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Show Tuesday Novmitrf 15 1994 YOUTH H M A style of his own gill III iWAaii1 ' a "Iirrimri p " : ihoiigtiu there. the--' flj-.l- t. nj aluc aren't juvl written ft taught and panned, (ikH U'VO hat been teat hi ng at Crestview lementary Sthool (i more than W year. and he knuw the difference between window Jrrsving and leaching, larvn say he don a lot of both in histhmcs. Hi ilc of teaching isnt the tame at St Hen e Ivgan. It evolved, changing to meet the need of his Modem. I have to be more of a ham than I oved to be," larvn said. adding that he civet a lot of theatric to puke hi point. I or evamplc. hi clawmom display the decor of the eavn. Whether it- I !alloecn, 1 hanksgiving. or I lag Day. the classroom t always decorated from the outside of the door to the hath corner. 1 he display arc often automated and lighted. Larsen- Halloween decoration included a motorized cardUard hat and spider, and a lighted ghost that moved. 1 he student veem to like it. Mr. Larsen like to show olT. said student Kimberkc Pulsipher. Larsen doesnt nop with decorating the classroom. He ha costume that he wear to emphasize the importance of each season. On Columbus Day. he wears a outfit; an Irish outfit for Sl conquistador Patrick- Day. for holidays that arc singularly American, he wears a red. white, and blue vest. He's very patriotic." said Michacla Carrera, president of the Crestview PTA. Larsen agree that patriotism plays an important part in his curriculum. Lvcry two weeks, the flag the children pledge r ':7r y Hi,iPi ' 1, m i, Wat df. ' " p p .. a finmt'Mi' . W? 4 ... have to be more of a ham than I used to be. Glen Larsen L O.1 t , 'It I t ; nJh ' : f If ' i J' irjs l V ripple. J vyi more lhan respect for ihc flag. He tnstill in Ihc student respect lor one another. larvn say il-- s important to place a high value on eavh student, no matter what hi or her bat kground. 1 hey re so vitally important," he said. In one eserciv he call an "energizer." he gathers the children into a circle and has them, one al a lime, make a statement and gesture about themselves. 1 hen each child repeat Ihe statement and ihc gesture, in an cirort to show all ihc children how each one feels. The words positive" and "fairness" arc uvd often. 1 heyre a big part of larvn- - curriculum. Rewards which include a penny bag and Larvn bucks" arc always positive. lie quickly identifies negative behavior and asks for a positive alternative. Larvn says he demands fairness for each student, and for himvlf. J 'll :Ht ' , Speaking to a student who was talking out of turn. Larvn said. You can't listen to me if youre talking you like me to listen 10 you." lie believes that kind of fairness results in a classroom. Even when he leaves the room, few children talk out of turn. Noise may increase a little, but the classroom doesn't fall apart. Music also plays an important part in r, r. J :t : r, 2 Li "7 4 larvn ayt be Irte io leash s Q .TIP allegiance to (lies in the breeze of a fan. while colored lights make shadow in the j I i g of ft J 3ftJ mange leliU t h ithm ih ti 3 tluif.l i;htll1 up (he aUa Wifmahunjl though! of the trt k, I of tint fifth f fade (IjttrtMini, tiling m nmnrr mmm Crestview teacher has developed creative approach over the years Alifing lacSiild Rcvc a f' I Mr - i i rYf ; his curriculum. In one corner of ihc room, theres a small stereo with a stack of record and tapes and a guitar. Theres music for every vason. e help to a Giving aome student, Glen Larsen (above) likes to one-on-on- Students seem to do well in all of Larvn- classes, but Ihcy usually do best in social studies, said some of Larvn's and music (left) inject humor into bis lessons. An educator for more than 30 years, the popular Crestview teacher is known for his fun style that gets the point across. "In areas to do with social studies, he instills the children with a very strong feeling of patriotism and love of country." said Principal Ann Keller. "He has a very enriched program." Parents like Larvn's programs loo. Many parents whose children have been taught by Larvn ask for their younger children to be put in his class. Keller said that is one true measure of a Story and photos by Allan Russell teacher. Geography gives whole picture Educator: Subject illustrates how everyone interrelated By JoANN CALLAHAN Correspondent CENTERVILLE Geography is one subject that encompasses all others, says a junior high teacher who wants her students to look at the whole-picture.- Norma Jean Remington, who teaches at Centerville Junior High School, says looking at that whole i picture is important so students can understand how their lives arc intertwined with events happening all over the world. Remington was named Outstanding Secondary Geography Teacher for 1994. an award presented each year to three teachers from elementary, junior high and high school, by the Utah. Geographic Alliance. I try to teach the students to realize-how wc arc all interrelated. My greatest concern is that kids become aware of global community. Everything effects them in one way or another, she said. When one student asked her why they had to learn about Canada because he never planned to go there. Remington said she used the words of former U.S. senator Jake Gam. Wc are all citizens of the spaceship earth. Wc are all people and will continue our journey when people work together. When you look at the earth from space you do not sec the political boundaries, she said. Remington has also been instru-- . mental in getting eight framed maps in the halls of the school as visual learners. I try to have the bulletins changed at least once a month for them. she said. She believes in the importance of hands-o- n learning, and has taken her classes on field trips to the mountains to look over the valley. One day it was in a driving rain. Wc stayed on the mountain tor only a few minutes and then took a tour of the old part of Centerville. Many of the students said it was neat stuff," she said. Remington said she wasnt aware that she was to get the award presented during the Utah Education Association convention in Ocbecause her son forgot to tober give her the message. As the chair- man of the activities committee, she had left enough room on the program for the presentation but was surprised to be one of the winners. L Being a mom has advantages. I think I have more empathy for the students because I have teenagers in my home, she said. Because she teaches within the boundaries of the junior high her own children have friends who arc her classes. Its fun to sec the kids at the kitchen counter. she said. When she picked up her son once at the high school and offered his friends a ride home, they refused. They were afraid she would make them use their mental maps. They havent used them for a year," her ROBERT REGANStaff photographer Asking a question about his grade, Matt Bown talks with Centerville Junior High teacher Norma Jean Remington, who won an outstanding teaching award from the Utah Geographic Alliance. son said. Mental maps are the maps that wc make in our minds," said Remington. Remington is a member of the textbook adoption committee helping to write the state core curriculum. Wc want to not only stress the history of Utah but Utah today and into the future. We want stu dents to make connections with music and art and bring it all into the classroom. There is some great things happening in geography. The technology is incredible. One problem is that we do not have the ability to pull the technology into the classroom. We are working very hard to bring it in. 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