Wednesday Reflection

Today I made a lot of headway with googleforms. I also learned about Kern Kelley and a P.E. teacher who uses google forms to record data during observation. I will create a range of googleforms to observe my students and use the summarized data to reflect on the effectiveness of my lessons.

MY PROJECT: My project goal is centering on reflective teaching. I have been surveying my kids at the end of units and at the end of the year to find out what they liked and didn't like. The challenge I have run into is both the time consuming nature of handing out paper and pencil, along with explaining the survey to very young kids and then compiling/deciphering the surveys. What I want to do is create something where I could project it, bet feedback and reflect in an easier fashion. I am not quite sure what that will look like, it could be an excel or a powerpoint?

EdCafe Takeaway

We listened to a TED presenter who spoke about failing schools and the need for change.
We reflected on what kind of changes can be made on big and small scales.
We came up with some identified problems with what we see as our system failing our students.
We talked about individualized teachers and what flexibility they have for innovation.
My biggest takeaway was the need for student leaders to showcase their skills to other learners.
The two Teenagers in the class reminded me how capable students are and how they can pass on their enthusiasm for a specific area of a subject to other learners.