My Element: Flourine
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Posters
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Learning Styles Survey
Wow! This survey described my learning styles perfectly. I'm about 75% intrapersonal. The link to intrapersonal learning describes it as "the road to achievement, learning, and personal satisfaction. You are connected to who you are and how you feel, and you know your own limits and abilities. You often set goals for yourself, self-manage, and reflect on results." I have always known what my goals are and how I want to achieve them. Self motivation is my strongest attribute. It also says that intrapersonal learners make great teachers, so that is very exciting!
My second strongest learning sytle was visual-spatial. It is described as follows: "With an understanding of the visual world and its relation to physical items, you are good at solving spatial problems, designing, and doing crafts. Interior designers have remarkable spatial abilities, as do painters." I always enjoy craft time and I find content easier to understand when presented visually.
Overall this survery was accurate. Intrapersonal and visual-spatial learning is definitely the way I learn. I am going to send the link to my family members to see if it works for them as well :)
My second strongest learning sytle was visual-spatial. It is described as follows: "With an understanding of the visual world and its relation to physical items, you are good at solving spatial problems, designing, and doing crafts. Interior designers have remarkable spatial abilities, as do painters." I always enjoy craft time and I find content easier to understand when presented visually.
Overall this survery was accurate. Intrapersonal and visual-spatial learning is definitely the way I learn. I am going to send the link to my family members to see if it works for them as well :)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tips and Tricks
One trick I know is to press F5 in Microsoft Word to quickly jump to a specific page or footnote.
Also when logging into Blackboard I can never remember where it is located on the CLU website so I just search Blackboard in the CLU search engine and I get the quick link to the Blackboard login page. YAY!!!
Also when logging into Blackboard I can never remember where it is located on the CLU website so I just search Blackboard in the CLU search engine and I get the quick link to the Blackboard login page. YAY!!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Reflection #1
*The differences between how you plan to teach and how you were taught...
When I was in elementary school our teachers taught us straight from the science and history textbooks. These texts were the only source of our science knowledge. We took turns reading paragrahps aloud to the class. When we finished the section our teacher asked us questions relating to the text. My focus was often on the dread of having to read in front of the class rather than the content in the textbook. Math was taught in a more interactive way. We reviewed previous concepts and built upon that knowledge. The teacher completed example problems on the board and then gave us problems to do on our own. We corrected our answers as a class and learned to correct our mistakes.
In the future I plan to make science and history more fun. We will read the required textbook, but that will not be our only source of information. I plan to use more technology to get the students engaged. The fifth grade teacher I am currently observing uses appropriate and short video clips from YouTube and online multiple choice quizzes to teach science and history material. I want my students to know that learning is not limited to textbooks; it can be fun and interesting. I also plan to teach math in the same interactive way that I was taught. The students will solve problems as the lesson progresses. However, I would like to add more applications of mathematics to classroom learning. I am attracted to the idea of using computers for projects. Maybe the students could solve mathematical problems and organize data into spreadsheets, and present their information to the class. My elementary school years did not involve computer time. It was not until junior high that I really used a computer for education purposes. I do not want my students to go without computer knowledge when computers will be a big part of their future education.
When I was in elementary school our teachers taught us straight from the science and history textbooks. These texts were the only source of our science knowledge. We took turns reading paragrahps aloud to the class. When we finished the section our teacher asked us questions relating to the text. My focus was often on the dread of having to read in front of the class rather than the content in the textbook. Math was taught in a more interactive way. We reviewed previous concepts and built upon that knowledge. The teacher completed example problems on the board and then gave us problems to do on our own. We corrected our answers as a class and learned to correct our mistakes.
In the future I plan to make science and history more fun. We will read the required textbook, but that will not be our only source of information. I plan to use more technology to get the students engaged. The fifth grade teacher I am currently observing uses appropriate and short video clips from YouTube and online multiple choice quizzes to teach science and history material. I want my students to know that learning is not limited to textbooks; it can be fun and interesting. I also plan to teach math in the same interactive way that I was taught. The students will solve problems as the lesson progresses. However, I would like to add more applications of mathematics to classroom learning. I am attracted to the idea of using computers for projects. Maybe the students could solve mathematical problems and organize data into spreadsheets, and present their information to the class. My elementary school years did not involve computer time. It was not until junior high that I really used a computer for education purposes. I do not want my students to go without computer knowledge when computers will be a big part of their future education.
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