Wong and Wong discuss how smiling, saying please and thank you, and calling students by name are helpful in letting students know you care about them and in helping form positive attitudes. I wholeheartedly agree with this and am working on following their advice, but am finding it extremely difficult to do with certain students. [...]
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EDU 6139 Reflection 4
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, tagged care, EDU 6139, positive attitude on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 7
Posted in P2: Professional growth, tagged anxiety, philosophy, rexlation on April 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I say this in the best way possible, but I am so glad that week 7 is over. Robin was out Thursday and Friday, which meant Monday through Wednesday were spent stressing out about those two days and Thursday and Friday were spent taking deep breaths. Unfortunately, my mind always seems to go to the [...]
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 4
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T1: Standards-based assessment, tagged reading, Teacher's College, test prep, workshop on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was fortunate enough to attend two trainings this week with a staff developer from Columbia’s Teacher’s College (TC). I’m not entirely sure how the system works, but I know that because Hamilton has made a commitment to teaching under the Workshop model, TC visits Hamilton around twice a year for training and teachers from [...]
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 2
Posted in P2: Professional growth on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week was trying… to say the least. I felt it, Robin (my mentor teacher) felt it, and the students felt it. There was just something in the air that made everyone feel blah. But, we made it through and ended the week on a good note. Thursday was especially trying. Robin was out and [...]
EDU 6363 Weekly Reflection 9
Posted in P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, tagged EDU 6363, education reform, Gates Foundation on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s face it; it’s hard to be a teacher today. Not that imparting knowledge to the future leaders of the world was every easy, but today teacher’s work with the students of a different society – students who face more complex and mature issues than ever before. Add to that the pressure of meeting state [...]
EDTC6536 5-Minute Instructional Technology Activity
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology, tagged Dropbox, EDTC 6536, professional development, technology on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I did my instructional technology presentation on a tool I use called Dropbox. Here is a like to my screencast presentation. And here is an accompanying handout: ETDC 5-Minute IT Activity Handout
Changing the Way We Think
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T4: Technology, tagged EDTC 6536, professional development, teacher pedagogy, technology on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’re over halfway through this course and thus far our readings have focused mainly on different types of emerging technologies that are being used in the classroom and research to support the need for technology in the classroom. This week’s article different – it focused on teacher’s pedagogical beliefs and how they influence technology use. [...]
Welcome to my bPortfolio
Posted in L1: Learner centered, L2: Classroom/school centered, L3: Family/neighborhood centered, L4: Contextual community centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, P3: Legal/Ethical responsibilities, S1: Content driven, S2: Standard alignment, S3: Content area integration, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome! This website is where I will share and reflect upon my MAT course work. I will post an artifact from each class that aligns with a state standard. Each artifact will be categorized accordingly. Course and artifact alignment information can be found on the MAT Course Alignment Page.
