{"id":4053,"date":"2018-05-14T13:38:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T13:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:15:07","slug":"meet-the-teacher-james-colestock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/blog\/meet-the-teacher-james-colestock\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0417\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441 \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c: \u0414\u0436\u0435\u0439\u043c\u0441 \u041a\u043e\u043b\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u00ab\u0417\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441 \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c\u00bb - \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0431\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0430 CodeMonkey, \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u044f\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u043c \u043e\u043f\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u043e \u0442\u043e\u043c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043c.\u00a0<\/em><em>\u0421\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f\u0448\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0432\u044f\u0449\u0435\u043d \u0414\u0436\u0435\u0439\u043c\u0441\u0443 \u041a\u043e\u043b\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0443, \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0439 9\u201312 \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432 \u0432 \u043e\u043d\u043b\u0430\u0439\u043d-\u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435 APS \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0445 \u0410\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0432 \u0410\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0440\u0435, \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0442 \u041a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0434\u043e.<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>&#8220;I worked in the IT field for nearly two decades, mostly as an Oracle Database Administrator, i.e., Oracle DBA. \u00a0In the latter years of my career, I started volunteering in schools and was shocked at the lack of career and technical education available to young people. \u00a0I could not understand why schools were not preparing students for the future; in particular, for the jobs of the future, e.g., those that involve Computer Science, Engineering, and the like. \u00a0I became a teacher because it has always been my instinct to become part of the solution, instead of just complaining about the problem.<\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><em><span class=\"s1\">I would consider myself a connected educator in the sense that I use educational technology, social networking, and the like to stay engaged and \u201cplugged in\u201d to the ever-changing world around me. \u00a0As the field of Education changes, I don\u2019t want to miss out on valuable opportunities for my students or for my own professional development. \u00a0Staying connected allows me to provide my students with the most relevant, up-to-date, and engaging opportunities possible. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/blog\/stem-lessons-for-kindergarten\/\"> Working with young people<\/a> hasn\u2019t really changed my perspective, but it has reinforced some of my previously-held beliefs. \u00a0After all, how we teach, what we teach, and the resources we devote to that errand, says a lot about our collective values and beliefs as a society. \u00a0Now that I teach, I have a heightened appreciation for how one\u2019s environment impacts what they ultimately become. \u00a0Furthermore, I have a better understanding for the power (and limitations) of the individual educator.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><em><span class=\"s1\">\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043c\u043e\u0438 \u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u0442\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430, \u0438 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0434\u043e\u0445\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u044d\u0442\u043e. <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><em><span class=\"s1\"> When it comes to educational technology for your classroom, make decisions thoughtfully, carefully considering whether the tool (and what it teaches) is both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/blog\/why-it-is-good-to-have-coding-in-kindergarten\/\">age- and developmentally-appropriate<\/a>. \u00a0Be a responsible steward of each educational dollar, balancing the cost and benefit as if you were spending your own money.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\n<em> I believe it is important to keep standards and expectations high in the classroom and in schools overall. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/blog\/programming-for-6-to-12-year-olds\/\">Young people<\/a> are just like the rest of us: they are amazingly resilient and respond well to a healthy challenge&#8230;<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4055\" src=\"https:\/\/d3sujgifhk94se.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14133832\/james-colestock-copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3sujgifhk94se.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14133832\/james-colestock-copy.png 254w, https:\/\/d3sujgifhk94se.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14133832\/james-colestock-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/d3sujgifhk94se.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14133832\/james-colestock-copy-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Meet the Teacher \u2013 CodeMonkey\u2019s blog segment where teachers from all over the world share their experiences on what it\u2019s like being an &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/blog\/meet-the-teacher-james-colestock\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Meet the Teacher: James Colestock&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":11992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[744,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-teachers","category-meet-the-teacher","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30272,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions\/30272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.codemonkey.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}