I am coming off a wonderful high of especially spectacular group work and collaboration today. This morning was primarily spent participating in the microteaches of fellow classmates. Shout out to Dan Lafferty, Lauren Grover, Andrew Crabbe and Ian Cooke for doing such a wonderful job! Let's talk about this group work, though. The microteaches were all centered around a different KSA that we as teachers have to work towards and adhere to in our teaching career. In every instance, our teachers did not simply rattle off some information about these KSA's to us for 15 minutes -- they had us work together to learn it ourselves.
- considering formative and summative assessment results in my classroom; if students are continually struggling with material, repeated difficulties and stumbling blocks apparent in formative/summative assessment will indicate where my teaching needs to be improved - accessing my PLN or other teachers in the school to evaluate/audit my teaching
Then, I topped my day off by spending 3.5 hours with the lovely Kim, Johannah and Cheyenne working on a group lesson that is sure to be informative and thought-provoking -- the No-Zero Debate! If you haven't heard anything about this, Google it. I'll even make a pause in this wall of text for you to take a moment and Google it. This is a picture of what your screen should look like right now. I'll give you a moment to come back to me. After that refreshing Google break, let me tell you why all of this rocked my socks.
I have spent the last few weeks among a group of inspired, passionate, motivated people who are all looking to better the world with their existence. It has been absolutely rewarding, entirely insightful and extremely refreshing to be around this kind of enthusiasm all the time. We are students, teachers, colleagues and friends. We are on level with each other. From this group of people come some super juicy ideas, viewpoints and perspectives I had never considered and resources and strategies that I would love to make my own. I have so much to learn from these people. The group projects we have now and the group projects we'll share in our future are going to have me always reconsidering my stance - am I truly being fair and just? Can I incorporate that method to make this lesson better?. It will force me to consider whether what I bring to the table is ultimately the best professional I can present. This group of people will constantly be making me think about how I can be a better teacher. Similarly, I look forward to (and have already enjoyed) the ability to help my fellow students be the best they can be. How lucky I am to be a part of this
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Meagan Fullerton-LeeMeagan is an aspiring teacher, voracious reader, tentative motorcyclist, and passionate gardener. In all things she sees education. Here she shares her passions. Archives
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