Happy Valentines day
Please come the workbook left for you for chapter 3 Cameras. Either use the Television Production & Broadcast Video Journalism Textbook in class or the online edition of the text.
https://www.g-wonlinetextbooks.com/television-production-broadcast-journalism-2018/67
You will have two class days and this assignment will be collected Thursday and one point will be given for each correct answer.
Monday, February 13, 2017
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Anthony N. Love II
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?
It is hard to take me by
surprise because you never know what is going to happen at our school on a
daily basis. If I had to name a situation I would have to say that there is this
particular student that I am always trying to help stay out of trouble. So the
other day he is coming into my class with a look on his face that was very sad.
I asked him what the problem was and he stated that the school police would be
coming to my classroom to lock him up for getting into an altercation with another
student. He claimed it was something that could not be avoided. So I explained
him that it can always be avoided especially if it involves going to jail. Ten
minutes later he was getting locked up in the front of my classroom. I was very
unhappy about that.
Anthony N. Love II
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!
Upon meeting my replacement I would be in so much joy that all I would probably say is good luck and congratulations! I would be so excited and my mind would be racing because of all the things I am will be thinking about doing with the money that I just won. I would definitely let my replacement know that he or she needs to have something for the students to do at all times because they would get very restless if not. Then I would smile and tell him or her to have fun! Students in my classroom will learn only if they are having fun. Tell the students I love them I will never come back; however, I do expect them to learn in my absence. Now I must leave and enjoy my expeditions because their will be no limit to the different activities and adventures I will encounter. If I get a chance I will send some video footage of an adventure or activity that I participated in. Good Luck!
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!
Upon meeting my replacement I would be in so much joy that all I would probably say is good luck and congratulations! I would be so excited and my mind would be racing because of all the things I am will be thinking about doing with the money that I just won. I would definitely let my replacement know that he or she needs to have something for the students to do at all times because they would get very restless if not. Then I would smile and tell him or her to have fun! Students in my classroom will learn only if they are having fun. Tell the students I love them I will never come back; however, I do expect them to learn in my absence. Now I must leave and enjoy my expeditions because their will be no limit to the different activities and adventures I will encounter. If I get a chance I will send some video footage of an adventure or activity that I participated in. Good Luck!
Anthony N. Love II
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?"
Just recently I was teaching one of my classes, I want to say that it was my 5th period. Fifth period is right after lunch and the students come in to my classroom very loud and restless. It takes me a while to settle this class down. So on this day I had tried everything that I felt like I had learned. My set induction was ignored. My directions to their independent learning activity were ignored; however, when I modeled the concept they acted if though they were listening. It was just a weird day with that particular class. At the end of the period students completed the activity but I felt as though they did not pay me any attention. At the end of the day I could have been in my feeling because I did not get the responses that I thought that would receive. Students will give you a hard time on some days and be unresponsive even though they are paying attention. This really made me feel disconnected as their instructor.
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?"
Just recently I was teaching one of my classes, I want to say that it was my 5th period. Fifth period is right after lunch and the students come in to my classroom very loud and restless. It takes me a while to settle this class down. So on this day I had tried everything that I felt like I had learned. My set induction was ignored. My directions to their independent learning activity were ignored; however, when I modeled the concept they acted if though they were listening. It was just a weird day with that particular class. At the end of the period students completed the activity but I felt as though they did not pay me any attention. At the end of the day I could have been in my feeling because I did not get the responses that I thought that would receive. Students will give you a hard time on some days and be unresponsive even though they are paying attention. This really made me feel disconnected as their instructor.
Anthony N. Love II
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.
Right now I am teaching my kids postproduction. I stand in front of the class and show them exactly what they are supposed to be doing them sometimes have student come up and show them again. Then I give them a video tutorial that will show them how to do it. When I release them to the computer lab to complete the assignment there is never enough time for all students to complete the assignment. Then when we continue the next day students cannot remember how to do it so I have to show them again. This is a very frustrating process because the kids become very restless.
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.
