Meredith's 303 Reflection Blog

 Hello all! I have to be honest, I I feels though I didn't grow a whole lot this week. I think part of this is because I am still struggling with burn out and I am constantly trying to find ways to remain motivated and getting things done. I have connected with other peers and have found many are feeling similar and it was nice to know that we weren't alone in this feeling. I did grow a bit while learning about and understanding UDL. I feel we talk a lot about learning styles and learning needs but er haven't really put everything together yet. UDL explains that learning preferences person to person is as unique as a finger print and UDL is a way of teaching with the least amount of barriers. This is where creative and diverse teaching, and meeting standards meet for me. I am excited to dive deeper into this topic with both Torres and Shaffer's class for I hope to keep growing in this area. Hoping you are all doing well, and if you are dealing with burnout, stress, exha...

 This week has been an interesting week. For starters, I think I am starting to feel pretty burnt out. I am having a hard time juggling everything and it is causing me to become more and more unmotivated. Of course I am still dedicated on becoming a teacher but, I need to find ways to deal with the start of my burn out cycle so I can nip it in the bud. Any advice? Other than that, I have learned quite a bit about myself as a student teacher. One, teaching peers and teaching students are two VERY different experiences, I am very nervous and apprehensive when it comes to teaching my peer. With students I am far more bubbly and energetic. Second, I need to learn how to draw people out. I found when I was teaching my lessons this week, many peers remained quite and didn't offer up much information (to no fault of their own, not only is it an odd experience but, I also need to do more/give more). This is something that I think will come with time in a classroom but, it is a frustrating ...

My brain is slightly mush, and I have no concept of time anymore, but aside from that, it’s been a decent week in terms of growth.   I believe this has been a very “growth heavy” week for me. I think I am getting much more comfortable with lesson plans and alignment. Not only can I fill out the template with know confidence but I can do so with more speed and less reliance on outside sources to help me through it. I am memorizing each section and what it should entail and how it should relate to my lesson. Lesson plans no longer feel like this huge intimidating thing but more of a slightly stressful encounter. I am excited to keep up this growth and hope to keep improving my lesson plans.  This week I also got a swift kick to the gut on how uncomfortable I still am with assessment. I did learn I feel more equipped  to create writing and performance assessment but still with not much confidence. But, I am struggling with a selective response assessment even more than the o...