C4T Post #2

        Vicki Davi's Cool Cat Teacher Blog

Vicki Davis
author behind Cool Cat Teacher blog

      

For my second C4T I was assigned to follow Vicki Davi's Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Teaching students with new tools, enthusiasm, and belief that teaching is a noble calling. Vicki Davis a full time teacher and mother. She started blogging in 2005 after attending an educational conference. She states her purpose of blogging is to inspire, encourage, and inform the teachers, parents, and professionals working to educate this generation of students. Well she did just that with her post on How to comment like a king (or queen)! This post was from August 5, 2006. Wow, to think it is still inspiring to blogger newbies like me!

Flat Classroom Project

She is very inspirational. She has done so much in a short amount of time; co founder of Flat Classroom® Projects, the Eracism Project, she is a Discovery STAR Educator, Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Education leader and served as a judge for the US competition for Microsoft Innovation Educators Forum. She is also a blogger for Lifetime Channel's morning show, the Balancing Act. What else can you say but Wow!  

Her most recent blog as of 2/16/12, Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching gives several different resources for teachers. One of the resource provided was from Pinterest. Megan (luv2teach) had numerous ideas for the classroom. She is definitely a pinterest-expert. I look forward to following Megan on Pinterest and Vicki's Cool Cat Teacher blog.

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools -Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis is constantly blogging! On 3/4/12, I commented on her Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 3/4/12,  Can An Educator's Clothes Affect How He/She Teaches? This was actually article/blog post from one of her favorite blog links. She has many favorite links and resources for teachers. My comment after reading Larry Ferlazzo’s post “Can An Educator’s Clothes Affect How He/She Teaches?” I’m not sure if the way a teacher dresses affects how they teach; after all a master teacher is going to find ways to engage, enrich, motivate, and challenge their students to excel to the best of their ability. I do think the way a person dresses can affect how they think and act.  If a person dresses casually, they tend to be more relaxed and carefree. A person wearing a wedding dress will tend to feel more sophisticated and that will reflect in their actions. When a solider is dressed in a uniform, he will be more assertive and confident, as opposed to when he is dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. I think when dressing for any job; a person should dress for success.

I think it is extremely important for teachers to dress professionally. It can affect how a teacher is perceived and be a distraction to the students. It shows self-respect, respect for the job and that they take their job seriously. It also models appropriate dress attire to students. A teacher is a person of authority in the classroom and not a peer. It is a fact that people are judged by how they are look and dress. Does it make it right? No, but let’s face it, it happens. Therefore, teachers should ask themselves; “how do I want to be judged, as my student’s peer or a professional educator? Dress attire could influence the way an administrator, other teachers, students and parents perceive the teacher. It could also become a distraction in a classroom.  I don’t think it is necessary to show up at school in a business suit every day, but the dress attire should be appropriate and functional. Some teachers, especially those in the elementary grades tend to be more mobile, after all a teacher’s job should not be a “desk” job. Teachers should be up and moving, interacting with the students. Any professional should dress for success, especially teachers.

I enjoyed reading and receiving new post from Cool Cat Teacher blog. This is definitely a blog that I follow for education and technology news and resources.