Right now I am teaching my kids postproduction. I stand in front of the class and show them exactly what they are supposed to be doing them sometimes have student come up and show them again. Then I give them a video tutorial that will show them how to do it. When I release them to the computer lab to complete the assignment there is never enough time for all students to complete the assignment. Then when we continue the next day students cannot remember how to do it so I have to show them again. This is a very frustrating process because the kids become very restless.
Anthony N. Love II
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?
Personally I like the synchronous learning module. The collaborate room gives me an opportunity to actually hear the answers and opinion of other classmates and even the rationale of how they arrived at that conclusion. I feel as though doing the modules by yourself is helpful but it only gives you one view. Being in the collaborate room with other students allows several minds to think and work together.
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?
Personally I like the synchronous learning module. The collaborate room gives me an opportunity to actually hear the answers and opinion of other classmates and even the rationale of how they arrived at that conclusion. I feel as though doing the modules by yourself is helpful but it only gives you one view. Being in the collaborate room with other students allows several minds to think and work together.
Anthony N. Love II
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?"
Just recently I was teaching one of my classes, I want to say that it was my 5th period. Fifth period is right after lunch and the students come in to my classroom very loud and restless. It takes me a while to settle this class down. So on this day I had tried everything that I felt like I had learned. My set induction was ignored. My directions to their independent learning activity were ignored; however, when I modeled the concept they acted if though they were listening. It was just a weird day with that particular class. At the end of the period students completed the activity but I felt as though they did not pay me any attention. At the end of the day I could have been in my feeling because I did not get the responses that I thought that would receive. Students will give you a hard time on some days and be unresponsive even though they are paying attention. This really made me feel disconnected as their instructor.
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?"
Just recently I was teaching one of my classes, I want to say that it was my 5th period. Fifth period is right after lunch and the students come in to my classroom very loud and restless. It takes me a while to settle this class down. So on this day I had tried everything that I felt like I had learned. My set induction was ignored. My directions to their independent learning activity were ignored; however, when I modeled the concept they acted if though they were listening. It was just a weird day with that particular class. At the end of the period students completed the activity but I felt as though they did not pay me any attention. At the end of the day I could have been in my feeling because I did not get the responses that I thought that would receive. Students will give you a hard time on some days and be unresponsive even though they are paying attention. This really made me feel disconnected as their instructor.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Final: Opportunity
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!
Jessica, I have to tell you something! I just won the lottery!!!!!!! This is the perfect time to start my own restaurant and charities. I am not sure where I want to start. I have always wanted to travel the world. I think a trip to Europe is in place. Hi, I here that you are going to be my new replacement. I have a little advice for you. PREPARE, BECAUSE THIS ROLLERCOASTER HAS NO STOPS, BUT SITBACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE!
HAPPY TEACHING!
Week 7: Motion in the Ocean
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?"
There was a point in my life that I felt like I was really going through the motions, when one day it hit that I didn't think I needed to be a teacher is when I got anxiety, which never happens to me. It all happened when work load after work load and story after story came that it was just overwhelming and too much. I was not sure where to turn to as most things are kept confidential. I was at my breaking point. I was not sure why I was feeling this way, but I thought that teaching might not have been for me and I almost gave, but I had a mom that understood and helped me through. She told me that you are going to have those moments, but that doesn't mean that you give up. You have to push harder because those kids needs you. From then on, I learned to have balance in my life and do the best I could to hang on. I do not have many moments, but when I do, I learn to maintain them and push forward.
There was a point in my life that I felt like I was really going through the motions, when one day it hit that I didn't think I needed to be a teacher is when I got anxiety, which never happens to me. It all happened when work load after work load and story after story came that it was just overwhelming and too much. I was not sure where to turn to as most things are kept confidential. I was at my breaking point. I was not sure why I was feeling this way, but I thought that teaching might not have been for me and I almost gave, but I had a mom that understood and helped me through. She told me that you are going to have those moments, but that doesn't mean that you give up. You have to push harder because those kids needs you. From then on, I learned to have balance in my life and do the best I could to hang on. I do not have many moments, but when I do, I learn to maintain them and push forward.
WEEK 6: Collaboration time!
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?
