Dizzy for Kindergarten

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I believe that children learn best by doing and interacting not only with each other, but through a variety of hands on learning experiences. Students are expected to follow the rules and routines, and are taught how to help and guide one another, not "tell" others the answers or what to do. Respect and acceptance are key. We spend a large portion of our day working in hands on differentiated centers/stations. Almost all large group activities take place together on the carpet, further building a sense of community and acceptance. I enjoy making learning fun, giving students choices and involving them in as many ways as possible! You will not find me in the front of the room, teaching to "the tables". In fact, when other staff members come in the room they can't find me as I am sitting on the floor or a table with a student while the rest of the class carries on!

Once you get past college, it's harder to earn honors and awards! I was extremely honored to be nominated for (and won!) the Herb Kohl Award, which recognizes the top 100 teachers in the state of Wisconsin- 25 in elementary, 25 in middle school, 25 in high school, and 25 in "special" areas. When the local paper came to observe my classroom, and interview both myself and some of my kindergarten students, one of the questions they asked my class was if they liked reading or math better. My students responded that we didn't do math (apparently it never clicked that MATH stations was doing math...) and we just play all sorts of games! Well, at least I succeeded in making learning fun! (and no, the paper didn't print that quote and I am still employed!)

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