I feel the blogging experience has helped me discuss my experiences and discuss situations in my PDS. After reviewing my prior post about blog possibilities, I have found that sharing information within a group is always helpful and lets others learn from your experiences, while you learn from theirs. The effectiveness of blogging is demonstrated through collaboration and reflection. As we post new blogs, this gives us time to not only reflect on our experiences but also lets us realize which techniques and practices that worked and ones that did not. For example, Jessica and I discussed how to better get students motivated in the classroom which we both saw as an important variable in student learning. Communication or collaboration in a small group is very valuable. It allows time to highlight mistakes and improve upon them. But more importantly it allows you and others to see what your doing well so you can keep doing it. One primary or reflection topic that stands out in my mind is Student Expectations. As a pre-service teacher, we need to have students know and understand what we expect from them. Whether this is coming into class and taking their seats quietly or what desired expectations we have on each assignment they turn in.
Jessica, what do you think about Student Expectation experiences as a blog topic?
I feel that talking about student expectations in a blog is a good idea. You could talk about if your students reached your expectations or exceed the expectations or failed to meet the expectations. If they dont meet the expectations you could use the blog to reflect why.
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