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.
I just completed ESOL: Curriculum and Materials with you and I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed this class. This was my very first time taking an ESOL course and, I have to say, you were very supportive and encouraging. Your feedback was so motivating and, although the topic was challenging, I still found every bit of the course engaging. That was mostly due to your encouraging words and motivation.
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!!!
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 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
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
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
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.
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.