Positive Learning Environment
Homework Calendar
My virtual homework calendar updated daily on Google Calendar so parents and students can be informed about all assignments.
Classroom News Blog
This is part of my classroom blog where I keep families up to date on events and news. Parents have commented that they feel like they truly know what is going on in school. My hope is that it can always maintain the vital home and school connection.
Sample Pictures of My Classroom
Quizlet as a Study Tool
I have found Quizlet virtual flashcards to be an extraordinary study tool for students regardless of course level. Students in every class I have taught have benefited from the wonderful features Quizlet has to offer. A major benefit of studying with flash cards is that they appeal to both visual and non-visual learners. Using online flash cards has many advantages such as easy tracking of answers, fast modifications to the cards, attractive appearance, and studying can become a fun game.
Student Comments
On the Classroom:
- “You definitely know how to keep a hold of the class; you worked well with the students. You weren’t too strict and treated the students well.”
- “It felt like I was coming to place to talk about people and history. But it didn’t feel like class.”
- “Everyday was different you never had the same agenda for each day.”
- “You had each lesson really planned and organized.”
- “I liked how you kept changing plan ideas, which kept us on our toes.”
- “You made a great effort to make the material interesting and do hands-on activities.”
- “You did a lot of research and gave us a lot of extra info that was very interesting.”
- “Your strengths were that you knew a lot of the information that you were teaching us very well and had a lot of ways to explain them.”
- “You were good at keeping the class engaged and involved in the lesson.”
- “You were very loud and clear, you were very helpful. I loved your attitude, excitement, and humor towards what you’re teaching so you don’t make it boring.”
- “Mrs. Seideman is very confident and comfortable with herself in front of the class. She is very enthusiastic about what she is teaching.”
- “I think your strengths were finding what kept the students amused and entertained and still taught us what we needed to know.”
- “I enjoyed that you were just really good at teaching and you have a good personality which made me want to pay attention.”
- “Your strengths were making the class interactive and fun. Most everything was interesting and if it wasn’t, you made it interesting.”
- “You strength was that you always helped people when they didn’t understand and praised us when we got something right.”
Welcome Letter to Students
At the beginning of every school year I write a letter to my students introducing myself and welcoming them to my classroom. For homework, I then ask them to write a letter back to me. Through their correspondence I am able to learn their names and interests, and it establishes a positive connection in my classroom.
Here is a copy of the sample letter
Here is a copy of the sample letter