Post for Derick Pugh

Derick Pugh - Marcia Tate Post:
I enjoyed Marcia Tate's seminar. She had a way to keep me engaged by constantly changing what we were doing. She found ways to not only keep my attention, but inspire me to motivate my students in ways that I had not thought of before.
I think it was the perfect time for someone like Marcia to come in and speak. I personally was having a frustrating semester, so like I said, it could not have come at a better time. When we as "veteran teachers" have frustrating semesters, it is difficult (for me at least) to stay upbeat, movtivated, etc. about teaching (esp. to my mentee).
Marcia's workbook has really helped me this year, as I have used several of the strategies listed.
One that my students really liked was the music. I encouraged them to find new ways to learn our School Wide Vocabulary. Several of my students created rap songs (clean lyrics...don't worry) using all of the School Wide Vocabulary that we have covered thus far at HHS.
Again, I would like to reiterate that I truly enjoyed listening and adapting Marcia's strategies to my classroom.
Thanks,
Derick PUgh