Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Blog Post #5 Part 2
A few weeks ago, I created a Symbaloo to start my PBL network. I have also created a Twitter and a LinkedIn. All of these have proved to be useful in my project based learning network. On Twitter I have found some interesting education pages that keep me updated on different things from around the world. The Symbaloo is my favorite, though, because I set it as my homepage and use it for everything. I can use it to keep everything I have right where I need it and it's a perfect combination of business and personal. It has fast access links and options to change what I use and where I keep it. It is by far the best tool I will take out of this class. The PBL network I have created has been very useful and convenient throughout this semester.
Blog Post #14
Problem: Anyone can be a teacher.
Solutions: Academic training, pick from the top 1/3 of graduates, and change how teachers are rewarded.
Problem: Seniority distraction.
Solutions: Seniority dictates the way that the school is run. Albert Shanker demands a "knowledge base" as well as a "formal set of . . . peer relations." Shanker also called for a "national teacher examination" a test that would be like one doctors and lawyers take. In addition, Shanker would require a "supervised internship of from one to three years" to evaluate prospective teachers.
Problem: Radical Change
Solutions: Shanker proposed that teachers come up with their own board to police the profession, establishing standards and providing mechanisms for removing incompetent teachers. Teachers would also be subjected to merit-based career ladders and would be promoted based on specialized exams. Some teachers who have demonstrated true mastery would be aided by collage graduates serving as teaching assistants.
Solutions: Academic training, pick from the top 1/3 of graduates, and change how teachers are rewarded.
Problem: Seniority distraction.
Solutions: Seniority dictates the way that the school is run. Albert Shanker demands a "knowledge base" as well as a "formal set of . . . peer relations." Shanker also called for a "national teacher examination" a test that would be like one doctors and lawyers take. In addition, Shanker would require a "supervised internship of from one to three years" to evaluate prospective teachers.
Problem: Radical Change
Solutions: Shanker proposed that teachers come up with their own board to police the profession, establishing standards and providing mechanisms for removing incompetent teachers. Teachers would also be subjected to merit-based career ladders and would be promoted based on specialized exams. Some teachers who have demonstrated true mastery would be aided by collage graduates serving as teaching assistants.
Anyone can be a teacher, this is a true thing. Some people are in it for the weekends and summers. Some people so they can be close to their children. It's also true that there are more education majors than there are jobs. Just at the University of South Alabama, there are hundreds of people competing for the same thing. Multiply that by the number of schools with education programs, a lot of the schools being bigger than South is as well. Taking one third of the teachers with the highest rankings would be a good idea, only if they are as good in real life as they are on paper. There needs to be a system. Something that picks the good ones from the bad. What that system is though, is still a mystery to me.
Seniority dictates the way the school is run. While I hate to admit it, I think that's true. The longer some people have been there, the less they care, but they have a huge amount of pull because of the time they've put in there. I feel like if you don't continue to be the best you can be and that you're just there because you can be, that you should be removed from the job. Just because one person has been doing the same thing for 20 years does not mean they should be allowed to slack off and rob children of proper education.
The radical change Shanker proposed has yet to come to play. No internship or severe testing is required. People seem to look down on education majors, like we're not smart enough to do anything else. Shanker's solutions seem to me like they would be effective. They would weed out the people who are in the profession for the weekends, holidays, and summers.
There are some changes I believe that need to be made in the education system. Teachers should be more into their profession than some of them are, and we should have a way for taking incompetent teachers out of the system. There are so many education majors anymore and so many people in it for the wrong reasons that something needs to be done. Hopefully one day there is a perfect way to get rid of those people.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Blog Post #13
Blog Post 1
For Blog Post 1, explore resources on conservation. Think about why it is important to conserve in the area we live in. What can you do to help conserve? What kind of organizations in the area could you join to contribute? What would happen over time if we didn't conserve?
Conservation is very important, especially near the Gulf like we are. If we pollute too much of the water, the fish will die and the Gulf Coast is known for seafood and pretty beaches. I know Gulf Shores has pretty beaches, and they are very big on keeping the trash off the beach. When the oil spill hit, they cleaned it up as quickly as they could and did everything they could to conserve the water. Now, you can do conservation through the schools, like beach cleanup, park cleanup, or volunteering to share about the importance of recycling. If we didn't conserve the environment, there would be more pollution in the air, the water wouldn't be as clean, and there would be more trash laying around.
For Blog Post 1, explore resources on conservation. Think about why it is important to conserve in the area we live in. What can you do to help conserve? What kind of organizations in the area could you join to contribute? What would happen over time if we didn't conserve?
Conservation is very important, especially near the Gulf like we are. If we pollute too much of the water, the fish will die and the Gulf Coast is known for seafood and pretty beaches. I know Gulf Shores has pretty beaches, and they are very big on keeping the trash off the beach. When the oil spill hit, they cleaned it up as quickly as they could and did everything they could to conserve the water. Now, you can do conservation through the schools, like beach cleanup, park cleanup, or volunteering to share about the importance of recycling. If we didn't conserve the environment, there would be more pollution in the air, the water wouldn't be as clean, and there would be more trash laying around.
C4T #4
Nico Rowinsky's Blog Post
Mr. Rowinsky gives two instances where teachers had come up and told him stories students had told about his class. In one, he had a right to brag, the student felt challenged and engaged. In the other he was humbled, the student was not challenged and thought that is was "all just answering questions." In the end though, Mr. Rowinsky says it is the second story that humbled him that makes him strive to become a better teacher.
Mr. Rowinsky gives two instances where teachers had come up and told him stories students had told about his class. In one, he had a right to brag, the student felt challenged and engaged. In the other he was humbled, the student was not challenged and thought that is was "all just answering questions." In the end though, Mr. Rowinsky says it is the second story that humbled him that makes him strive to become a better teacher.
Kirstin BaileyApril 14, 2015 at 7:37 AM
My name is Kirstin Bailey, I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. I am studying to become an elementary teacher. I really loved this blog post because of how honest it is. Some teachers don't realize that they can't walk around with pride forever. I love that you're striving to become a better teacher. Good luck :)
C4K April
Paige's Blog Post
In her blog, Paige reviews a book called Percy Jackson, The Lightening Thief. It's about Percy Jackson, who is half human and half God. He gets kicked out of many boarding schools before he lands in Camp Half-blood and saves Zeus' powers.
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Paige, my name is Kirstin Bailey. I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. This book sounds really interesting. I am only 19, so it sounds like something I would like to read so I will pick it up the next time I’m at the library! You should be a book critic!
Matthew's Blog Post
Matthew had a blog post containing a poem about the five senses.
