Sunday, July 28, 2013

Class #2 5301- Week 2 Reflection

Whoa Nelly I say! This week I tried to put roughly 1.5 hours nightly into the course work to try to get into a better routine. It seemed to work a bit better but I am still up late burning the midnight oil after my work and household responsibilities get completed. This next week I will try to put in 2 hours each night to see if I can finish earlier than the 11th hour of the due date. I know you are all at the edge of your seats waiting in anticipation for next Sunday or perhaps even Saturday to see when I completed my assignments. Oo- the excitement is building. I can sense it.

Anyway- enough dribble about that. Onto what I really learned from this week's assignments. One stand out silly thing I realized was that OMG- I can Google things to try to find the answers. Dr. Timothy Chargois mentioned that toward the end of his interview in the video. It was one of those "Well- duh" moments. I know it was mentioned in one of the web conferences in Class 5311 but I guess I had to hear it twice to really get it. The funny or ironic thing is that is something I always tell my students when they ask me a question. I guess I was thinking old school and I needed to be professional and solve the problems on my own and not ask for help- which is a deficit area I have and that maybe part of another discussion in weeks to come.

Overall though I have really enjoyed all of these assignments. I guess it was the right time for me to pursue this degree.I am really diving into the work and thinking about what they are asking and how it is going to affect me and not just completing an assignment for a grade. I feel the assignments have all been extremely useful in beginning to develop me into a leader in the educational system.  I am also very fortunate that my site supervisor/ principal is a wonderful example of an effective leader. She has had great insight and questions on my Internship Plan and Action Research Plan. I feel like we will be a team in trying to answer both of our questions on how we can better meet the needs both academically and socially for our low socioeconomic students. The journey has been enjoyable so far.

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