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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?

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

January 21st-28th-- What do I feel most proud of in my teaching this week? Why?

What do I feel most proud of in my teaching this week? Why?

I am proud of the fact that I am still learning new things on a daily bases. I am particularly proud of the fact of being able to pick up my lesson after a short break(MLK) and the kids return as if they were actually listening. Makes me feel proud that they retain lessons and are able to have meaningful discussions in class. When kids respond to my lessons it makes me feel like I am getting a few things right. I feel like I am getting into a "small" groove with my classes and I can offer a tad bit of knowledge to someone else.

3 comments:

Perry said...

It is nice when you can come back after a break and miraculously, they retained some info from before you left. That is a nice feeling!!!

Connie said...

It IS nice to find that "groove," isn't it? I felt like that last week. And this week is starting to fall into place too.

I like getting my "teaching groove" on! Ha! Ha!

joec said...

It is always nice to come back and feel like a previous lesson "stuck". That is a sure indicator that you are "doing it right" and your students are "getting it". As for the " groove" thing -are you from the Disco Days? Sure sound like it, and that is pretty scarey. Dallas who? Dallas what? Oh, my !