I can’t believe we are at the end of this course! I am excited and nervous about the next steps in this Master’s program. This course has pushed me out of my comfort zone when it comes to my own learning. There was many instances when I felt like I did not know my end result; therefore, I did not know how to easily achieve the end goals. Even now as we are coming close to the last session in this course, I continue to waver between knowing or feeling like I completely understand and not being sure if I truly understand what I am to do. I find myself doubting myself and how my entire capstone will come together. It is quite frustrating, but it has allowed me to experience first-hand what many of our students feel when it comes to learning. However, I do feel like I have learned a lot. This course has helped me reflect a great deal on my own teaching and how I view, as well as, take in to account student learning. If I had to take only one thing with me, from this course, it would be that it is imperative to understand the students as a whole and how our students think in order to better teach and assist them in making sense of that they are learning.
When I reflect on the courses we have completed the past two trimesters I realize how long I have come in my journey to become an innovative thinker. I have tried some many new technological tools and have become much more open minded about many aspects of teaching and learning. I have come across a few changes, such as my current placement as Interim AP, which I have had to work with. This has added an additional challenge to my journey for various reasons, but has also allowed me to view this program from a different perspective. I know there is still much work to be completed, but I am better equipped with innovative thinking and strategies to assist our 21st century learners.
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joseph williams
5/8/2018 12:51:50 pm
I love that you connected your own doubts and frustrations to that of what students experience. As teachers, we are comfortable with cultivating an experience that requires critical thinking and taking risks but are not always comfortable with that ourselves (I can speak for myself on this one). Not knowing is what we want our students to be able to deal with and that I feel is what was being asked of us as we went through 791.
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