If I were to choose one of the big words, I would choose synchronous online learning only because we got to work together and share more information. I also thought that it was more effective because we were working towards a purpose and we were able to help each other out. This reminds me of assignments that I give my students in class. If you give assignments to your students and expect them to do it, then most likely they will not attempt. However, if you were to put the students in groups and have them all work on the assignment together, then a lot more work will get done and there is more of a purpose. I like knowing what others are thinking that way I could possibly give my opinion on the whole situation. The other to me is something that I just need to get done and creates a lot of busy work for me.
If I were to choose one of the big words, I would choose synchronous online learning only because we got to work together and share more information. I also thought that it was more effective because we were working towards a purpose and we were able to help each other out. This reminds me of assignments that I give my students in class. If you give assignments to your students and expect them to do it, then most likely they will not attempt. However, if you were to put the students in groups and have them all work on the assignment together, then a lot more work will get done and there is more of a purpose. I like knowing what others are thinking that way I could possibly give my opinion on the whole situation. The other to me is something that I just need to get done and creates a lot of busy work for me.
Week 5- No Filter
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.
If I had the opportunity, I would change a few things that I have learned. I am person that doesn't believe in organization. I have always gone through life not worrying about anything because it was always in my head and never went away. However, I have learned that teaching doesn't work like that. Now, I have been only teaching for about a month and a few weeks, but I have forgotten a lot of things. I guess when you have 90 students to worry about and not to mention their parents, your brain tends to drop a little bit of information. But what I have learned is that if you take a few side notes, you tend to remember more information and your brain is not always stressed from the amount of information. In the future, I plan to do better and writing things down for my own personal benefit.
If I had the opportunity, I would change a few things that I have learned. I am person that doesn't believe in organization. I have always gone through life not worrying about anything because it was always in my head and never went away. However, I have learned that teaching doesn't work like that. Now, I have been only teaching for about a month and a few weeks, but I have forgotten a lot of things. I guess when you have 90 students to worry about and not to mention their parents, your brain tends to drop a little bit of information. But what I have learned is that if you take a few side notes, you tend to remember more information and your brain is not always stressed from the amount of information. In the future, I plan to do better and writing things down for my own personal benefit.
Week 4: Surprise
"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?"
The event that mostly took me by surprise is when a student stopped in to have a conversation with me. I was a bit surprised, seeing that I was new teacher and students do not confide in teachers that they do not know. This particular student talked to me about the hardship that he was going through. I was just so shocked that a student which only knew me for like 3 weeks would open up to me and tell me what was going. From that day on I knew that I had found a place that I would love. I considered myself the older brother to all my students.
The event that mostly took me by surprise is when a student stopped in to have a conversation with me. I was a bit surprised, seeing that I was new teacher and students do not confide in teachers that they do not know. This particular student talked to me about the hardship that he was going through. I was just so shocked that a student which only knew me for like 3 weeks would open up to me and tell me what was going. From that day on I knew that I had found a place that I would love. I considered myself the older brother to all my students.
Week Three: 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?"
In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing that I would do differently. The one thing that I think that I would do differently is take up cell phones. I say that because the amount of people who are on their cell phones is astronomical. At first, I thought that just saying put your cell phones up would do the trick, but I quickly learned that it doesn't work like that and I need to work a little harder to have some structure. I think that some of my students would listen more and engage in the activities that we all do in class. That is the biggest thing that I have seen thus far.
Do Differently - 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?"
One thing I have been trying to do differently is not take things so personally. I can not control how people perceive my program or CTAE as whole. I can not control the way others respond to our "required trips" and competitions or exposing our students to opportunities they would not other wise be exposed to. I can not control that people are surprised that we have pathway completers that pass the EOPA, though no student had ever passed engineering at our school before I came. But I can stop internalizing other peoples opinions and that is what I WILL do differently for now on!
Surprise - 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?"
The thing that has surprised me the most this week is our team received a NASA grant to support our robotics team for the next two years of competition. It was a very nice surprise, because we applied last year and did not receive the grant. This year we research so previous award winners to look at the terminology and needs assessment. Also an assistant principal who is not related to the CTAE department helped me tailor the application to our school, students and needs.
