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This week’s course focused on application of learnings from last week, which can be accessed here. Students applied their verbal, writing and visual aspects of communication to their culmination end-of-course project. In the coming days, we will centrally focus on the nonverbal aspect through practice, individually and with a coach. Leadership and Public Speaking: Purchase […]
Day 3 and 4 of the Leadership and Public Speaking course centered on the importance of a coach/mentor. In the process of becoming a leader and effective communicator, it is essential to have trusted and supportive individuals to provide honest feedback based on our specified goals. Students worked with each other and identified the feedback […]
Today was the first day of the Leadership and Public Speaking course. As mentioned in my earlier post “Summer Enrichment,” I’ve been in regular communication with parents about all that takes place in the classroom. Through summary, I hope to engage parents in further conversations about the curriculum in connection to student learning. The following […]
The Importance of being in the “Trenches” with your Students Before teaching, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to perform with my students. I never conceived of this idea because when I attended high school and college, I did not interact with my teachers outside of the academic setting. I would not […]