Category Archives: Class Reflection
Students on Strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me – Blog Post 04/14
Hi everyone, This is Tam. I hope you had a beautiful weekend and a wonderful start to the week! Such a warm day out today! It’s hard not to feel the spring energy in the air. I’m still getting used … Continue reading
Field Trip Blog Post
Hi class, I hope everyone enjoyed the field trip as much as I did. I found it to be very engaging and found it so fascinating to learn about the area where we live that has so much history deeply … Continue reading
3/19 – Class 8 Blog Post
Greetings class, I pray all is well and that you are enjoying the wonderful weather we’ve had lately! In Monday’s class, we discussed an array of topics, but for our discussion I want us to reflect more on books as … Continue reading
Methods For Approaching Sensitive Topics in the Classroom
Hi everyone! I hope that everyone has had a nice couple of days and is looking forward to a fun and relaxing break from classes next week. Monday’s class focused on teaching sensitive topics, specifically emphasizing slavery. Many teachers are … Continue reading
(2/24) Instruction and Assessment
Hi everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed the sun today – I can’t believe there was snow on the ground only a week ago! This week we discussed instruction and assessment. I really enjoyed exploring how to select and analyze assessments, … Continue reading
“Blood on the River” Discussion
Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying the snow day! This past week, we read and discussed Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone. We used an anticipation guide while we read and looked at how we could use primary … Continue reading
Reciprocal Teaching and Four Reads Strategy When Reading in the Classroom
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the snow and day off this week! This week in class, we discussed and practiced the methods of reciprocal teaching and the four reads strategy, which both focus on helping students process and … Continue reading
Teaching Economics in Elementary
Hello Fellow Classmates, As I write this blog post, I have to admit even though I enjoy math, studying economics is not the most exciting topic to me but after our class on Tuesday, I now see how wrong I … Continue reading
Types of Assessments: Which is Best?
Good afternoon class! I loved that we got to listen to Ms. Creech at the beginning of class and that she was so kind to come to visit us on campus. Afterward, we covered different types of assessments and that’s … Continue reading
Including Out-of-Classroom Experiences into Teaching
Hi Class! I’m not sure about you all, but I have so many thoughts about our trip to the Valentine Museum yesterday! I absolutely loved how the museum was set up by themes rather than a timeline. This made me … Continue reading