What apprehension can you overcome by submitting your article for publication?
I always encounter a sense of apprehension when entereing into unchartered territory. In submitting my article accepted or not, it allows me to feel a sense of accomplishment, in creating something that was even worthy of consideration.
Often in life we hesitate to go forward, test new waters because what if we fail, or are judged too harshly. That seems to haunt me at times, this level of insecurity that prevails, when I know deep down that it shouldn't. Each goal I've reached, each milestone I've crossed has happened because I put forth the effort to make it happen.
So regardless, of the outcome the invitation to submit was one of exhiliration. In the end it jumpstarts that desire to do more, whether it's as simple as writing a letter, or as time consuming as writing and applying for the grant. It's the experience of writing and publishing that's rewarding.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Unit 6 - Thank you part two
Reflecting and Saying Thank You
Unit 6 - Reflecting and saying thank you
Change - it's hard to decided what changes I would like to elicit, because at times it's difficult to introduce our own change. I would hope though that when someone suggests change it does actually improve the content of the paper/or project. I would also hope that when our final project is done its purpose to helps those who are new to teaching in the online community is realized.
I once heard that for a teacher 7 years of continuous teaching is the magic number. At 7 years you can walk into a classroom without a lesson planned, a broken copy machine, computers down and still make it through the day. Time and experience has given you that gift. For new online teachers I hope that our site will give them that gift and they won't have to wait 7 years for a sense of ease and confidence to emerge. I also hope they recognize the dedication that went in to producing the site which we continue to work on as a very cohesive group, sprinkled with some laughter too. In the end my goal is for readers to embrace and appreciate the final project!
As far as thank you's they are aimed at the group. Lisa, Lori, John ---each of you brings your energy, wit and solid work ethic to this project. I truly appreciate that. There's such a sense of team-work, if only that could transcend into my line of work at times, this seamless feeling of all for one, not me, me, me. What a grand place it would be.
Lastly, I need to thank my family for their support and patience during this 18 month journey.
Change - it's hard to decided what changes I would like to elicit, because at times it's difficult to introduce our own change. I would hope though that when someone suggests change it does actually improve the content of the paper/or project. I would also hope that when our final project is done its purpose to helps those who are new to teaching in the online community is realized.
I once heard that for a teacher 7 years of continuous teaching is the magic number. At 7 years you can walk into a classroom without a lesson planned, a broken copy machine, computers down and still make it through the day. Time and experience has given you that gift. For new online teachers I hope that our site will give them that gift and they won't have to wait 7 years for a sense of ease and confidence to emerge. I also hope they recognize the dedication that went in to producing the site which we continue to work on as a very cohesive group, sprinkled with some laughter too. In the end my goal is for readers to embrace and appreciate the final project!
As far as thank you's they are aimed at the group. Lisa, Lori, John ---each of you brings your energy, wit and solid work ethic to this project. I truly appreciate that. There's such a sense of team-work, if only that could transcend into my line of work at times, this seamless feeling of all for one, not me, me, me. What a grand place it would be.
Lastly, I need to thank my family for their support and patience during this 18 month journey.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Unit 5
What will you do to better prepare students for their team/group/partner interactions
Team work is always a hard call. It can be very difficult convincing a 7 year old why it really can be beneficial. By now they have also formed their distinct friendships and have very clear ideas about who they should be paired with. At times it works. For example today, I partnered them up to read about motion. To check for understanding they used their whiteboards and listed one important fact from each chapter. It was very clear who the assignment worked for and who it did not. Yet, I will persevere because I do see the benefits when it works.
I will continue to work on modeling group work, charting the successes, asking for their feedback, asking them to tell what their ideal group would look like. I hope that what they will remember from their experiences is that sharing ideas is a powerful tool in learning, and can make learning a lot of fun.
What will you do to better prepare students for their team/group/partner interactions
Team work is always a hard call. It can be very difficult convincing a 7 year old why it really can be beneficial. By now they have also formed their distinct friendships and have very clear ideas about who they should be paired with. At times it works. For example today, I partnered them up to read about motion. To check for understanding they used their whiteboards and listed one important fact from each chapter. It was very clear who the assignment worked for and who it did not. Yet, I will persevere because I do see the benefits when it works.
I will continue to work on modeling group work, charting the successes, asking for their feedback, asking them to tell what their ideal group would look like. I hope that what they will remember from their experiences is that sharing ideas is a powerful tool in learning, and can make learning a lot of fun.
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