Open Mic - 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.
I have the most talkative 2 classes that I have ever had. They complete their assignments but I don't understand how because they are talkative and loud. We have group work expectations but they do not seem to help? i have at most 4 girls in a class and they are annoyed and the volume distracts their style of learning. I have even had a student say, " Oh Mrs. Carter, I do my work, I'm just behaviorally challenged." I call parents and coaches but nothing seem to work. Any suggestions?
Which learning? - 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?
When choosing between synchronous and asynchronous learning I thing the one that is most effective is the one done most consistently. I have a hard time switching back and forth between the two. Both methods work best for me when I can complete my independent work directly after a class session. I find I am the most productive when I am in class mode. But at the same time, I hate group work, I know that is weird for an engineer, when all projects are group projects. But I prefer individual assignments that can be completed after a live class.
Going through the motions 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?"
I feel like I'm going through the motions when I am overwhelmed. We have a lot of expectations at our school. We have 3 hour long staff meetings. At least 2 plannings a week are taken for "training" and collaborative planning, when I am the only teacher who teaches my subject, and two different sets of very detailed lesson plans, weekly and IB and a daily board set up that uses the entire board. Also I am personally responsible for the financial obligations of our robotics team because it is not supported by our school or district. So it is very easy to become overwhelmed and I often feel like I am doing more paperwork then teaching and that makes me disengaged because we are teaching to educate and motivate children, not be micromanaged paper pushers.
I feel like I'm going through the motions when I am overwhelmed. We have a lot of expectations at our school. We have 3 hour long staff meetings. At least 2 plannings a week are taken for "training" and collaborative planning, when I am the only teacher who teaches my subject, and two different sets of very detailed lesson plans, weekly and IB and a daily board set up that uses the entire board. Also I am personally responsible for the financial obligations of our robotics team because it is not supported by our school or district. So it is very easy to become overwhelmed and I often feel like I am doing more paperwork then teaching and that makes me disengaged because we are teaching to educate and motivate children, not be micromanaged paper pushers.
Lottery Winner - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE"
OUR "DAILY TRIPLE"
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!
The piece of advice I would give the new teacher is to "HAVE FUN". The students are the reason we are here and educating the future should be fun. You have such a short time with the students and before you know it they are off to the rest of their lives. So build robots, make projects, and have fun!
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Self
My teaching experience in Georgia has been quite a different experience compared to Massachusetts. Juggling thirty-two students in each class, having to write all new curriculum for three classes, receiving twenty-two observations, and my own two young children, I feel like burn out should be my middle name! However its not because I learned one very important thing this year...
So my final piece of advice would be to take care of yourself, mentally, physically, and emotionally. I find that eating right, getting rest, exercising, drinking lots of water, and just taking care of myself has allowed me to keep my sanity. When I feel better, I do better.
My first year at my school I could not believe the turn over rate, ever year we have had at least thirty new teachers. I remember in NTI for my county it was said that a large percentage of teachers quit after the first year. The burn out rate is incredible but I have realized that we can not give these kids everything they need unless we are complete. So that is my final advice to take care of yourself and I wish I was boarding the plain now :)
Happy Holidays!
So my final piece of advice would be to take care of yourself, mentally, physically, and emotionally. I find that eating right, getting rest, exercising, drinking lots of water, and just taking care of myself has allowed me to keep my sanity. When I feel better, I do better.
My first year at my school I could not believe the turn over rate, ever year we have had at least thirty new teachers. I remember in NTI for my county it was said that a large percentage of teachers quit after the first year. The burn out rate is incredible but I have realized that we can not give these kids everything they need unless we are complete. So that is my final advice to take care of yourself and I wish I was boarding the plain now :)
Happy Holidays!
Disconnnected
As we all know teaching can be very trying at times. What I have learned is that your environment can make that feeling worse or have very little effect on what you teach in the classroom. During the last two years I have felt disengaged multiple times throughout the year and just threw my hands up made it only to clock in and clock out. And just in case you are wondering yes I had to clock in at my last school. When dealing with production one of the largest elements is to record... But when the school has tons of restrictions on students and their creativity it is very hard to do that.
