https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck Conversation Starter en-us 2020-12-09 04:46:30 UTC 2020-12-09 16:44:10 UTC hello@padlet.com kwilliams386 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1000968055 Recall an important teacher in your own life as a student. How would you describe the relationship? What made it feel like a partnership?]]> 2020-12-09 04:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1000968055 tpower12 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002880569 Mr. R. He was funny and told interesting stories and took us to the store to get a candy bar for our birthdays. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002880569 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002886926 Mr. Krull. High school math. Too long of a story to type to explain how much of an impact he had on so many students. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002886926 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002888189 Mr. Mouw, He knew how to relate to kids. He told us stories and seemed to really enjoy us. We would do anything for him.]]> 2020-12-09 16:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002888189 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002890359 She was kind, caring, and understanding. She always made me feel like I was important to her. She took the time to make sure I was successful. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002890359 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002894284 Mr. Jacobsen (Jake) at MVHS. He was really funny and made Business Law interesting. He treated everyone like a grown-up and expected us to act that way.]]> 2020-12-09 16:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002894284 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002894401 Jess delBosque - made Spanish fun. Serious but also used humor to connect. Still friends with him today.]]> 2020-12-09 16:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002894401 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002895140 Ms. Hernandez would rave about my writing. She was the first teacher who ever loved my writing. I worked so hard in her class because I finally felt like I could write a great paper.]]> 2020-12-09 16:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002895140 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002895786 Whoever said Mr. Mouw...he was amazing! My track coach, Mr. Johnson made connections with each of us. Everyone felt special and valued. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002895786 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002896137 Mr. Hardebeck high school humanities.  Opened my eyes to the world around me while growing up in a small town.  Was the first teacher that also helped me realize my potential.]]> 2020-12-09 16:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002896137 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002897886 He took the time to make connections and get to know us as a person outside of academics. He honored students different talents outside of academics. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002897886 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002904600 Mrs Johnson---positive, told lots of stories, and loved teaching first grade.  She helped my family out  alot too and I still run into her from time to time.  Still the same amazing energy.]]> 2020-12-09 16:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002904600 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002905828 2nd grade teacher. She made everyone feel important. Every child in the class. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002905828 bvandenbrink1 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002906263 Ms. Scott. She was funny and passionate about her subject area. She was both my dance team coach and my science teacher for two years. I always felt welcome in her classroom and it became a safe space for me. She continuously pushed me to do more, to strive for success. I would have gave up many times in high school if it wasn't for her "tough love."]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002906263 dbwiller https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002907477 Mr. C in high school: challenged our small town thinking, treated us as adults whose opinion mattered.]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002907477 gsherman9 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909210 Mr. Elston. 8th grade English. He was funny, emotionally accessible, passionate about subject matter, and held me to high standards. I felt like a partner in my education because I got to pick the topics of many projects. We were given rubrics to assess ourselves so we knew what the expectations were.]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909210 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909472 Mr. Hansen would call us Miss Ellis or Mr. Schmidt which I thought was nice. Also he really listened to our ideas about Hamlet in junior year English. He was also very enthusiastic about teaching and you could tell. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909472 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909674 My 4th grade teacher, Mrs. B, the relationship was very positive, I felt cared about and heard in her class. Throughout elementary school (1st-5th), I would spend my Summer writing a research paper and give it to my teacher on the first day of school. She took the time to read it and give me feedback on it, prior teachers did not do this, Mrs. B also referred to the essay to tell me that my writing has improved. She also was the first teacher who actively tried to stop the bullying that I experienced through elementary school. It felt like a partnership because she listened to me and had high expectations of me. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002909674 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910119 When I was in school, teachers were not your partners, they were your teacher.  I loved my science teacher.  He made learning fun.]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910119 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910185 Mr. Blount my high school math teacher. He had high academic expectations for us but he also spent time sharing with us about his own personal life, showing us photos and artifacts from different experiences he had. He would also demonstrate that he trusted us by letting us help him with things around the classroom or school or giving us special leadership roles in class that showed he really believed in us. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910185 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910513 HS math teacher. I became is assistant later and talked about real life stuff with him. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002910513 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002912077 High school - social studies.  Set high expectations but was very supportive in getting individual  students there]]> 2020-12-09 16:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002912077 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914719 Mr. McCarty at MVHS really supported my creativity in understanding and explaining Biology and also Anatomy & Physiology. He publicly and one-on-one praised about my capacity to go beyond the assignment expectations to make the projects my own. He used my work as examples. In my senior year, he had me as a TA, and he empowered me to run the dissection demonstrations for the class. I became his student teacher of sorts. I felt very proud and confident.]]> 2020-12-09 16:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914719 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914874 HS teacher was kind, funny, and gave advice that I trusted about going to college. He always seemed interested in what his "kids" were up to and we could tell he cared.]]> 2020-12-09 16:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914874 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914908 2020-12-09 16:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002914908 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002916298 Mr. Frazee.  My second grade teacher.  He was so silly.  He would give us plastic ants as rewards to keep in our pencil boxes, we learned sign language, we had detective badges as we leveled up on things, and most of all-- he was a cartoonist in the local newspaper and he drew a cartoon of every student when it was our week to be the VIP.  I still have it and I showed my class the other day actually!]]> 2020-12-09 16:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002916298 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002917059 My high school English teacher got to know me as a person and what my interests were. He always told me what a great teacher I would be. He is one of the reasons I became a teacher.]]> 2020-12-09 16:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002917059 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002917838 Mr. Paul in high school - made English interesting and fun. He talked with students on their level, tried to understand the student point of view. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002917838 marcianderson https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002918611 6th grade teacher had high expectations for me and was honest with me. She challenged me to do my best.]]> 2020-12-09 16:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002918611 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002919715 A fourth grade teacher, I had a lot of health issues with pnuemonia that year and she took extra time that I need to feel like I could get caught up.]]> 2020-12-09 16:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002919715 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002922315 My third grade teacher encouraged me to be brave by showing it is possible to do so.]]> 2020-12-09 16:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002922315 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002926073 Many teachers-made school a safe place]]> 2020-12-09 16:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002926073 gjohnston6 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002934544 High School teacher help by taking on the struggle and made the journey worth the pain of learning Geometry Proofs. Early Morning Meetings he attacked the problems as if he was one of us. ]]> 2020-12-09 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002934544 https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002937124 My fourth grade teacher she was very kind and took time to help me during a rough year of pnuemonia.  She gave me the encouragement I needed to keep trying and helped me with the holes of missing so much class.]]> 2020-12-09 16:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kwilliams386/l4txa9x7th77n3ck/wish/1002937124