During this quarter I have learned a lot about myself as a teacher and student. The first thing that stuck out to me as a positive was the blogs used during the class. I have never created a blog or used a blog as a communication device or for a class. Usually canvas is the way professors go but I appreciated the change of pace. The second thing I noticed within the class was the amount of reading to be done both in and out of the classroom. Reading was required along with 2 blog post per week. A lot of the readings either helped me as a teacher as can help my students in the future.
One of my favorite parts of the class was the book talks. I learned about a lot of new books to teach in the classroom and read on my own. I enjoyed giving book talks because I got to talk about books I am passionate about which is awesome. Every book I learned about during the class was exciting and pumped me up to read and teach.
One of the things I learned about myself as a teacher is I am always learning and growing intellectually. I didn't think I could accomplish a three week unit plan but I did. It was a fulfilling expirence. Every piece of literature read helped fuel the three week unit plan. Sean was a fundamental tool in the process. He took the time to look over everything and make sure every student was ready for the entire unit. Every draft I turned Sean helped me fine tune and get perfect- especially my lesson plan.
Overall, I feel like this class needs to be longer because I could have learned a lot more and it was such a helpful class.