Last year I had a large student group out recording a video about a student's first date at a new school so the group had to be a little larger than normal. I knew this group and knew that they would be ok to send out again to shoot more scenes. They have already been shooting for atleast 2 weeks so this was just another day anyway. Midway through a scene I received a call from admin saying that they sent this group back to class and they couldn't record in a group that large (10) and would need to stay in class. I was upset with them at first thinking they had done something bad but minutes later I read the email as to why they were sent back. They were sent back due to the multiple skippers, bathroom smokers and other random kids walking the halls. I asked them why were my broadcast students being punished for others actions and when my actual monitoring admin didn't back me up I said ok. If you want to have a broadcast class with restrictions I will also give you the bare minimum. Many times like that is why I knew it was time for me to go. I am now at an amazing school with amazing admin, teachers, and a more relaxed campus. I love it here and the student's love me. My hands are working now and not being thrown in the air. haha
Last year I had a large student group out recording a video about a student's first date at a new school so the group had to be a little larger than normal. I knew this group and knew that they would be ok to send out again to shoot more scenes. They have already been shooting for atleast 2 weeks so this was just another day anyway. Midway through a scene I received a call from admin saying that they sent this group back to class and they couldn't record in a group that large (10) and would need to stay in class. I was upset with them at first thinking they had done something bad but minutes later I read the email as to why they were sent back. They were sent back due to the multiple skippers, bathroom smokers and other random kids walking the halls. I asked them why were my broadcast students being punished for others actions and when my actual monitoring admin didn't back me up I said ok. If you want to have a broadcast class with restrictions I will also give you the bare minimum. Many times like that is why I knew it was time for me to go. I am now at an amazing school with amazing admin, teachers, and a more relaxed campus. I love it here and the student's love me. My hands are working now and not being thrown in the air. haha
$725 Million Lottery Winner is a Teacher
I am sure you know who I am with all of the media coverage but just in case you haven't seen the news my name is Professor Cook. I was a teacher that almost completed my time with Dr. Burns in NTI but after winning 725 Million Dollars in the Alabama lottery I decided to make myself a Professor. No, there is no degree to attach to that name but who is going to tell me I'm not a Professor now? Anyway, I am here to give you my key to my class and lab and have left a list of instructions on equipment, lab info, and some of my students but I want to leave you with one piece of advice now.
Take this key and use it for more than just to open the doors. Each door has the same key but it opens up so many different aspects of the class and opportunities. Use it as such. Use it to open the kids minds, use it to open their imagination, use it to open your heart when one of them is having a personal issue, use it to send them out with cameras so that they can capture the world. I know you will succeed because I can see the excitement that you already have but there is a second part to this one piece of advice I have given about this key... Don't use it to lock anything! Let their lives flow thru you and their drive be an extension of what you pour into them. This key holds their future in the video pathway so use it wisely.
Take this key and use it for more than just to open the doors. Each door has the same key but it opens up so many different aspects of the class and opportunities. Use it as such. Use it to open the kids minds, use it to open their imagination, use it to open your heart when one of them is having a personal issue, use it to send them out with cameras so that they can capture the world. I know you will succeed because I can see the excitement that you already have but there is a second part to this one piece of advice I have given about this key... Don't use it to lock anything! Let their lives flow thru you and their drive be an extension of what you pour into them. This key holds their future in the video pathway so use it wisely.
Winning the lottery
Winning the lottery is something only a few get to experience, and many dream of experiencing. As a lucky lottery winner myself, I am leaving behind teaching to travel the world and chase my own dreams. As I walk out of the classroom for the very last time, I feel compelled to make sure that my students are left in good hands. My replacement is new to teaching and has asked me for one specific piece of advice. After careful consideration, I responded, "Take it one day at a time, making sure the next day is better than the previous."