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Matthew, my name is Kirstin, I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I really like your poem. It really goes with the senses. Good job!
Kirstin Bailey
Jaea's Blog Post
Jaea's blog talks about a mass murder in France, that led to the hashtag #iamcharlie. #iamcharlie is for all the people who are for freedom of speech and the press. Jaea believes God will punish them for their sins.
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My name is Kirstin Bailey, I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama, in Mobile, AL. I had no idea this had happened, and I appreciate where you cited the source because I will look into this. I do believe people standing up to the government can work. Just like America was freed from Great Britain. They too had to face a similar massacre, the Boston Massacre. It is not impossible, we just have to hope God gives them the strength to fight another day and revolt. Good job.
In her blog, Paige reviews a book called Percy Jackson, The Lightening Thief. It's about Percy Jackson, who is half human and half God. He gets kicked out of many boarding schools before he lands in Camp Half-blood and saves Zeus' powers.
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Paige, my name is Kirstin Bailey. I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. This book sounds really interesting. I am only 19, so it sounds like something I would like to read so I will pick it up the next time I’m at the library! You should be a book critic!
Matthew's Blog Post
Matthew had a blog post containing a poem about the five senses.
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Matthew, my name is Kirstin, I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I really like your poem. It really goes with the senses. Good job!
Kirstin Bailey
Jaea's Blog Post
Jaea's blog talks about a mass murder in France, that led to the hashtag #iamcharlie. #iamcharlie is for all the people who are for freedom of speech and the press. Jaea believes God will punish them for their sins.
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My name is Kirstin Bailey, I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama, in Mobile, AL. I had no idea this had happened, and I appreciate where you cited the source because I will look into this. I do believe people standing up to the government can work. Just like America was freed from Great Britain. They too had to face a similar massacre, the Boston Massacre. It is not impossible, we just have to hope God gives them the strength to fight another day and revolt. Good job.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Blog Post #11
Back to the Future
Brian Crosby keeps his students for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. 90% are second language and most are students of poverty. Only 9 students knew the city they lived in(even though most have gone to this school since kindergarten), half the kids knew the state, but only 3 knew the country. Seven could give their address. These students have had a narrowed curriculum since school began which cuts their imagination and creativity. Mr. Crosby did science experiments with the students and the students were to blog and post their video in their blog. It went into a history lesson, which moved into a Wiki, and a Flickr account. The students got so much out of the balloon they had sent up into the atmosphere. They got to write a story putting them as the balloon and their experience being sent up into the sky. I think what we can learn from Mr. Crosby is to never give up on our students. They will always need a push, an idea, or words of encouragement and if we as their teacher don't give it to them then we are not doing a very good job of being teachers.
Blended Learning Cycle
The five "E's" - start with an engaging question, students are aloud to explore, you explain, and expand and then you evaluate. That learning cycle mixed with online, mobile, and classroom learning is the blended learning cycle. The speaker really stresses the importance of a hook, and also pulls them aside individually making sure they know and understand what has been taught. He also feels more involved with his method and feels like it's important to keep involved and keep them interested.
Man Thinking Visible
Ron Ritchhart believes his students needs to be thinkers. He used his own experiences to relate things into his teaching and focuses on his students be avid learners.
Sam Pane 4th Grade
Mr. Pane teachers internet safety. We hand children this technology and on school wifi, most dangerous/unnecessary sites are blocked. We don't always teach the safety and responsibility properly. Putting personal information into the computer for unknown sites is dangerous and too often a mistake made. Without scaring children, they also should be aware of sexual predators and who could really be on the other end of their computer monitor. I like teaching children the internet safety because you can't always monitor everything they do and they will at some point get somewhere they shouldn't be. That's when they need to know to close the computer and tell an adult. Mr. Pane's lesson on safety is wonderful and should be taught any time students are given technology.
Project Based Learning
An English teacher, a History teacher, and a technology teacher had the brilliant idea to combine their classroom into one big project based learning classroom. With more time, they can get so much more done and go more in depth on certain topics that may only get touched on in a regular class. For something as combinable as history and literature this is a great idea - and making it project based learning keeps the students excited and engaged.
Roosevelt Elementary PBL Program
This elementary school uses project based learning from a young age. You give them a little more trust and freedom letting them use their imagination, but it applies so much to the real world. They have first graders giving presentations. PBL stretches what you can do with normal lessons - you can write, read, and research. It engages students so much more.
Brian Crosby keeps his students for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. 90% are second language and most are students of poverty. Only 9 students knew the city they lived in(even though most have gone to this school since kindergarten), half the kids knew the state, but only 3 knew the country. Seven could give their address. These students have had a narrowed curriculum since school began which cuts their imagination and creativity. Mr. Crosby did science experiments with the students and the students were to blog and post their video in their blog. It went into a history lesson, which moved into a Wiki, and a Flickr account. The students got so much out of the balloon they had sent up into the atmosphere. They got to write a story putting them as the balloon and their experience being sent up into the sky. I think what we can learn from Mr. Crosby is to never give up on our students. They will always need a push, an idea, or words of encouragement and if we as their teacher don't give it to them then we are not doing a very good job of being teachers.
Blended Learning Cycle
The five "E's" - start with an engaging question, students are aloud to explore, you explain, and expand and then you evaluate. That learning cycle mixed with online, mobile, and classroom learning is the blended learning cycle. The speaker really stresses the importance of a hook, and also pulls them aside individually making sure they know and understand what has been taught. He also feels more involved with his method and feels like it's important to keep involved and keep them interested.
Man Thinking Visible
Ron Ritchhart believes his students needs to be thinkers. He used his own experiences to relate things into his teaching and focuses on his students be avid learners.
Sam Pane 4th Grade
Mr. Pane teachers internet safety. We hand children this technology and on school wifi, most dangerous/unnecessary sites are blocked. We don't always teach the safety and responsibility properly. Putting personal information into the computer for unknown sites is dangerous and too often a mistake made. Without scaring children, they also should be aware of sexual predators and who could really be on the other end of their computer monitor. I like teaching children the internet safety because you can't always monitor everything they do and they will at some point get somewhere they shouldn't be. That's when they need to know to close the computer and tell an adult. Mr. Pane's lesson on safety is wonderful and should be taught any time students are given technology.
Project Based Learning
An English teacher, a History teacher, and a technology teacher had the brilliant idea to combine their classroom into one big project based learning classroom. With more time, they can get so much more done and go more in depth on certain topics that may only get touched on in a regular class. For something as combinable as history and literature this is a great idea - and making it project based learning keeps the students excited and engaged.
