I currently observe an AP US history teacher that at my local high school as part of my Master of Arts In Teaching curriculum. He teaches with enthusiasm, keeps the students engaged for 90+ minutes and has the ability to demand students’ respect. How many teachers can say that they do this – successfully?
My teacher is one of those …
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Haley Hiatt
I was born in San Francisco, CA and lived there for 3 years, then I moved to So Cal and have lived there ever since. I have been playing the violin since I was 5 and the piano since I was 8. The coolest place where I got to play was in the Sydney Opera House in Australia when I was 12. I went to BYU in Provo, UT for college and was a history major/sociology minor. I LOVE history; my favorite subject to study is the Holocaust/Jewish history, San Francisco history (yes, I took a history class called San Francisco history) and the Civil War. I have a daughter, Emma, who is 1 1/2 years old. I absolutely adore her! I am doing history teaching for the MAT@USC.
Posts by Haley Hiatt
My Hero of Education: An AMAZING “Pioneer” in Education!
The Shipwreck
I wanted to write about a recent concept that I have learned in my Human Differences course while studying for my master of arts in teaching. I really liked learning about the “shipwreck”, a concept in regards to a learner’s identity. When something devastating occurs in one’s life (in the school arena) it can be demoralizing. This can include being …
My History Class Observation
I would like to tell you about an observation experience I had during my Framing Experience Class while working on my master of teaching program. After graduating, I would like to teach high school history so I observed a ninth grade honors history class.
On the day of my observation, the students were memorizing their world geography (I think they had …
Meeting my fellow peers – in person!
I wanted to write a post about how it was to actually meet other students in my program. I went to the 100th Birthday Anniversity for the Rossier School at USC and there were about 15 other MAT students there. Heather Dexter (the very cool tech support/counselor/admin for everything go -to person) was also there from Maryland and I got …
My new friends
I feel so connected to all of my peers/colleagues in the master of arts in teaching program. I have made a lot of friends whom I have gotten to know over the past couple months. One of my MAT@USC friends just had her second baby (who is absolutely adorable!), another friend is currently living in London with her husband and …
