I wanted to share this with you just because I feel it is important to understand how much independant self-paced programs are to teachers. Trust me, no one likes to pay for a course you can get for free and do at least 95% less work in to pass. But I prefer this than to sit for hours in a course.....doing much of nothing.
I used the Anticipation Guide/KWL and it was like a Light went off in my student's brain. They were able for the first time to link all four chapters of this module together. I felt so proud! I usually do these things but didn't know the name and the structured way of doing it. Now, the class flows more smoothly and students participate more. You have activated what I have always wanted to do to improve comprehension.
Dawn M., Charlotte County Schools
I have learned so much in this class that I never even thought about. Even some things we take for granted in every day use. I appreciate you!! You have great insight, patience and great feedback. I have such admiration for teachers, especially since starting to teach this year - it is a lot of responsibility and time management - you have been here for me and I say thank you!!!
While it remains challenging to allocate time to such courses while also working full time, it was well worth it to see how this course played out. It helped sharpen skills, and also echoed much of the research and practice to which I adhere... and seeing it within such a course is meaningful.
I just wanted to say thank you for the helpful and positive feedback you provided during this course. I definitely
feel like I learned a lot and will use all of this new knowledge moving forward in my classroom.
Brittany C., Bay District Schools
I have learned a lot (tons) in this course and have a binder and a flash drive filled with all of the useful content, materials, videos, examples, scenarios, templates, etc.
Thank you so much for your patience and guidance. You are doing exactly what facilitators for online classes are supposed to do...keep us focusing deeper on content and help us dive deeper into the curriculum. You're awesome.
Catherine L., Miami-Dade County Schools
Thank you for all of your support! I am grateful for your understanding, kindness, and patience. I am so impressed with you and Beacon.
I am a novice ESE teacher, and not trained in language arts, so I am soaking up useful information like a sponge. Being able to practice and reflect on the real assessment tasks that this course required put new knowledge into practice. I have already spoken with other educators at my school about this course specifically. This course was an investment in me becoming a better teacher.
I started my teaching career in kindergarten and learned a lot about reading but I've been teaching math and science in upper grades for the last several years so I've been away from a lot of this for a little while. Being required to take this course last minute has been stressful and your feedback has been very, very helpful and alleviated a little bit of that stress. Thank you greatly for taking your time to give thorough feedback and being specific about the requirements so I understand the adjustments necessary and learn what I need to learn from the course.
Bridget S., Broward County Schools
Thank you for your help through the course, it was truly invaluable in completing my summative assignments. With your advice, and a reality check, taking my time through each chapter was very insightful and had me genuinely interested in the content. All that to say, thanks again.
Peyton B., Bay District Schools
Thank you for being so positive in your responses to the submissions, you have no idea how much that helps with doing the work. It's a good reminder when we teach our students that a little encouragement can really help the student work harder and feel valued. I have felt valued by your input and I will check to see if I need to resubmit any of the summates.
Having spent the majority of my career working with struggling readers, and learning, then advocating for research & evidence-based practices to be implemented in public schools so as to assist students with dyslexia as well as others struggling to acquire literacy skills, it thrills me that this was the scope of the reading endorsement 1 course.
It's only been about a week, but I am seeing somewhat of a difference when I've required more reading on the students. I plan to continue this method.
The moment I read your feedback, I knew exactly what you were referring and how to fix it. Honestly, I was so happy to spend the day at the library focusing on my coursework (after a substantial delay due to the start of the new schoolyear) that I "ran away with" the learning and lost sight of the actual tasks assigned.