Roosevelt Elementary PBL Program
This elementary school uses project based learning from a young age. You give them a little more trust and freedom letting them use their imagination, but it applies so much to the real world. They have first graders giving presentations. PBL stretches what you can do with normal lessons - you can write, read, and research. It engages students so much more.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Project #14
I did a second grade math lesson plan in which the students review numbers 0 to 60 and count to 60 by fives. They then learn how to tell time with analog and digital clocks.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
C4T #3 Erin Klein
Erin Klein's Blog Post
Erin Klein gives 6 reasons the Intel 2 in 1 is the perfect device for a blend classroom environment. She gives really well thought points, such as the mobility, battery life, and the performance of the device.
Erin Klein gives 6 reasons the Intel 2 in 1 is the perfect device for a blend classroom environment. She gives really well thought points, such as the mobility, battery life, and the performance of the device.
Mrs. Klein,
I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. The Intel 2 in 1 seems like a great device, more effective than other tablets or iPads. Technology is a very important tool in this day and I'm glad you utilize it like you do!
Erin Klein's Blog Post
Erin Klein reviews Prodigy Math Games, a free online math source used by thousands. It covers a lot of Common Core Standards depending on your location. Prodigy seems like a really good math source for elementary teachers.
I am a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. The Intel 2 in 1 seems like a great device, more effective than other tablets or iPads. Technology is a very important tool in this day and I'm glad you utilize it like you do!
Erin Klein's Blog Post
Erin Klein reviews Prodigy Math Games, a free online math source used by thousands. It covers a lot of Common Core Standards depending on your location. Prodigy seems like a really good math source for elementary teachers.
Mrs. Klein, thank you for letting me know about Prodigy. I have gone and played with it and it seems so cool and useful! I can't wait to use it in a classroom!
Kirstin
Kirstin
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Blog Post #10
Little Kids...Big Potential
In Mrs. Cassidy's first video, her first graders talk all about writing their blog and how much fun it is for them. They know that blogging on a regular basis improves their writing and the comments their parents, siblings, and other students are really exciting to them. Their classroom home webpage is accessible at any time and the students use it as a source. Another source they use is Wiki. They've used it to get different information on traditions and rituals. They have made videos about things they learn, which is something that is useful to look back and review. As first graders, they use Skype! They use it to have reading buddies, something different from when I was that age.
Interview with Mrs. Cassidy #1
Mrs. Cassidy got into computers when her class was given 5 computers 10 years ago. She started trying to make different webpages and utilize the online resources since those computers could not have applications be downloaded. They finally settled on blogging. Mrs. Cassidy's class is very excited about how much technology they have to use. To discouragers, Mrs. Cassidy says that technology is not going away and it is a necessity to use it as it comes.
Interview with Mrs. Cassidy #2
It is important to start the technology where you're interested - video, photography, blogging. She also discusses the importance of Twitter, calling it the "old people version of Facebook." I disagree with that. More people from my high school would scroll through hours of Twitter before Facebook. While Twitter might be useful, I still have not gotten a hang of using it, it is still quite pointless to me.
Interview with Mrs. Cassidy #3
Mrs. Cassidy has very good views on cheating. She believes that as long as it is presented differently, it is just collaboration. It's an additional source of information, like googling a topic. Every time we do something we collaborate on it, but as long as we make it our own it should not be considered cheating. She has become very involved in her laptop during the evening and in her personal time, but she says that is just the way her life is at the moment.
Mrs. Cassidy had some very good points throughout her video. Like it or not the times are changing and technology is happening all around us. As she points out we need to get with the times and accept it, or face the risk of hurting our students in the future.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
C4K March
Alex Gu's Blog Post
In his blog post, Alex talks about Senator Crawford coming and talking to his class. She told them about the unicameral government and talked about the way it works.
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She sounds very educated and smart. It would be fun to learn about unicameral government from someone who was in it herself! I have never met her but she sounds amazing! Hopefully you get to sit and talk with her sometime!
Xochitl's Blog Post
Xochitl gives advice on starting high school. He talks about the importance of going to class and joining clubs and being a part of things.
In his blog post, Alex talks about Senator Crawford coming and talking to his class. She told them about the unicameral government and talked about the way it works.
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She sounds very educated and smart. It would be fun to learn about unicameral government from someone who was in it herself! I have never met her but she sounds amazing! Hopefully you get to sit and talk with her sometime!
Xochitl's Blog Post
Xochitl gives advice on starting high school. He talks about the importance of going to class and joining clubs and being a part of things.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Blog Post #9
What can teachers and students teach us about project based learning? There is so much we can learn from everyone about Project Based Learning. It is forever changing and there is always new ideas and thoughts that we would never have thought of on our own.
The Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning taught me many things I had not previously known. There are great ideas about introducing the projects and having a driving question. All seven of the topics listed are very important for PBL and essential to having a good PBL experience.
Project Based Learning for Teachers tells us about all that you can do with PBL. It explains how it ties in with common core standards and gives some benefits of using PBL over regular instruction in the classroom.
High School Teachers Meet the Challenges of PBL is all about high school teachers who come up with PBL for every subject - even math and PE. They discuss about how to come up with good ideas and presentation. This video bothered me a little because the teachers kept saying it was hard. You can't go into teaching for the summers and weekends off.
In What Motivates Students, students tell us what motivates them and what they like as rewards. There are all kinds of things that motivate them, like being told they did well and their visions of the future. It's hard to believe that project based learning can be used in every aspect in education, but it can!
PBL in PE is an article that starts telling us about the six standards PBL easily meets. It also gives the students to be more creative in an area that they don't always get to be creative in. They can meet higher fitness levels, and set their own goals.
PBL is so amazing. There is so much we have to learn and so much we can use it for. It's interesting, exciting, stimulating, and all around fun for everyone. The teacher gets to put their creativity into the project and then the students can take that and spiral it off and way they see fit. It's a great look for the future to have things this cool and easy so readily available.
The Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning taught me many things I had not previously known. There are great ideas about introducing the projects and having a driving question. All seven of the topics listed are very important for PBL and essential to having a good PBL experience.
Project Based Learning for Teachers tells us about all that you can do with PBL. It explains how it ties in with common core standards and gives some benefits of using PBL over regular instruction in the classroom.
High School Teachers Meet the Challenges of PBL is all about high school teachers who come up with PBL for every subject - even math and PE. They discuss about how to come up with good ideas and presentation. This video bothered me a little because the teachers kept saying it was hard. You can't go into teaching for the summers and weekends off.
