This course has given me a huge reality check on what teaching is all about. I loved how we went over so many different components of teaching, whether it was common core state standards or team teaching, it really gave me a great span of knowledge on all topics. Though, overall the assignments we had to do were not busy work but we will be able to utilize these projects in our future teaching endeavors. I like how the whole class was about modeling. Everything we did I could picture my students doing someday which really helps me feel more prepared for the future. Two assignments I know I will utilize in my future are the book talks and the blog posts. I loved how the book talks were student lead and could get the rest of the class interested in a good book. I think that instead of doing book reports we could do book talks because when it comes down to it students dread books reports and they can copy and paste off of the internet but with a book talk they actually have to knowledgable about the book. I think this assignment would work great with a reading log and summary of chapter of the students personal books and then they would have to do a book talk at the end of the book. I really enjoyed the blog posts because now that I am reaching the end of my college career I'm realizing that reflection is the key to understanding and getting your thoughts out of your head. I think that have the students create blogs would utilize accountability for material and would help them reflect upon what they are reading in class.
Some of the concepts that I enjoyed learning about was Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This chapter really opened my eyes to his philosophy. I feel it is so important to look past what has always been down and get to the point of what is really helping student and what is hindering them. He brings to light theories that are essential for creating a classroom environment where your students enjoy learning. Another concept I really enjoyed was the Template by California CCSS. I think that this template is a perfect model to teach students how to read for meaning rather than at a surface level and to really prepare students for their reading material. While this method is great for writing as well I know that I will utilize this template as a pre-reading, post reading, and writing guide.
I have always been someone who has participated in group discussions but I loved being able to hear my peers thoughts on topics from their own experiences in the classroom. I'm the type of person that learns so much from listening to others and their own experience. I love feedback because I feel that I can always utilize the information in some fascist of life. Whether it was in a big group discussion or a small group discussion I always felt that I came away from it feeling reaffirmed because someone else was having the same issues in their classroom or that we could connect on a topic that we had similar view on. Overall I am so thankful for this course and that I can actually come away saying I truly learned so many new thing. I attribute this class as one of the best english classes I've taken so far.
Kylee
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