Friday, February 10, 2012

Week 2 Reading Blog: EMDT MAC

Giving an "A"

Taking about a paradigm shift, chapter three blew me away. What would it be like to give everyone an A? How would these students react and perform in class? I have so many students that are scared to death about how they are going to perform on a State mandated test that they don’t care how they do in class because they believe they have already failed.  I thought it was amazing how the students were asked to write a letter at the beginning of the year and date it for the end of the year. As I read each of the letters I could feel a transformation in each of the students. I know this was with music class but in the back of my mind I think it could happen in a science class. Students struggle with friends, family, and all of life’s bumps in the road, what if we could take one of those bumps out of the road for them. I would like to see the what if just one time if I gave all of my students an A.  

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Week 1 Wimba




The week 1 Wimba session was very informative. I had questions about the CBR website instructions from Dr. Bedard but those were answered during the Wimba.  I also feel a little better knowing that we don’t have to redo the lit review. I feel more prepared to write the abstract after hearing detailed instructions. The Leadership project doesn’t seem quite as overwhelming as it did at the beginning of the week.  This was great information for the first Wimba.