In What Motivates Students, students tell us what motivates them and what they like as rewards. There are all kinds of things that motivate them, like being told they did well and their visions of the future. It's hard to believe that project based learning can be used in every aspect in education, but it can!
PBL in PE is an article that starts telling us about the six standards PBL easily meets. It also gives the students to be more creative in an area that they don't always get to be creative in. They can meet higher fitness levels, and set their own goals.
PBL is so amazing. There is so much we have to learn and so much we can use it for. It's interesting, exciting, stimulating, and all around fun for everyone. The teacher gets to put their creativity into the project and then the students can take that and spiral it off and way they see fit. It's a great look for the future to have things this cool and easy so readily available.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Blog Post #8
What Can We Learn About Teaching and Learning From Randy Pausch?
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
It's hard for us to accept death. We turn away from it, wanting to ignore it. Dr. Pausch embraces it and knows it will be his time soon and he gives some of the best lessons in his lecture.
Randy Pausch gave a great lecture about his childhood dreams. It is so important to pursue your childhood dreams and we often forget that, we just want a job that pays the bills. We never go for it like Dr. Pausch did. What he did was fantastic, following his dreams and going to teach at Carnegie Mellon, expanding their resources and knowledge into everything he did.
The way Dr. Pausch taught his students was very special. It was encouraging and exciting for them and rewarding for him. When they thought they'd done all they could on a project he would tell them they could do better. He got an entire school and even parents involved in what his students were doing, just by letting them do their own thing. It's interesting what you can learn when you're given the opportunity to an almost rule free project with endless possibilities. "Brick walls let us show our dedication." Dr. Pausch says that many times throughout his lecture. It's a reminder for what he did all throughout his life and what we as people need to do every day.
Randy Pausch gave notice to a lot of different people in his speech. He seems to recognize everyone that's helped him over the years, he's appreciative of them. That's a special trait because not everyone can appreciate people like that, let alone recognize them for all the help they've been to him in his lifetime. He really knew how to give thanks and give that special kind of recognition.
There's a lot we can learn from Randy Pausch, he was an excellent teacher and person. He allowed his students to be creative and use their own imagination. He is the true start of good project based learning. It's inspirational what he's done.
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
It's hard for us to accept death. We turn away from it, wanting to ignore it. Dr. Pausch embraces it and knows it will be his time soon and he gives some of the best lessons in his lecture.
Randy Pausch gave a great lecture about his childhood dreams. It is so important to pursue your childhood dreams and we often forget that, we just want a job that pays the bills. We never go for it like Dr. Pausch did. What he did was fantastic, following his dreams and going to teach at Carnegie Mellon, expanding their resources and knowledge into everything he did.
The way Dr. Pausch taught his students was very special. It was encouraging and exciting for them and rewarding for him. When they thought they'd done all they could on a project he would tell them they could do better. He got an entire school and even parents involved in what his students were doing, just by letting them do their own thing. It's interesting what you can learn when you're given the opportunity to an almost rule free project with endless possibilities. "Brick walls let us show our dedication." Dr. Pausch says that many times throughout his lecture. It's a reminder for what he did all throughout his life and what we as people need to do every day.
Randy Pausch gave notice to a lot of different people in his speech. He seems to recognize everyone that's helped him over the years, he's appreciative of them. That's a special trait because not everyone can appreciate people like that, let alone recognize them for all the help they've been to him in his lifetime. He really knew how to give thanks and give that special kind of recognition.
There's a lot we can learn from Randy Pausch, he was an excellent teacher and person. He allowed his students to be creative and use their own imagination. He is the true start of good project based learning. It's inspirational what he's done.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
C4T #2 Angela Maiers
Post #1
WOW! Classroom Habitudes is all about the culture, I love that! Mrs. Maiers mixes all of the civilations she has to cover and allows children to make of list of what it would've required to work and live in that time period.
WOW! Classroom Habitudes is all about the culture, I love that! Mrs. Maiers mixes all of the civilations she has to cover and allows children to make of list of what it would've required to work and live in that time period.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Blog Post #7
As we have been shown many times throughout this course, technology is forever changing and making its way into every aspect of our lives. We rely on it for everything, from keeping in touch to turning in assignments. In college if you don't have constant access to a computer you're going to be so behind because everything anymore is done online. We no longer have paper and pencil assignments, we're writing blogs, taking notes on Word, and taking tests online. Why start that in college though? Why force kids to have to do everything by pencil and paper to just hand them a computer as a freshman and say "figure it out"? I love the way technology is being incorporated into schools. Mrs. Bennet in We All Become Learners is so excited because a kindergartener taught her something she didn't know and it made her life so much easier. As a future teacher, I still have a lot to learn about project based learning, and online resources. Being a good teacher no longer cuts it. You have to be able to be a good teacher and teach kids in a way they will want to learn and a way they will retain what they are learning. Sometime in the next year, lesson plans and everything online will have to become a must. If I want to have a good job I have to be good at what I do, and still get my points across.
iPads have so much to offer students. iPads in the Classroom shows how the Chicago school system is working with iPads, and what they have done with them. It's crazy to think of how new all of this technology is, the iPads only a few years old, yet it has the ability to change everything. The teachers in that video praise how much better it is for the students to see things online like that. While there may only be one physical teacher in the classroom, it's important that many teachers and resources be available online. Some kindergarteners have more knowledge and more of a willing to learn that most college students. We are in the middle of a great change, and we have to be willing to go with it and utilize it to the best of our ability.
iPads have so much to offer students. iPads in the Classroom shows how the Chicago school system is working with iPads, and what they have done with them. It's crazy to think of how new all of this technology is, the iPads only a few years old, yet it has the ability to change everything. The teachers in that video praise how much better it is for the students to see things online like that. While there may only be one physical teacher in the classroom, it's important that many teachers and resources be available online. Some kindergarteners have more knowledge and more of a willing to learn that most college students. We are in the middle of a great change, and we have to be willing to go with it and utilize it to the best of our ability.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Blog Post #6
Anthony Capps is an intelligent and wonderful teacher. When I was still a student in Gulf Shores High School, my favorite teacher's son was in his class, and she couldn't say enough good about him. These videos show what a knowledgeable man he really is and I love the way he looks at his class and his ideas. He never gets to full of himself, and he really seems to realize that not everything is always going to work perfectly and that he needs to be continually learning and changing his ideas. When we started this class six weeks ago, I was sitting there wondering how they could make a whole 16 weeks out of what they were talking about. Listening to Dr. Strange talk to Anthony Capps is a total eye opener and a fantastic example of what we will need to be doing in the classroom. These talks give a whole new light on EDM310. If you weren't serious about this class before you better be after you hear this. His ways of projects are so engaging and so fun, even as the teacher. That would be amazing to watch the students be so engaged and to have adults come in and the students actually be able to explain what they are doing and why they are doing it. I know I was definitely never able to do that in third grade, even though I did and still do think the world of my third grade teacher.
