Today was my second first day of class and after being in Education 410 I already feel as though I have expanded my educational knowledge. Being back on Gardner-Webb's campus and being back in Craig Hall makes it feel as though we never really left. Today's objectives were getting to know each other and familiarizing ourselves with this new course. Integration and Assessment are terms that we will be throwing around this semester as we jump into lesson planning. Dictionary.com defines integration as, an act or instant of combining into an integral whole, and assessment as, the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.
We were able to see some of these new vocabulary words put into action today. Dr. Clark sent us outside to break the ice with each other in a friendly game of baby blob tag. Afterwards, we then were brainstorming ways we could use this game in the classroom to help students with either numbers like addition or multiplication, or just physically fitness skills. These are all examples of how to integrate in our lessons. Cross-curriculum is another great way to keep students actively thinking. We talked about why assessment is needed as well. End of grade testing has been a big debate, but teachers have to find some way to assess and progress monitor their students.
All of these are topics we are going to be diving deep into this semester as we learn how to correctly assess students, and how to correctly write an integrated unit plan. The big pictures reveals that all of these are tools we can use in the classroom to make us the best teachers. These skills will also help us to be able to check off all the NCTCS standards that are required of us: to be a leader in the classroom, provide a safe environment for learning, know the content of what we are teaching, be the facilitator of learning, and be able to reflect of student's practice.
As I look back on what we have learned thus far it all makes sense and connects. The ultimate goal is to be an effective teacher who engages students to learn and be successful in the process. I feel like that is so present in the future classrooms too, especially with the expansion of technology. There are so many new skills and tools we can use to enhance education.
Abby!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your ultimate goal. I think that is something that we should all strive for as teachers. We have to make sure our students are engaged in what we are teaching them, and one way we can do that is through assessment!
I also agree with you that technology is going to continue to grow! We have to be able to adapt as teachers so we are able to use the new skills and tools to enhance the education of our future students!
I loved when we came back into the classroom and reflected on everything we could pull just from a simple game of tag. I feel like we all work so well together and we brainstorm great ideas. I love our group of future educators and I'm so excited to continue to work with y'all!
ReplyDeleteAbby, wanting to be a teacher that engages students in their learning and encourages them to be successful is a great ultimate goal to have. This is really looking at the big picture and what is really important in the profession of teaching. You did an amazing job connecting our last EDUC 410's class to the NCTCS standards. I'm excited for us to expand our teaching knowledge together this semester, in this class!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog post! I really love how you want to use technology to enhance your classroom and education as a whole. I also enjoyed how you used the leadership standard to tie into NCTCS, you are completely correct on all of those aspects.
ReplyDeleteAbby,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I really like how you made connections to your future teaching. You got the point of all of this! You also made a great connection to the NCTCS. Next time, try to connect to specific indicators in the NCTCS and do some outside research to further your learning.