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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?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

What I have learned....

I have learned that when I am more organized, I am a much more pleasant person. I am still struggling with my organizational system that we developed this summer for the lab but it is better than last year. When I can get it more organized, then I feel like so much pressure will be off of me. Right now, I have delegated many of the things that I did last year to my students. The problem is that I still have to remind them of what they should be doing even though they sign in each week with their title and responsibilities. It is great that I do not have to do everything but I still spend a lot of time chasing them down to do things. The problem then is that I do not have time to go back and check them out and then I realize too late that they did not do their job. Whenever I do have time to do everything because they are following directions, I am much happier because I can actually focus on teaching cooking. I have learned that I need to have a better plan for me to be happy.

1 comment:

Vsz said...: I fell the same way sometimes. Although they know their responsibilities, it is a constant fight to get them to fulfill them consistantly.; December 10, 2009 at 2:40:00 PM EST