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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, January 31, 2008

How Has This Semester Been Different/Same as Last Semester?

Honestly, we're just like one big (mostly) happy family! So returning this semester was WAY less formal than the beginning of the year. Having said that, I'll have everyone know that I DID wear a tie on that first day back...one of two days out of the year that I wear a tie! (Not including Open House!) Now, as far as the differences go; I started my class by telling them how much more difficult and detailed the project grading was this semester, due to second semester being Advanced Recording. My second semester is always a more mature, advanced and productive semester and those are my expectations. I clearly explain that first semester was largely a "learning curve" semester for all of the technology and gear. Second semester, however, is entirely different. They are now expected to know certain things and have certain skills or they will not be able to perform the more advanced projects with success. Second semester usually tells me who will be pursuing this industry and/or secondary education after high-school. As far as similarities, they "know the ropes" now in the studio/lab as well as our regular classroom tasks, so all of that has been the same, if not smoother.
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