There are so many ways to teach, project based learning seems to be a "best bet" as it engages students and really works their minds. The way Mr. Capps teaches gives room for him to approve. Some of his projects could be something everyone needs to do, other projects you have to go to plan B and see what could be done better or differently. Or, you might have to use improvisation and come up with a whole new project on the spot. This is what makes reflection so important. We must be able to take the peer editing and everything else we've learned from week one and apply it, and still be able o reflect on it. As future teachers we must utilize every resource we have possible and apply them to everything we do.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Blog Post #5
A PLN (Personal Learning Network) is a network of people and tools you can use to get help, collaborate ideas, or use for consultation. Starting my PLN has been interesting. I created a Symbaloo to keep track of my old accounts and some of my newer ones. As a teacher, it's important to have a network, people to share ideas and thoughts with, and get help from. In my started PLN I have my Facebook and Twitter, and I recently created a LinkedIn to help the process. The Symbaloo is a great way to keep it all organized and in one area, I made that my homepage so it's the first thing when I open the internet. It also has useful sites like Yippy, DuckDuckGo, and Wikipedia. I also have Evernote, which will save notes, websites, and even business cards. It's all about being organized and the Symbaloo layout is very helpful with that. People that will be important in a PLN will also be the teachers and classmates and sometimes even the students whose blogs we read and comment on weekly. There's so much out there we can use to network, thousands of people and millions of resources. Saturday, February 7, 2015
Project #15 Search Engines
Below are eight search engines I have tested and reviewed, as well as links to try them yourself!
#1 WolframAlpha : For the WolframAlpha I searched the word "beach". It pulled up an interpretation, definition, hyphenation, first known uses in english, and more. This search engine would be useful if one was searching for an unfamiliar word.
#2 DuckDuckGo : For DuckDuckGo, I searched the word "duck". It had a big ad at the top telling how they are different from others, before listing different links to a definition, the Wikipedia description of the word, and some to the "Duck Dynasty" show. This search engine seems to be very similar to Google, probably a copycat of it or something similar. It would be useful for searching general topics or terms.
#3 Ixquick : Ixquick immediately states that it is a private search engine, leading me to search the word "privacy". It also first pulls up ads, then much like DuckDuckGo, it pulls up links to a definition, a Wikipedia link, and other links to things related to privacy. I didn't find this website to be any more or less useful than Google, but it would also be useful for general terms or topics.
#4 DogPile : DogPile is a very cute, pet induced website. After typing the word "dog" I clicked "Go Fetch" to search my word. This website would be most useful when searching for something pet related- breeds, food, stores, and more.
#5 Excite : The home page of Excite has a very boring layout, with a lot of ads for Expedia plane tickets. I searched the word "ticket" and got another boring layout with links to sites like stubhub.com. This website would be useful for a basic search.
#6 Lycos : Lycos is a newer website, it's copyright year is 2015. For this search engine, I searched the word "lion" bringing up a number of links that went to a wildlife preserve, a Wikipedia site, and other resources. This search engine is another Google knockoff, it would also be useful for general basic searches.
#7 HotBot : This black and red robot ran website seems very much like Bing or Google, but without all the effects. I searched the word "magnet" and got results for Amazon and Wikipedia. This website also has a spot for checking the weather and it's labeled Weather Zombie. This site would be useful for checking the weather.
#8GoTo : To search GoTo, I typed in "Boykin Breeders" resulting in a direct list of places you could get Boykin Spaniel puppies. This search engine rocks because it features minimal ads and gives you exactly what you want, but it's downfall is it does not have images, shopping, etc. It just has the web search.
#1 WolframAlpha : For the WolframAlpha I searched the word "beach". It pulled up an interpretation, definition, hyphenation, first known uses in english, and more. This search engine would be useful if one was searching for an unfamiliar word.
#2 DuckDuckGo : For DuckDuckGo, I searched the word "duck". It had a big ad at the top telling how they are different from others, before listing different links to a definition, the Wikipedia description of the word, and some to the "Duck Dynasty" show. This search engine seems to be very similar to Google, probably a copycat of it or something similar. It would be useful for searching general topics or terms.
#3 Ixquick : Ixquick immediately states that it is a private search engine, leading me to search the word "privacy". It also first pulls up ads, then much like DuckDuckGo, it pulls up links to a definition, a Wikipedia link, and other links to things related to privacy. I didn't find this website to be any more or less useful than Google, but it would also be useful for general terms or topics.
#4 DogPile : DogPile is a very cute, pet induced website. After typing the word "dog" I clicked "Go Fetch" to search my word. This website would be most useful when searching for something pet related- breeds, food, stores, and more.
#5 Excite : The home page of Excite has a very boring layout, with a lot of ads for Expedia plane tickets. I searched the word "ticket" and got another boring layout with links to sites like stubhub.com. This website would be useful for a basic search.
#6 Lycos : Lycos is a newer website, it's copyright year is 2015. For this search engine, I searched the word "lion" bringing up a number of links that went to a wildlife preserve, a Wikipedia site, and other resources. This search engine is another Google knockoff, it would also be useful for general basic searches.
#7 HotBot : This black and red robot ran website seems very much like Bing or Google, but without all the effects. I searched the word "magnet" and got results for Amazon and Wikipedia. This website also has a spot for checking the weather and it's labeled Weather Zombie. This site would be useful for checking the weather.
#8GoTo : To search GoTo, I typed in "Boykin Breeders" resulting in a direct list of places you could get Boykin Spaniel puppies. This search engine rocks because it features minimal ads and gives you exactly what you want, but it's downfall is it does not have images, shopping, etc. It just has the web search.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Blog Post #4
"An open-ended question is designed to encourage a full, meaningful answer using the subject's own knowledge and/or feelings" (Media College). That is the main thing I have learned from my readings. In these readings, many ways on how to ask questions and keep getting answers are presented. In one video, Questioning Styles and Strategies, a man goes over many different ways to keep questions going such and random calling of names for answers, prodding, and asking who agrees with something someone says. All of these articles stress the importance of asking the right questions.
We ask hundreds of questions everyday, and will ask five times that when we become teachers. It will be our job to get answers, to get the information out of the students so you know that you've taught them something. There are so many different ways to do this, we just have to utilize those ways to produce the answers we want. First, we have to give them the knowledge. Questions can't be answered on knowledge that has never been learned. It has to come from somewhere, something we will have had to instructed to them. Questions need to be asked in specific ways.
