kinders get ready to enter a ‘new/old world.’
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“so many worlds,
so much to do,
so little done,
such things to be.”
-alfred lord tennyson
Apr18
Tag Archives: education
Jul2
literacy?
when reading this article about literacy
i was saddened by it
yet i was struck by an typo
not meant to be ironic
that perhaps unknowingly proved the point.
“literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”
― kofi annan
Feb28
portable magic.
what an elementary teacher
after-school book meeting looks like
all full of colors, sparkling water, and clever words.
—
“books are uniquely portable magic.”
– stephen king
Jan18
how things work.
seeing firsthand how things work –
up close and personal style.
—
“i always want to know how things work.
had i been aladdin, i am certain that just after one wish or two,
i’d have taken that old lamp apart
to see if I could make another, better lamp.”
-walter p. chrysler
May9
sculpture.
when we come down the stairs we see a magical scene
full of sculptures before us
and we cannot stop running to the sculptures
that are all around us
we find out the difference between the meaning of
‘static’ – still
(like sculptures)
and
‘kinetic’ – moving
(our group leans heavily on the kinetic side)
and at last we sit to hear the story of this one
trying to be static.
“what sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. “
-joseph addison
Jan11
magnets.
after much trial and error and an ‘aha’ moment,
the kinders figured out what magnets do and found a place to put them.
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“a teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.”
~ever garrison
Jun8
soul music.
we stopped to listen to an ensemble of young girls
playing lovely music at the weekend farmer’s market.
their teacher said they were in the 8th grade
where everyone is asked
to contribute something to the community.
these girls chose to offer what they had to give –
their natural gift of music.
they had to organize the day
by asking permission to play somewhere
finding transportation
planning what to wear
being on time
introducing themselves
and
remembering their music and instruments.
all of the money they earned
from passers-by
went to a local charity.
it was a beautiful lesson.
—
“music is the movement of sound
to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”
– plato
Apr20
windows.
“the quiet house” on the 3-6 year old children’s playground
—
on a trip to visit schools in north carolina
i loved meeting the young children
and
i loved meeting the educators who
understood the importance
of using
play, compassion, kindness, projects, community
and
hands-on learning
when teaching young children.
i met many people who were so passionate
about
education and children and life in general.
what a lot i learned from them.
—
the whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
– sydney j. harris
Nov29
never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. – randy pausch
sad i wasn’t able to take them up on this invite.
i didn’t even know curious george drank coffee.
you always learn something at a conference.
Mar28
bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible. – javier pascual salcedo
i went to apply for
my professional recertification
a requirement
from the state
board of education
every five years
whether it’s needed it or not
where i account for
my continuing education
my ongoing development
as a teacher
but
they had changed the system
without any notice
and
when they tried
to explain it to me
i was hopelessly confused
so
they sent me
the following emails
to clear it all up
and
my brain
could not even
begin to process
the information
and
i thought
maybe it’s a test
but
i have no answers
i wish it was multiple choice
and now
i need a translator
and
a miracle.
If you have been awarded State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) since January 1, 2010, and they are not displayed on this page, you need to add your Personnel Identification Code (PIC) to your Secure Central Registry (SCR) account. You can locate your PIC number by clicking on Manage Demographics on the left navigation panel on this page. The PIC number is required to link your SCECH information in the SCR to your MOECS account. Once your PIC is in the SCR, any SCECHs earned through the SCR should appear in MOECS within 3-4 business days. To visit the Secure Central Registry (SCR) please go to http://solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu/welcome.asp.
• The SCR started collecting SCECH data on January 1, 2010. If you were awarded State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) prior to January 1, 2010, they are not available for viewing in MOECS, and you must add them. To add your SB-CEUs earned prior to January 1, 2010, select Add at the bottom of this screen and fill in the required information.
• For SB-CEUs awarded prior to January 1, 2010, you will need to maintain the paper record of your SB-CEUs for audit purposes. If your certificate is audited, you will be asked to send a copy of your official record of your SB-CEUs to the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Professional Preparation Services. If you feel that SCECHs awarded since January 1, 2010 are missing from the SCR, contact the sponsor of that SCECH program.
