks.
Now I am finally getting around to talking about the Hallmark that my group presented on today.
4. Individual growth is emphasized as central to classroom success.
^ that's the awesome Hallmark that we got to discuss ^
^ that's the awesome Hallmark that we got to discuss ^
The whole essence of this hallmark is that our focus, as teacher, needs to be on helped each
student to achieve their "personal best." Each students has to have goals that are personal to them,
and in that, will challenge them. The teacher must find a way to help individual students and
their parents realize student growth without any comparisons or competition of other students.
A classroom is based on student growth. Not just one student's growth but every student.
There cannot be class growth without individual growth for every single individual.
student to achieve their "personal best." Each students has to have goals that are personal to them,
and in that, will challenge them. The teacher must find a way to help individual students and
their parents realize student growth without any comparisons or competition of other students.
A classroom is based on student growth. Not just one student's growth but every student.
There cannot be class growth without individual growth for every single individual.
I was not able to be in class today; however, my group and I put a lot of thought into our presentation.
This is such an important hallmark; therefore, we really wanted to help others understand it.
This is such an important hallmark; therefore, we really wanted to help others understand it.
To portray the importance of what this hallmark means to our classmates, we went with the analogy:
Your class is only as strong as your weakest link.
Now for the apply part that we put together to really help it click to our classmates.
We have strips of papers that every student writes a strength and weakness they exhibit.
After each strip is completed, we compile all of the strips into a chain.
This chain is our classroom. It is filled with different individuals.
We have strips of papers that every student writes a strength and weakness they exhibit.
After each strip is completed, we compile all of the strips into a chain.
This chain is our classroom. It is filled with different individuals.
All of which have different strengths and weaknesses.
Therefore, they all will have different goals and different growth along the way.
By tearing one of the links in the middle of the chain, it shows that it has an effect on the whole chain.
One student struggling can affect our entire class.
Therefore, it is essential to work off of those strengths and weaknesses and build individual goals.
Goals that will allow every child to be successful.
A strong chain is the only way that it will stay together.
When choosing the hallmark that I wanted to present on, this one stood out for a reason.
In field last semester, I was in an amazing Kindergarten class.
The teacher showed use of this hallmark in her classroom.
The students were all working towards "alphabet crowns" and "math wizard awards."
(Alphabet crowns is when they can write and say each letter, upper and lower case.
Math wizard is when they can count to 100 while pointing to each number.)
There was a bulletin board in the classroom to show the progress of the students.
Yet it was not a competition for them.
She pointed out that everyone will get it at different times and that is okay.
Whenever a student would get one of these awards, the whole class would stop what they're doing
and they would give a round of applause for the student that achieved the award.
It was such a heartwarming thing to see these little 5 year old so happy for the other students.
This was something they all were achieving as a class; however, they had their own time frames to succeed.
You could tell that they didn't see it as a competition, because students would always show me the
board and tell me how almost everyone has it.
I felt this was a wonderful way for the teacher to implement this hallmark.
These are two objectives that the entire class has to meet, yet she knows that each student is going to
progress at a different rate and that their success is just as important as any other student.
This is such an important thing for teachers to be aware of for their classrooms.
Remember: Your class is only as strong as your weakest link.
- Mallory
One student struggling can affect our entire class.
Therefore, it is essential to work off of those strengths and weaknesses and build individual goals.
Goals that will allow every child to be successful.
A strong chain is the only way that it will stay together.
When choosing the hallmark that I wanted to present on, this one stood out for a reason.
In field last semester, I was in an amazing Kindergarten class.
The teacher showed use of this hallmark in her classroom.
The students were all working towards "alphabet crowns" and "math wizard awards."
(Alphabet crowns is when they can write and say each letter, upper and lower case.
Math wizard is when they can count to 100 while pointing to each number.)
There was a bulletin board in the classroom to show the progress of the students.
Yet it was not a competition for them.
She pointed out that everyone will get it at different times and that is okay.
Whenever a student would get one of these awards, the whole class would stop what they're doing
and they would give a round of applause for the student that achieved the award.
It was such a heartwarming thing to see these little 5 year old so happy for the other students.
This was something they all were achieving as a class; however, they had their own time frames to succeed.
You could tell that they didn't see it as a competition, because students would always show me the
board and tell me how almost everyone has it.
I felt this was a wonderful way for the teacher to implement this hallmark.
These are two objectives that the entire class has to meet, yet she knows that each student is going to
progress at a different rate and that their success is just as important as any other student.
This is such an important thing for teachers to be aware of for their classrooms.
Remember: Your class is only as strong as your weakest link.
- Mallory
Mallory, I'm so glad that you talked about the kindergarten teacher you worked with, and reminded me that I really do want to meet her! Would you be sure (in class tomorrow, or sometime soon, in person) to tell me who she is again, and where she teaches? You are absolutely right -- she is a great example of your hallmark, and several of the others! 5 pts.
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