Learning Letter

Hey Sean, here's what's up... 

1. Reflect on the work you’ve completed in the course (text presentations, content portfolio, etc.)

Overall I really enjoyed the work required for this class, as always I think that the book presentations are helpful in making sure that we cover a lot of different styles and concepts in such short amount of time. I have found these to be helpful in almost all classes that do them and enjoy finding new books and materials to add into my life. I also really enjoyed the work done in this class because I was constantly getting new ideas for lessons and games to play with students. The content portfolio project was incredibly challenging just because it is sometimes hard to dig that deep into my own life and experiences, but I think that it was also really great and beneficial at least for myself to see where I have come from as a student. One thing that I really struggled with in this class was the blog format, not having things on canvas sometimes made me forget that I was even taking this class which made it hard to keep myself on the right path toward completing everything (doing the blog thing is still cool though). 

2. Reflect on the theories and concepts we explored in readings and discussions

I feel like most of the things covered in this class were things that I have covered in other classes or gained knowledge of from being a student myself but we learned them in different ways that helped me really get a grip on what we were learning. I especially enjoyed getting to take a guided look at the NES study book.

3. Reflect on how you think your participation in this course has influenced your thinking about yourself as a teacher

I think that by showing up to class everyday and participating in class discussion/presentation that I gained a lot of new knowledge and some new ways of thinking. As a teacher there is a very broad spectrum of struggles faced in the classroom and I feel that this class helped me understand better ways to handle giving lessons and dealing with pushback from students.