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Stepping out of the box is more than a cliche at Canton Charter Academy it’s an act that s strongly encouraged, said Principal Catherine Henkenberns, who gives her teachers room to stretch themselves as educators.
“I want them to feel free to take risks and to really do what they think is going to be best in the classroom,” said Henkenberns, “but to know that even if it did not work, they learned something from that, which will still bring improvement down the road.”
That improvement included a 97.5 percent proficiency rate for 8th grade math on 2010-11 state testing, a score qualifying Canton for a Bridge Magazine Academic State Championship.
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And in time.
It details the planned activities for physical education classes on March 12, 2020 the last day Ronda Brodsky taught physical education and health to students at the pre-K through eighth grade public charter school in Detroit.
Like countless educators during the pandemic, Brodsky has had to make the adjustment to instructing her students virtually.
But unlike many of her counterparts, she’s charged with getting children to move a task made tougher when they are required to be in front of a screen at the same time.
“It was very difficult for me and I know a lot of them, because I’m not one that sits still well,” Brodsky said. “So, to tell me to sit in front of a computer now, I’m like, ‘OK, now what am I doing?’”
2021/03/01 19:48 Ronda Brodsky, a physical education and health teacher at David Ellis Academy, leads a P.E. class via Zoom from her home in West Bloomfield Township, . Ronda Brodsky, a physical education and health teacher at David Ellis Academy, leads a P.E. class via Zoom from her home in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Student physical activity has dipped during the pandemic, and schools have struggled to help kids maintain an active lifestyle. Physical education teachers have an extra challenge adapting their classes for remote and/or hybrid learning environments due to the active nature of their curriculum. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)