COURSE PROJECT
- 2. FAVORITE WEEK MY FAVORITE WEEK WAS WEEK TWO WHEN LEARNING ABOUT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, MOTIVATION, AND MANAGING YOURSELF. I AM A PERSON THAT LIKES TO HAVE DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IM LEARNING. I ESPECIALLY LIKED USING STEPHEN CONVEY’S 4 QUADRANT EXERCISE. THIS EXERCISE HELPED PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE WHICH AREAS I SPEND MORE TIME IN, AND WHICH AREAS I NEED HELP IN.
- 3. FAVORITE DISCUSSION MY FAVORITE DISCUSSTION WOULD HAVE TO BE LEARNING STYLES. MY MAJOR OF BEING A TEACHER, IS REALLY GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT LESSON. THE “TEDx” VIDEO WAS INFOMATIONAL IN TEACHING THAT WE DON’T NECESSARILY HAVE LEARNING STYLES, BUT WE INSTEAD HAVE STRENGTHS IN WHICH WE REMEMBER THINGS. FOR INSTANCE, SOME OF US ARE BETTER AT RECALLING AUDIO OR SOME BETTER AT RECALLING VISUAL PICTURES. THIS WILL BETTER ASSIST ME WHEN I HAVE A CLASSROOM OF MY OWN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING SMALL HUMANS.
- 4. FUTURE IN THE FUTURE I HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LEARNING STYLES, OR CORRECTLY, THE MYTH OF LEARNING STYLES. GOING INTO A CAREER AS A TEACHER IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND MY STUDENTS AND HOW THEY BEST WILL RETAIN THE INFORMATION I AM TEACHING THEM. LEARNING STYLES ALMOST FELT LIKE A FIX ALL FOR STUDENTS, AND IF THE TEACHER JUST TAUGHT TO THE LEARNING STYLES OF THE STUDENTS, THEN MAGICALLY THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND; WITHOUT THEM WE ALMOST FELT LOST. GENERALLY, I HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REACH MY STUDENTS AND ENJOY WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING.
- 5. CARRY BEYOND COLLECTIVELY I HAVE LEARNED THAT LEARNING STYLES ARE MYTHS, THERE ARE MORE CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS TO STUDY, TIME MANAGEMENT AND PRIORITIZING TIME, AND FINALLY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. I CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT THESE WILL ALL BE TOPICS THAT I WILL CARRY WITH ME BEYOND THIS COURSE. MY CAREER PATH OF BEING A TEACHER WILL GREATLY BENEFIT FROM ALL OF THESE LESSONS.
- 6. DREAMS & GOALS IF I ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF MY DREAMS AND GOALS, I WOULD GRADUATE WITH MY DEGREE AS A TEACHER, I WOULD THEN GO ON TO TEACH IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MY CHILDREN ATTEND. ALSO, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE THREE BOYS AND ARE HOPING TO ADD TO OUR FAMILY IN THE NEAR FUTURE (PRAYING THAT IT WILL BE A GIRL). I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE MY HOME MORE OF A HOMESTEAD WITH A GARDEN, CHICKENS, AND GOATS; BUT NOT JUST ANY GOATS, I WANT THE ONES THAT TALK AND SPIT ON YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CHILDEN RAISED AND THEN SPEND TIME TRAVELING WITH MY HUSBAND.