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Sunday, April 5, 2009

The Most Important Thing I Have Learned As A Student:

Some of the most important things I have learned as a student during the past three semesters in NTI is the many different ways I and other students learn. I had to put myself back into the role of student. Yes, you can always say that learning is a life long process, but we are in a learning setting as student at NTI. By putting myself in that role as student I can really appreciate how my students learn today. I love learning from my fellow students at NTI. Those lessons are not in any formal teaching syllabus, but are a treasure to experience. To study the how and why students learn in detail has opened my eyes to many of my "challenged students". The Poker Chips Video really opened up a new world to me on how to reach students. The classroom and lab management strategies helped to keep me organized and on task. Technology has changed everything. Computers are here to be a great resource or tool for a student, but it is a skill that is my greatest challenge. I am still having some problems with free access to the Internet. But the many skills that NTI has exposed me to has helped immensely.

1 comment:

Upward Bound said...: The poker chips video enlightend me as well. It is information applicable to any student. Sometimes we forget what it was like to be a child. Although the challenges are different for students these days, they still face the need for support and encouragemnt.
Even though we are the teachers, you are absolutely right about learning from our studnets. I hae learned quite a bit from them. At first, I considered myself the authority in class and did not encourage or solicit ideas from the students. After opening eyes and ears to comments they made or looking at lessons/skills/labs they completed i realized that the were dynamic individuals from whom i could learn better how to cater my lesson plans. I learned how to construct my lesson plans based on activities that encouraged and motivated them.; April 5, 2009 at 11:42:00 PM EDT