LASTING IMPRESSIONS
THE CLICKS KEEP ON COMING FIVE YEARS OF THE MARQUETTE EDUCATOR BLOG
When the Marquette Educator debuted in 2009, we had no idea how well it would do. Now, after five years and more than 1,100 posts, it’s exceeded expectations and become a College of Education institution. Here’s a look back at some of the posts that got us where we are today.
August 6, 2009
February 10, 2010
The blog began with a post by its then sole contributor, College of Education Dean Bill Henk, depicting his escape from his very first day of school —
After the Little Rock Nine visited Marquette, Henk reflected on the experience with his post “The Little Rock Nine Changed Schools Forever.”
“HOW MY SCHOOL DAZE BEGAN: A FIRST CONFESSION” go.mu.edu/henk-first-post
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“Our guests had an iconic presence about
of emptiness and loss … that same awful dazed
December 18, 2009
DWYANE WADE
When Marquette basketball legend Dwyane Wade challenged President Obama to a game of one-on-one, all to aid a boy’s hopes of interviewing the president, Henk’s post about it was viewed more times in a day — 312 — than any previous post. It held the record for four years.go.mu.edu/Henk-D-Wade
The Educator launches the popular
TUESDAY TRIVIA
series, which is still going strong.
The most viewed post in 2013 and 2014 was actually a post from 2011: “ADVICE FOR THE FIRST TEACHING JOB INTERVIEW,” by Nick McDaniels, Ed ’08. go.mu.edu/first-teaching-interview Writes McDaniels, “Answers like, ‘I have always known I wanted to be a teacher’ are good answers. However, it would benefit
children succeed and facilitating
November 2010 This month marked a traffic milestone for the blog: new monthly high of
13,000
VIEWS
timely deaths. And it permeated my school it’s stayed with me forever.”
July 2011
2014
children, that you love watching
and foggy sensation always accompanying unfor a long time afterward. In many respects,
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living proof that ordinary people can change doing, they became extraordinary.”
Actually, I could feel it … I also felt a deep sense
“IT’S BETTER TO COME IN LAST PLACE THAN NOT TO PLACE AT ALL.”
you to mention that you really love
“Stop Bullying Now,” a reflection from Henk on his exposure to a fatal case of bullying, was viewed a few hundred times in 2009, then went viral a year later, becoming the site’s second most popular post of all time with more than 18,000 views.
and I could see her intense sadness and pain.
Practicing principal Ryan Krienke, Grad ’11, made a lasting impression with his sage advice to preservice teachers about making a good impression during student teaching.
evinced a sincere air of humility. There stood the world in unimaginable ways. And by so
“I sat beside the victim’s sister in homeroom,
January 28, 2013
them … They knew their place in history, yet
November 11, 2009
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May 13, 2011 In a popular 2011 post, Anna Luberda, Ed ’10, shared a lesson she learned from a seventh-grader in
The top five countries for views outside the United States are THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
FIVE YEARS IN 30 HEADLINES. WHAT TEACHERS SAY TO STUDENTS REALLY MATTERS LESSONS FROM MY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TRACKING IT FORWARD WHAT MAKES “THAT CHILD” BEHAVE THAT WAY? FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER: DECODING THE LAYERS OF LIFE MAKING EVERY CHILD COUNT, ONE DAY AT A TIME 13 WORDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2013 WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO? VOICES FROM NEAR AND FAR 10 SIGNS YOU'RE A GOOD COUNSELOR THE MAKING OF HEROES FLAWED PASTS, PROMISING FUTURES THE DAWNING OF A NEW COUNSELING DAY ADVICE FOR SURVIVING YOUR FIRST SEMESTER 18 College of Education 2015
TEACHING AS A CALLING RETHINKING BLACK HISTORY MONTH RECEIVING FEEDBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH TELL ME, TEACH
July 12, 2012 Counseling student Micah Russell, Grad ‘13, wrote a post that’s been a favorite for almost two years running, featuring a popular cartoon about the perils of standardized testing. go.mu.edu/climb-that-tree
A MESSAGE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD The Marquette Educator has been perused by people in countries on every continent in the world (except Antarctica, of course).
the learning process. An even better addition to this question is to explain why you want to be a teacher at this principal’s school.”
March 14, 2014
GIRL THING
A post by junior education student Aubrey Murtha about her experience at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School was viewed 1,271 times in one day after being shared on the DSHA Facebook page. The post has since received more than 3,500 additional views. go.mu.edu/girl-thing
11 2015
Number of bloggers, including Henk:
February 10, 2015
Alumna and 2010 Wisconsin teacher of the year Claudia Felske, Arts ’90, blew all other blog viewership records out of the water with her
“OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR WALKER.” Prompted by comments Walker made about teachers while on the stump in Iowa, the posting served as a rebuttal to the governor who was a fellow freshman classmate of hers at Marquette in 1986. Covered by Salon, the Daily Kos and other outlets, the post went viral, with more than 91,000 VIEWS IN ONE DAY, an all-time high for the site. go.mu.edu/letter–to–walker
91,000VIEWS
FIVE YEARS IN 30 HEADLINES. WHAT TEACHERS SAY TO STUDENTS REALLY MATTERS LESSONS FROM MY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TRACKING IT FORWARD WHAT MAKES “THAT CHILD” BEHAVE THAT WAY? FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER: DECODING THE LAYERS OF LIFE MAKING EVERY CHILD COUNT, ONE DAY AT A TIME 13 WORDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2013 WHO DO YOU LISTEN TO? VOICES FROM NEAR AND FAR 10 SIGNS YOU'RE A GOOD COUNSELOR THE MAKING OF HEROES FLAWED PASTS, PROMISING FUTURES THE DAWNING OF A NEW COUNSELING DAY ADVICE FOR SURVIVING YOUR FIRST SEMESTER
TEACHING AS A CALLING RETHINKING BLACK HISTORY MONTH RECEIVING FEEDBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH TELL ME, TEACH ME, TRANSFORM ME TEACHER COMPENSATION: WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE? HOW DO YOU USE YOUR POWER? THOUGHTS FROM A FIRST-YEAR SCHOOL COUNSELOR LOVING YOUR PRACTICUM NOW WHAT, MPS? ROLE REVERSAL: HOW ONE OF MY STUDENTS BECAME THE COUNSELOR MY EXPERIENCES WITH DIVERSITY COMMON CORE … COMMON SENSE TECHNOLOGICAL TIME TRAVEL TACKLING THE STANDARDIZED TEST TRACKING IT FORWARD Marquette University 19