In the classroom setting, it's always a good idea to make notes in your lesson plan of when to ask questions, and if you take it a step further, write down possible questions you could ask, making sure to never ask more than one question at a time. More than one question could throw the focus, or cause not all parts of the question to be answered. Another thing to remember would be to make sure that test questions are asked in the open ended format as well. A yes or no question could easily be answered with a yes or a no, and no explanation would be given because it was not asked of them to give one.
While there is no wrong way to ask a question, there is also no guarantee the questions will be answered the ways you want them to be unless you ask them in a way that requires a full answer including everything you asked. The best way to do that is to utilize the different ways of asking open-ended questions to get the best and most fulfilling answer.
Sources:
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/interviews/open-ended-questions.html
We ask hundreds of questions everyday, and will ask five times that when we become teachers. It will be our job to get answers, to get the information out of the students so you know that you've taught them something. There are so many different ways to do this, we just have to utilize those ways to produce the answers we want. First, we have to give them the knowledge. Questions can't be answered on knowledge that has never been learned. It has to come from somewhere, something we will have had to instructed to them. Questions need to be asked in specific ways.
In the classroom setting, it's always a good idea to make notes in your lesson plan of when to ask questions, and if you take it a step further, write down possible questions you could ask, making sure to never ask more than one question at a time. More than one question could throw the focus, or cause not all parts of the question to be answered. Another thing to remember would be to make sure that test questions are asked in the open ended format as well. A yes or no question could easily be answered with a yes or a no, and no explanation would be given because it was not asked of them to give one.
While there is no wrong way to ask a question, there is also no guarantee the questions will be answered the ways you want them to be unless you ask them in a way that requires a full answer including everything you asked. The best way to do that is to utilize the different ways of asking open-ended questions to get the best and most fulfilling answer.
Sources:
http://www.mediacollege.com/journalism/interviews/open-ended-questions.html
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Project #4 C4T#1-Post#2 Mrs. Hernandez
http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2015/01/school-or-learning.html
Mrs. Hernandez has a busy life, she has been off her blog for some time, trying to keep up with her students and work. She makes some good points about schooliness, as described by another blogger and is something she refers to often. Mrs. Hernandez also makes a good point about how tests are a huge part of school, basically saying that AP classes and rigor homework are all that really count. But in the end, she still has a good passion for what she does, and it keeps her going through everything she doesn't like. "I suggest a new measurement we can use for if our education is working. Instead of the bubble tests that measure, among other things, ability to guess the best answer out of four, why don't we look around at our society. Are there less school shootings? Are there less suicides? Is the growth of the giant pile of garbage in the ocean slowing or reversing? I could go on and on...."
Kirstin Bailey said... I love your thoughts on school. You seem to be a very motivated teacher, it's interesting that your students have blogs as well. Tests are a lot of what school means. As a college student I can do anything, as long as I pass the tests. I enjoyed reading your draft. February 1, 2015 at 10:37 AM
http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/12/practice-heart-soul-of-learning.html
Yoga is about practice. Mrs. Hernandez relates that to her students practicing and growing in their reading and writing. They're practice has brought so much improvement to their work, much like the improvement you would see in yoga after practicing it.
Kirstin Bailey said...
Mrs. Hernandez has a busy life, she has been off her blog for some time, trying to keep up with her students and work. She makes some good points about schooliness, as described by another blogger and is something she refers to often. Mrs. Hernandez also makes a good point about how tests are a huge part of school, basically saying that AP classes and rigor homework are all that really count. But in the end, she still has a good passion for what she does, and it keeps her going through everything she doesn't like. "I suggest a new measurement we can use for if our education is working. Instead of the bubble tests that measure, among other things, ability to guess the best answer out of four, why don't we look around at our society. Are there less school shootings? Are there less suicides? Is the growth of the giant pile of garbage in the ocean slowing or reversing? I could go on and on...."
Kirstin Bailey said... I love your thoughts on school. You seem to be a very motivated teacher, it's interesting that your students have blogs as well. Tests are a lot of what school means. As a college student I can do anything, as long as I pass the tests. I enjoyed reading your draft. February 1, 2015 at 10:37 AM
http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/12/practice-heart-soul-of-learning.html
Yoga is about practice. Mrs. Hernandez relates that to her students practicing and growing in their reading and writing. They're practice has brought so much improvement to their work, much like the improvement you would see in yoga after practicing it.
Mrs. Hernandez, I am a student at the University of South Alabama, and this blog post completely connects with me! I have started a yoga class this semester, so that part is clear as the light of day to me. The fact that you have gotten to see your students grow over the course of two years is spectacular, and the comment shows me that you have taught them so much. It's still amazing to me how much teachers can impact students, I can't wait to become one!
Project #6 C4K February
Alex Gu's Blog Post
In Alex's blog post, he talks about wanting to be a superhero. He wants to go and learn his superpowers, then save the universe. Afterwards he would get ice cream to celebrate.
Kirstin Bailey
February 3, 2015 at 3:04 PM
Alex, I think it’s so neat that you want to be the Green Lantern! You could experience so much saving the universe, and having ice cream after would be such a treat. If I had a super power it would be to read minds. I always thought it would be cool to know what people are thinking.
Amber's Blog Post
In Amber's blog post, she talks about a school play that they will perform this year called "Ax of Murder" where she will have an unspecified roll. Last year she was in "Romeo and Juliet" and said it was a lot of fun and great memories.
Amber,
What is your roll this year and what is this play about? It sounds interesting so far! That's a great way to make memories, and it's an awesome experience for you in the school setting. I am a college student and I'm going to school to be a teacher, and I really wish I'd done more activities like that when I was your age. Good luck!
Kirstin Bailey
In Alex's blog post, he talks about wanting to be a superhero. He wants to go and learn his superpowers, then save the universe. Afterwards he would get ice cream to celebrate.
Kirstin Bailey
February 3, 2015 at 3:04 PM
Alex, I think it’s so neat that you want to be the Green Lantern! You could experience so much saving the universe, and having ice cream after would be such a treat. If I had a super power it would be to read minds. I always thought it would be cool to know what people are thinking.
Amber's Blog Post
In Amber's blog post, she talks about a school play that they will perform this year called "Ax of Murder" where she will have an unspecified roll. Last year she was in "Romeo and Juliet" and said it was a lot of fun and great memories.