As we all know, giving only one piece of advice when it comes to teaching feels incomplete. With all the various aspects from classroom management, lesson planning, laboratory management to handling behavioral disruptions to the numerous other aspects can easily become overwhelming and stressful. Teaching is not a profession that is mastered immediately, or possibly even ever. Continue to grow as an instructor and an individual and remember that you can't be perfect everyday, but you can try. Bon voyage, best of luck!
As we all know, giving only one piece of advice when it comes to teaching feels incomplete. With all the various aspects from classroom management, lesson planning, laboratory management to handling behavioral disruptions to the numerous other aspects can easily become overwhelming and stressful. Teaching is not a profession that is mastered immediately, or possibly even ever. Continue to grow as an instructor and an individual and remember that you can't be perfect everyday, but you can try. Bon voyage, best of luck!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
WINNING THE LOTTERY
WINNING THE LOTTERY
I just hit the lottery, now all my dreams are now a reality. No more teaching, no more getting up early, no more having to do the daily grind, and best of all, no more worries. What to do with my time? So many choices. I think I will travel around the world playing golf at all of the most famous and beautiful courses available to me. Finally a dream come true, but before I can start my journey there is one thing I have to do. I need to bid all of my students a final farewell and give my replacement one tip of advice. This will require some thinking, due to the fact that there is so much that I could tell the new teacher to help him or her in their new endeavors. After some serious thinking, I believe the one thing that I would say to the new teacher, is never let them see you sweat. High school students are very intuitive and can tell if they will be able to control the classroom or be controlled in an effective manner. I would let them know that they need to establish boundaries and achievable expectations of the students. If this can not be accomplished, it will make for a very long and struggling year, but if this can be done the rewards of teaching will be fruitful and gratifying for their entire career.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
CedHoward Going through the Motions
As we come down to the final two weeks of the semester, I can honestly say that I have found myself going through the motions a few times this year. It not that I feel overwhelmed with my students or anything going on inside the classroom, it is more so the changes being passed down from the district. This year our school district has rolled out the Social Emotion Learning Model which is suppose to be executed during our 90 minute advisory period every Wednesday. A lot of our students do not take the weekly advisory period serious so often they skip the class which sometimes lead to total chaos. What has led to me feeling like Im just going through the motions is the lack of time we get as teachers to prepare for a new model that has a variety of modules that change every week.
CedHoward Lottery
Winning the lottery at this point in my life would be a dream come true! In fact, I have began to play the lottery a little more with the mentality of "why not me". As much as I love being a teacher and being around my students, I would ride off into the sunset with no regrets if I hit the lottery tomorrow.
However, I would prepare my students as well as the new teacher for the road ahead because I Marzano's care about the students and parents that I service. If there was one piece of advice that I would share with the teacher coming in to replace me it would be to become familiar with the different learning styles of the students in your classroom. Find different ways to reach your students through research and suggestions from successful veteran teachers. In my opinion, the best way for a teacher to create a lesson that reaches all learners is to use differentiations strategies genuinely Marzano's Marzano's Marzano's Yield Strategies and Blooms Taxonomy.
However, I would prepare my students as well as the new teacher for the road ahead because I Marzano's care about the students and parents that I service. If there was one piece of advice that I would share with the teacher coming in to replace me it would be to become familiar with the different learning styles of the students in your classroom. Find different ways to reach your students through research and suggestions from successful veteran teachers. In my opinion, the best way for a teacher to create a lesson that reaches all learners is to use differentiations strategies genuinely Marzano's Marzano's Marzano's Yield Strategies and Blooms Taxonomy.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Going Through the Motions...
Hi NTI Team,
So far my teaching
experience has gotten off to an ok start. I have had several of the “I’m just
going through the motions here” moments. I think I have had more of those
moments than any. I sometimes feel like I speaking over my students head and
they are not understanding anything I am saying. While I’m teaching they look
at me with blank faces as if I’m speaking another language. They ask questions
that doesn’t pertain to the lesson. I feel like I’m not being productive in my
lessons and lesson plans. I second guess myself a lot when following through
with my lessons thinking that they are too hard or too easy. I ask myself
several times, is this what being a new teacher feels like. Are there any other
teachers that feel the same way as me?? Hmmmmm…
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