Welcome to Chapter 1 of Ron Berger's "An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students" as a book study for the Pocahontas County professional learning community in preparation for a transition to an EL influenced school.
Chapter 1, "An Archiver of Excellence" focuses on how teachers can promote excellence in their students through collecting and providing "good works" to students providing them with a "taste of excellence" giving them exemplars of quality products.
After you have viewed the video above and read Chapter 1 of the Berger book, please enter a reflection in this blog posting responding to these prompts:
- What is the role of a teacher in an EL school and how does that role differ from the current expectations?
- How can we provide a "taste of excellence" to our students?
Dr. Maynard will interact with you on as you provide comments and reflections in reaction to the prompts above.
