A documentation of my journey to certification
In this post please discuss how your Sophomore Block field experience helped you to move forward as an educator. That is, what did this opportunity allow you to do and how will this experience help you to make the next step on your journey. I truly LOVED my sophomore block experience! I never had the … Read more
“Please write a blog post about your current understanding of the concept of developmentally appropriate pedagogy within your field of study/expertise.” My current understanding of the concept of developmentally appropriate pedagogy within the field of study of instrumental music education: Through my study of developmentally appropriate pedagogy, it seems that the majority of common practice among music … Read more
Reflect: “How I can support adolescents in their quest to become independent young adults and productive citizens.” I have always believed in a “lead by example” role modeling system, when it comes to my interactions with students I am teaching/tutoring. How can I support adolescents in their “quest” to become independent young adults and productive … Read more
Prompt for this blog: What role does observation of students play in your capacity to understand student’s developmental pathways/trajectory? Consider both the broad developmental progressions and specific progressions within your area of speciality. The role that observation of students has in my capacity to understand students’ developmental pathways/trajectories is to create expectations based on trends … Read more
It’s a great song, in my opinio-I’m just kidding. “How Do You Measure a Year” is a documentary we watched in class which depicts an individual’s growth from 2 years old all the way to 18 years old. I wanted to reflect on two things that I found memorable/relevant from this documentary: The first thing … Read more
Here is my second reflective blog entry on Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talk Prompts for reflection: -Society is an ever-changing aspect of our worlds that holds a tight grip on our realities. As teachers, we arguably have to constantly combat what is happening outside of the classroom, within our society. Especially within the my lifetime … Read more
Here is where I am going to constantly update my ever changing educational philosophy
Welcome to my first blog post starting my education journey at Saint Norbert College As part of this class, we are writing bi-weekly blog post reflections. Here is my first one: “Teaching: a calling or a job? Why do I want to do this? What have I learned about my personal teaching philosophy so far?” … Read more