In order for the SB-CEUs (now known as SCECHs) that you have completed after January 1, 2010, and are listed in your Secure Central Registry (SCR) record, to import into your MOECS online certification record you must go into your demographics page on MOECS, copy the PIC number from your demographics page and then log into your record on the SCR and enter that same PIC number in your SCR record. Approximately 3-4 business days after you do that, all SCECHs that are listed in your SCR record will also be listed in your MOECS online certification record. This should allow you to log back into MOECS and apply for your renewal successfully.
The renewal of a Professional Education teaching certificate requires what equates to 150 clock hours by completing 6 semester hours (1 semester hour equals 25 clock hours) OR 150 SCECHs* (State Continuing Education Clock Hours) OR 150 Michigan district-provided professional development hours** (1 PD hour equals 1 clock hour) OR a combination of the two/three. The required credit hours, SCECHs or district-provided professional development hours must be completed after the issue date on your current Professional Education certificate and within five years preceding the date of application for the renewal.
Semester hour credit must be 6 credits in a planned program completed at a regionally accredited teacher preparation university/college in the United States OR 6 credits appropriate to the grade levels and content endorsement(s) on the certificate completed at any regionally accredited community college or 4-year university/college in the United States.
In regards to SCECHs, only Michigan SCECHs are acceptable. Regular CEU’s, professional development hours, contact hours, clock hours, etc. are not acceptable towards renewal (unless you have requested, and been granted approval, that these type credits be converted to Michigan SCECH hours via a request to your district SCECH Sponsor made 45 days prior to the activity).
For non-traditional SCECH activities; i.e., Supervising a Mentor Teacher, Supervising a Student Teacher, Serving on a State Board-Appointed Advisory Board, arrangements must be made either prior to the activity or during the semester of the activity with your district SCECH Sponsor if you wish to earn SCECH for these activities.
In regards to district-provided PD hours, there is no longer a cap of 30 district-provided PD hours per school year that may be used towards certificate renewal. The cap was removed via a Waiver that was requested and approved by the Michigan Department of Education on June 20, 2014.
Semester hour credit may be taken an approved teacher preparation institution or any regionally accredited college/university in the United States. If you have an out-of-state college/university in mind, please check with our office to make sure that they are regionally accredited before committing to classes that you plan to use towards Professional Education certificate renewal credit.
Graduate or undergraduate level credit is acceptable. Semester hour credit is accepted from a community college as long as it is a regionally accredited community college in the United States.
University/college on-line courses are acceptable as long as they are education-related, the credit will be issued in semester hour credits, and the credit will be issued on a transcript from a regionally accredited university/college in the United States. Again, if you find an on-line course that you are interested in but do not know if they are regionally accredited, please contact our office.
On-line SCECH credit is acceptable as long as it is issued from a valid Michigan SCECH sponsor. For a list of valid Michigan SCECH sponsors and approved program offerings, please visit the SCECH website at: http://www.getmipd.com
Credit must be education-related and appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement(s) of your professional education certificate. Technology courses are acceptable. General education courses are also acceptable; i.e., classroom management, diversity in the classroom, bullying, etc.
Keep in mind that all coursework/SCECH credit/district-provided professional development hours must be completed and credit/hours awarded before your renewal application may be processed. Once all credit/hours have been awarded, application for renewal is made through the Michigan Department of Education online certification application website at http://www.michigan.gov/moecs You will now make application for your renewal online, pay (via a credit or debit card) online and also print off your renewed certificate from your home/office printer.
The soonest you may apply to renew a Professional Education certificate is January 1st of the year the certificate is due to expire.
Please do not submit any college/university transcripts, SCECH documentation, or district-provided professional development forms to our office at any time. You may hold on to this information for your records. Should you ever be audited by our office after renewal, we would request those documents from you at that time.
Now that application/payment/printing of your certificate is done online, there is 1 day processing time. However, again, all credit must be complete before you make application for your renewal. The renewal fee is $160.
*State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEU’s) are now known as State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECH’s)
**Must be completed while employed in a public/charter school district.
—
the regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation.
it’s intense to fight the red tape.
– travis kalanick
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