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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!

Blog Post - Week 7
This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6
For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5
This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4
Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3
Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2
Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1
Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?

Sunday, October 7, 2007

What do I say?

Well, I don't know what to talk about. I have been doing my grades for next progress report due 10/15/07. I still don't have my computer back it was stolen last year. So I am using my computer and a copy of a borrowed program. I can't get the school to give me a computer to use this year because they are waiting to find my stolen computer. oh well, I have the major part of my grading done, but not my work for class tomorrow. I am still working on that, but I remembered that I did not communicate last week.

Good news, I have not received a write-up in two weeks! Someone came by on Friday to look at my classroom space and I may get moved, again! I am learning to pick my battles with my students better. My application's class (health science II) are working on a group project--a brochure about hypertension. It was due on Friday, many of the students did not complete it. I received two on time. One copied to my computer and two promises to email me the brochure on Friday (I did not get them). There were five groups of four in that class. Everyone was unhappy with their group members. The team of two girls and two boys broke up because the girls did the brochure without the boys and turned it in. So, I am helping the boys put their brochure together (like the project manager). I will look for one of the Ga Tech tutors to help with the development next week. The guys really wanted to help with the group of girls, but they would not work with them. I believe I have a lot to learn about cooperative learning.

Well, I got to go I have a presentation tomorrow and about 18 hours to go! sperrin

1 comment:

Jessie H said...

Please give us an update on the the cooperative learning project your students are involved in. You're not alone by the way; we all have more to learn about cooperative learning. I think you never stop acquiring new skills, ideas and methodologies when you teach. It's a lifelong learning process. Much like learning to play an instrument.