Reflection 1
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Reflection 1
Although I scored well in Standard 5: Application of Content, I do feel that I still have room for improvement. One piece of feedback that my field supervisor, Janis Harris, gave me in an email was directed at tying the lesson into today’s world. I do agree with Janis’ feedback and
often find myself struggling with ways to connect the lesson into today’s world. When I think of ways to connect this particular lesson, The Lost Colony of Roanoke, into today’s world, I still find myself stuck on how to do that. The only possible “real
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ife” connection I feel that I could make would be in relation to the physical geography of Roanoke, finding similarities and differences between the physical geography of Roanoke and Beeville, where my students live and go to school. Based upon the same bit of feedback “tying the lesson into today’s world”, I feel that I could improve in Standard 8: Instructional Strategies, specifically with my use of technology. Although I often use technology in a variety of ways, after reading Janis’ feedback, I do h
ave an idea on how I can improve technology usage in both Application of Content and Instructional Strategies. In the future, referencing this specific lesson about Roanoke again, I would like to incorporate a virtual fieldtrip. Using Google Earth, students could see what the location of Roanoke looks like today and also explore any historical markers or other landmarks as well. Incorporating a virtual fieldtrip via Google Earth would be beneficial to student learning in a variety of ways. Another area I believe I can improve in is Standard 4: Content Knowledge, Creates meaningful learning experiences. One activity that we did as part of the lesson was creating a flap book where students had to analyze various theories about what happened in Roanoke. After reading the theories together as a class, they had to choose two theories that they thought could possibly be true and then explain, in writing, why they chose those two theories. The flap book handout required students to write the theory on the top portion of the flap and then their explanation underneath the flap, in their journals. Due to the length of the theories, I shortened each theory and wrote it on the projector for the students to see and use for their flap books. In her email to me, Janis suggested modeling how to shorten one of the theories and then allowing students to work within their groups to shorten the other theories. I think this was an excellent suggestion from Janis and plan to incorporate this group collaboration in future teachings of this lesson as well as other lessons, as appropriate. Finally, I believe I have room for improvement in Standard 3: Learning Environments. Although I do take pride in my classroom culture and my overall learning environment, I do know that I have room for improvement in the placement of learning materials within the classroom. Janis suggested that I get a United States map for my classroom, seeing as I am teaching social
studies, specifically U.S. history. The interesting thing about this comment from Janis is that I do have a United States map in my classroom however the placement of said map was clearly not well thought out. After reading Janis’ feedback about needing a map, I instantly realized that I needed to relocate my U.S. map to make it more accessible for my students. In addition to relocating this map, I am also planning on purchasing a larger version of the map sometime in the near future.
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