Introduction Looking back on my career in education, I find it surprising and enlightening that it feels a lot like raising children. I knew going into teaching that I enjoyed my trade and wanted to pass this passion on to the next generation. What I didnāt expect was the joy I experience watching people grow,…
PIDP 3260: Assignment 4 – Reflection #2 Objective For this reflective writing assignment Iāve chosen to reflect on Brookfieldās quote from The Skillful Teacher, āāTeaching is frequently a gloriously messy pursuit in which shock, contradiction and risk are endemicā (p. 1). In this quote, Brookfield is acknowledging the realities of teaching. The first paragraph of…
The Scenario Joe is not the strongest of students. He is over 50 years old, has 25+ years of work experience in the electrical industry, but has a history of struggling to pass trade school. He is part of the electrical union and enjoys his work, but they are starting to push him to complete…
This video is on Barkley’s SET 33: Jigsaw. I decided to choose an engagement technique that other students havenāt done during my tenure in the course. Although the standard Jigsaw doesnāt exactly fit my classroom, a variation as outlined by Barkley does fit well. I outlined an example of this variation being implemented in the…
This video is on Elizabeth Berkley’s T/S 7: Teach things worth learning. I chose this topic because the idea of getting away from memorizing information and working towards understanding speaks to me. When I read the quote about learning how to find information, it naturally made me think of code class. The video was fun…
PIDP 3250 – Assignment 1: Reflection 2 Objective For this assignment, Iāve chosen to reflect on the power of association in information retention and recollection. In describing association, Barkleyās Student Engagement Techniques (2010) states āLearning two items together so that the two are bonded or associated also affects transfer, and when one of the items…
PIDP 3250 – Assignment 1: Reflection 1 Objective For my first reflective writing assignment, Iāve chosen to reflect on the Goals Model of motivational theory. Barkleyās Student Engagement Techniques (2010) describes this model as a proactive course of student behaviour in which āstudents are motivated, for example, by performance goals (preserving self-perception or public reputation…
PIDP 3230 – Assignment 1: Reflection 3 Objective For my third reflective writing assignment I have chosen the difficult subject of assigning participation marks in the classroom. In grading participation, one has to come up with a reliable way of evaluating a studentās performance. For instance, what do we consider participation? Is it actively…
PIDP 3210 – Assignment 1: Reflection 3 Ā Objective For my final reflective writing assignment, Iāve chosen to respond to Dan Meyerās TED Talk, Math Class Needs a Makeover (2010, March). In this TED Talk, Meyer speaks of the need for math curriculum to gravitate towards creating patient problem solvers. He explains that to do…
PIDP 3210 – Assignment 1: Reflection 2 Ā Objective Adult learners already come to class equipped with Essential Skills. It is not the role of the instructor to teach anything outside of the subject matter. My second reflective writing assignment will be a response to the above statement. This quote centers on the idea of…