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"The time spent reflecting on your past teaching produces benefits that will continue throughout your future teaching."

~Kelli K. Stange

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On page 23, "From Four to Three..." is a strategy that I wish I would have known about because it would have saved me many headaches in my classroom! (I am excited to use it!)

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I would say that my biggest take away from this week was from reading everyones' "great teacher" comments and that everyone mentioned that their teachers all truly cared about them and that they all set high expectations for each of their students.

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One thing I took away from this week was that many educators have fond memories of their best teachers, which is a good reminder to emulate those observed positive and effective qualities in our own teaching to honor these teachers of the past and make ourselves memorable to our own future students.

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Teachers that make lasting impacts on their students can be found all across the education field, however, they seem to have many characteristics in common when they are identified by what makes them great.

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A teacher's effectiveness has more to do with the teacher's attitude and mindset than any particular method or program.

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The qualities and characteristics that make a teacher "great" can heavily depend on the needs of the individual student.

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I have the ability and responsibility to create a safe and stimulating environment where students can learn and excel.

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A reflective teacher learns and adapts the lessons and the classroom environment to become an effective teacher.

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My take-away for this first week is from our reading-- it isn't great programs that make a true difference, but great and caring teachers.

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My biggest take-away this week is that effect teachers are not exact replicas of each other, they possess different qualities and utilize diverse strategies.

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This week I realized how important it is to not only reflect on our own teaching, but reflect on the teaching of others.

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My biggest take away from this week is that teachers truly impact student's lives in meaningful and profound ways that last a lifetime.

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What really struck me most this week was the idea that great teachers "adapt to change without losing sight of what matters" (p.4).

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In order to be an effective teacher, there are a lot of components!

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This week I have learned that though teachers get into teaching for a variety of reasons, most are passionate about what they do and committed to growing in their expertise.

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My biggest take-away for Week 1 was reading about what effective teachers do and learning about how it's not about what we do, but how we do it.

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My biggest take-away from this week is the reflection upon what it takes to be a great teacher.

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My biggest take-away from the week came from a quote from the book in chapter one: teachers need to "adapt to change without losing sight of what really matters."

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It is important to have high expectations for our students and ourselves and to stay consistent with our rules and procedures.

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After completing week one, it is obvious to me that a great teacher is someone who makes their students think "outside the box" and shows that they deeply care about and respect their students.