What is your roll this year and what is this play about? It sounds interesting so far! That's a great way to make memories, and it's an awesome experience for you in the school setting. I am a college student and I'm going to school to be a teacher, and I really wish I'd done more activities like that when I was your age. Good luck!
Kirstin Bailey
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Blog Post #3
Peer editing is important. It is receiving something written by someone your own age. In a younger setting, that can cause a lot of hurt feelings or misunderstandings within the small group. An important aspect not really stressed in the videos was peer editing with a dictionary! Having something there to refer to can dispute arguments and save the stress of guessing one another on spelling or meanings of different words. Good points to make sure to use with students would be to make sure they give a compliment, not just tell them what they did wrong. Compliments tell the writer what they did right and gives them a good feeling about their work, instead of just criticism.
Gentle criticism is important for students to learn what they do wrong while not crushing what they think about their work. If a student comes to peer editing with a work they think the world of, but it is not what they think it is, it's very important not to step on toes and hurt feelings. Constructive criticism is the best way to get around that and teaching people at a young age how to positively edit someone's work is the best way to do it. Teaching children at a young age to peer edit will be helpful to them through everything they do, even if it's something bigger than a paper. Peer editing will be used for your entire life, it's best to be done correctly and nicely while still giving structure to what needs to be fixed.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Blog Post #2
In the Mr. Dancealot video, there is a good example of how not to teach, but also the importance of students paying attention. To dance the final, all the students had were the notes the teacher had given, no prior experience. To me that shows the importance of not relying solely on the teacher for instruction, you also have to teach yourself. Saying that, he conclusion of this video is the importance of the teacher actually teaching and not just throwing material at the students. While it is important to let the students teach themselves you also have to guide them. I do not agree with the way Mr. Dancealot taught because it didn't help the students. They weren't taught how to do it, just briefly shown an example and told to take notes.
For Robert, teaching in the 21st century is engaging your students to learn and integrating the technology while you do it. Teaching in the 21st century means new innovations for the way teaching is done, technology serves as a useful tool as a 21st century teacher.
I. What kind of teacher teaches in the 21st century
II. What resources are available to kids
III. What can teachers do to integrate these resources
IV. What does it take to keep the kids interested
V. What kind of teacher do you want to be
Above are the main points made in the video about teaching in the 21st century. We need the technology provided in order to teach children and teach them correctly. Information online is easily made false and not worthy to meet a standard, but it is on there anyway for anyone to see. I think Robert sees teaching changing a slight bit more drastically than I do. I do not really believe that young children, like the elementary age I will be teaching, will be blogging, tweeting, or facebooking, simply because that is a young age to be on that, and from what I have gathered helping in elementary schools, most parents still keep an age level for when things like that are allowed to be used. If Robert is correct though, it will be my job as a teacher to have the kids learn right from wrong. They need to know when they're reading something legitimate or when it's made up from someone who just likes to make stories up. Credible sources are far and few between anymore, the news media is like the game telephone, every time a story is retold it changes just a little. Games like that would be a fun way to teach children credentials.
The "networking" student needs a teacher for a lot of reasons. While his teacher may not have been helping to him, most teachers offer material for side reading, or at least a book that can be purchased for learning, that's usually not the case. The video is great in theory, but in reality, especially in high school, if a student has a professor that does not want to lecture, give any material, or assign a book, most people will drop the class. It's simple laziness. We are lazy in nature, and if the teacher wants us to have no outline of a class and no structure, we will drop the class. The networking student is just a figment of wonderful imagination that likely never exists. Even with technology playing such a big part, it still is not probable for someone to put in that kind of work.
Mrs. Davis has a great idea for her classroom. She's connecting her children with so many opportunities and learning tools. Her idea of making them learn something to teach her is brilliant, because it was something the kids were interested in and that made her interested in it. If more teachers taught like this we would have so much more knowledge coming out of high school. Connecting her kids as far as the Middle East is huge for them, that gives them so much of an opportunity for new things and new ideas and thoughts. More teachers and schools should be integrating like Mrs. Davis is in her classroom.
Who is ahead in the learning race? While the answer may seem obvious, it is not quite as obvious as one might think. While the graduates are supposed to have the most knowledge and be the smartest, third graders have figured out macbook computers when most have not. Undergraduate and graduate students are supposed to be ahead, but with all the upcoming technology, the tables have turned. Its no longer the college kids are the smartest, but the elementary school kids are so far advanced because of what they are given. Gulf Shores Elementary was a great place to show that because the children there are ready to learn and have great enthusiasm for everything they have done. As some one who has volunteered in GSES, I can say that those kids technology knowledge and where they are in their learning is far advanced. They have taken a step up and those kids really are "ahead in the learning race."
I. What kind of teacher teaches in the 21st century
II. What resources are available to kids
III. What can teachers do to integrate these resources
IV. What does it take to keep the kids interested
V. What kind of teacher do you want to be
Above are the main points made in the video about teaching in the 21st century. We need the technology provided in order to teach children and teach them correctly. Information online is easily made false and not worthy to meet a standard, but it is on there anyway for anyone to see. I think Robert sees teaching changing a slight bit more drastically than I do. I do not really believe that young children, like the elementary age I will be teaching, will be blogging, tweeting, or facebooking, simply because that is a young age to be on that, and from what I have gathered helping in elementary schools, most parents still keep an age level for when things like that are allowed to be used. If Robert is correct though, it will be my job as a teacher to have the kids learn right from wrong. They need to know when they're reading something legitimate or when it's made up from someone who just likes to make stories up. Credible sources are far and few between anymore, the news media is like the game telephone, every time a story is retold it changes just a little. Games like that would be a fun way to teach children credentials.
The "networking" student needs a teacher for a lot of reasons. While his teacher may not have been helping to him, most teachers offer material for side reading, or at least a book that can be purchased for learning, that's usually not the case. The video is great in theory, but in reality, especially in high school, if a student has a professor that does not want to lecture, give any material, or assign a book, most people will drop the class. It's simple laziness. We are lazy in nature, and if the teacher wants us to have no outline of a class and no structure, we will drop the class. The networking student is just a figment of wonderful imagination that likely never exists. Even with technology playing such a big part, it still is not probable for someone to put in that kind of work.
Mrs. Davis has a great idea for her classroom. She's connecting her children with so many opportunities and learning tools. Her idea of making them learn something to teach her is brilliant, because it was something the kids were interested in and that made her interested in it. If more teachers taught like this we would have so much more knowledge coming out of high school. Connecting her kids as far as the Middle East is huge for them, that gives them so much of an opportunity for new things and new ideas and thoughts. More teachers and schools should be integrating like Mrs. Davis is in her classroom.
