Self reflection is one of the biggest ways you can improve things in your life. But in order to do that, you have to listen to what others have to say and be honest with yourself. Since I have not started teaching the online classes yet, I don't really have any artifacts and digital feedback to post in the blog. But I can discuss how I feel this training has been and my reflections on my traditional classroom.
This TOOL training has been quite an experience. When I began I thought it was going to just be a lot of pointless hoops to jump through. But as I have worked through the many quests, I have found that I have learned a lot of new things! I have read about so many new ideas and ways of doing things. I have also tried out and learned a lot about many new websites that are great for educational purposes. I hope I have the chance to utilize them even more through the GAVS program.
In my traditional classroom, I always try to step back and look at what all I do with my students to make sure I am doing them every kind of service I can offer them. I always have to keep in mind that they are teenagers and are still trying to figure everything out! I feel like I have a pretty good relationship with most of my students and they have gotten to where they are pretty honest with me. They let me know when I seem like I am in a bad mood or when I didn't explain something very well. But I try to take that constructively because, ultimately, they are my audience, so they need to feel good about what we are doing in class and understand the different processes.
As a teacher, we have to be able to change things and be flexible with our students. And that means we need to regularly evaluate ourselves to make sure we are doing right by our students. We need to stay up to date with the latest trends and happenings so that we can do what is best for our students. Below is a link to my website for my traditional classroom. I want to make everything as accessible as I can for my students, so I keep homework, notes, and announcements up to date pretty much every day.
Mrs. Pruitt's Website
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