Math Blog #6: Celebration of Student Victories
I wanted to start this blog by saying that I really enjoyed my Math for PK-5 course and my professor, Dr. Mary Webb. I learned a lot of things about being a teacher that nobody tells you. I greatly appreciate Dr. Webb spending her Thursday nights on campus, even after she spent the whole day teaching. Not a lot of people would be willing to do that, especially someone as accomplished as her. It's sad that the semester is coming to an end, but there is a lot to celebrate! As teachers, I've learned it is very important for us to celebrate student achievements, no matter how big or small. Celebrating their wins can boost students' self-confidence and foster their love for learning. Scholastic has a few tips to celebrate the small victories with students: offer students praise, write sticky notes with words of encouragement, have walkout songs when students enter the room or do something really good, create a place where students can give shout-outs to eac...