Who is ahead in the learning race? While the answer may seem obvious, it is not quite as obvious as one might think. While the graduates are supposed to have the most knowledge and be the smartest, third graders have figured out macbook computers when most have not. Undergraduate and graduate students are supposed to be ahead, but with all the upcoming technology, the tables have turned. Its no longer the college kids are the smartest, but the elementary school kids are so far advanced because of what they are given. Gulf Shores Elementary was a great place to show that because the children there are ready to learn and have great enthusiasm for everything they have done. As some one who has volunteered in GSES, I can say that those kids technology knowledge and where they are in their learning is far advanced. They have taken a step up and those kids really are "ahead in the learning race."
This is the first I have heard of classroom flipping. I do not currently think it would be useful, but only trial and error would tell. Just from the amount of work kids already sit in school getting instruction and going home with homework is over the top, and to try and force kids to watch lessons and learn things themselves without any prior instruction is a huge overload for some kids. I believe in the end it would do more harm than good, although it is a pretty good idea for more driven students.
Teaching students the system is a great way to harmonize them. It tells them exactly what is expected, what to look for and find, and they have a better chance of acquiring a goal because of it. Coaching in the classroom gives new light on boring topics, such as the writers Shakespeare. His kids did not enjoy it until he taught them the system and opened their eyes. That would be so useful in so many classroom objectives. Explain to the students exactly and the results will be phenomenal.
Teaching students the system is a great way to harmonize them. It tells them exactly what is expected, what to look for and find, and they have a better chance of acquiring a goal because of it. Coaching in the classroom gives new light on boring topics, such as the writers Shakespeare. His kids did not enjoy it until he taught them the system and opened their eyes. That would be so useful in so many classroom objectives. Explain to the students exactly and the results will be phenomenal.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Blog #1
I've heard EDM310 is a class you have to work for your grade, push yourself to success. My biggest fear about this class has to be the blogging. I have never blogged before and am very confused about other blogs, posting, and the commenting. Just a few minutes ago my following list went completely blank, and I thought I was going to have to go re-add everyone in the class, which was a victory the first time I did it. This is my first semester in the college of education and I have 16 credit hours, four classes are education based and I still am not sure how to even navigate the building. EDM310 already seems like it will be one of my harder courses, but as someone who is new to the 300 level classes, I miss those easy 100 level classes. I have plans to go to the lab and get some help more than once this semester, especially if I never catch up on how to work a blogging website and learn how and when to comment on others blogs.
My only questions about EDM at the moment is the commenting portion, and when we are supposed to comment on our peers, how many peers we are supposed to comment to, and when we will be commenting on teachers and students around the world. EDM310 has given me a lot to take in this first crazy week, but I expect a great semester with a great group of professionals.
My only questions about EDM at the moment is the commenting portion, and when we are supposed to comment on our peers, how many peers we are supposed to comment to, and when we will be commenting on teachers and students around the world. EDM310 has given me a lot to take in this first crazy week, but I expect a great semester with a great group of professionals.
Practice Blog Post 1
Outline
I. About me
II. Why I want to be an educator
III. 21st century educators
IV. My passions
My name is Kirstin Bailey, I was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Gulf Shores, Alabama five years ago as a freshman in high school. Being someone who was not fond of high school, I did dual enrollment and early graduation, and knocked my entire freshman year out so that when I started South in the fall, I was a sophomore. I work at a vet office, animals are almost as cool as children and a big interest of mine. Animals are a challenge but the work is definitely a blessing, and a lesson in the medical feild. I always thought I would end up back in Georgia after high school, then I found South. I first visited my sophomore year of high school, when my sister decided to go to nursing school here and I fell in love.
My family is very special to me. I am very close with my mom and go home to see her as often as I can. My family used to be very spread out, but my nana has finally moved to Foley, Alabama. That just leaves my aunt who lives in Houston. She comes to visit a good bit, I am often mistaken for her daughter because we look so much alike.
Education is important to me. I think it's important that children have a place to go where they feel safe, especially if they don't have a great home life. Teachers are supposed to be the foundation for such kids. For all the other children, it's important to be a foundation to them as well. It is important to mold their minds and encourage them to learn in exciting new ways.
Twenty-first century educators have so much technology right at their fingertips. It's important to utilize that technology and use it any way possible to teach children and to inspire them. Teaching in this century means advanced everything, advanced knowledge, advanced abilities, and advanced learning. Children are smart and capable and full of questions. They just need to be pushed, listened to, and answered, and this century gives more of the capabilities for it.
My passion is animals and children. While I haven't gotten to work as much with children as I have with animals, I enjoy the time I have gotten with each. My boyfriend and I have a bird dog named Millie, she is a boykin spaniel and is sweet and wonderful and incredibly intelligent. Watching her work is a huge passion for me, her grace and her beauty I would not trade her for anything in the world.
I. About me
II. Why I want to be an educator
III. 21st century educators
IV. My passions
My name is Kirstin Bailey, I was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Gulf Shores, Alabama five years ago as a freshman in high school. Being someone who was not fond of high school, I did dual enrollment and early graduation, and knocked my entire freshman year out so that when I started South in the fall, I was a sophomore. I work at a vet office, animals are almost as cool as children and a big interest of mine. Animals are a challenge but the work is definitely a blessing, and a lesson in the medical feild. I always thought I would end up back in Georgia after high school, then I found South. I first visited my sophomore year of high school, when my sister decided to go to nursing school here and I fell in love.
My family is very special to me. I am very close with my mom and go home to see her as often as I can. My family used to be very spread out, but my nana has finally moved to Foley, Alabama. That just leaves my aunt who lives in Houston. She comes to visit a good bit, I am often mistaken for her daughter because we look so much alike.
Education is important to me. I think it's important that children have a place to go where they feel safe, especially if they don't have a great home life. Teachers are supposed to be the foundation for such kids. For all the other children, it's important to be a foundation to them as well. It is important to mold their minds and encourage them to learn in exciting new ways.
Twenty-first century educators have so much technology right at their fingertips. It's important to utilize that technology and use it any way possible to teach children and to inspire them. Teaching in this century means advanced everything, advanced knowledge, advanced abilities, and advanced learning. Children are smart and capable and full of questions. They just need to be pushed, listened to, and answered, and this century gives more of the capabilities for it.
My passion is animals and children. While I haven't gotten to work as much with children as I have with animals, I enjoy the time I have gotten with each. My boyfriend and I have a bird dog named Millie, she is a boykin spaniel and is sweet and wonderful and incredibly intelligent. Watching her work is a huge passion for me, her grace and her beauty I would not trade her for anything in the world.
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