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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, September 17, 2013

Learning From Students

What did you learn this week either formally or informally that will help you grow as a teacher? You may have learned this from another teacher, through an experience, from a student, in class, etc. Please keep in mind our blog "rules." What I learned this week was from my own students. I learned that even though some students may not be interested in a particular subject or how I as a teacher may approach a lesson, I need to keep pushing and keep trying the strategy on how I deliver my lesson. I keep repeating to myself what Dr. Burns said about trying something new in the classroom. KEEP TRYING! Some students won't ever be interested in the subject at hand, but me as an educator must know that what I am doing (educating youth) is not in vain. Years from now a student may tell me that what I did in the classroom sparked their interest in pursuing a career in the healthcare field. Some students, if not all respect me for the educator I am. That alone helps me get through those days that I have a difficult class period.

1 comment:

LRS said...

You're exactly right. Keep doing what you do best. Push those students who aren't interested....Yet! They may need to mature a little bit before they can grasp that what you are teaching is beneficial to them. It seems like some days we all just cant wait to get through that rough day but keep at it! :)