Week 1

This week has been a great week getting started back to classes! I am proud of myself for remaining positive throughout the first week of class and schoolwork! My biggest struggle this week was getting organized for the upcoming semester and making sure everything is in place for the semester. Over the next week, I would like to stay on top of all of my work and possibly even get ahead in my classes! I contributed in the class discussion today about buoyancy by actively discussing with my team members! In order to help my colleagues out over the semester, I will try to share ideas and lesson plans to help each classmate. My first tweet I found interesting was the visual of the science behind the eclipse and how the moon covered the sun. This is a great visual to show your students while teaching them about the eclipse. My second tweet is by Amy Fast, which is someone Dr. Parker suggested that we follow and I am glad that I did. This tweet is basically saying that if a student passes a test and their passions, goals, and mindsets are not met, then we have failed them as teachers. This stood out to me because as a student, I used to get very frustrated when I took a test because it seemed pointless to me if it did not contain something that interested me. I believe that it is much easier to learn if you are engaged with the topic and enjoy what you are learning about. For my third and final tweet of the week, it's like an eye opener for me as a teacher because Amy Fast says that we as teachers are constantly trying to measure how well our students are doing, but we rarely ever ask them how they are doing. I think it is important to have a relationship with your students and show them that you care about their well-being and their grades. This tweet has a checklist for your students to fill out how they are feeling so that way you know exactly how they feel. As everyone knows, The Great Eclipse was on Monday, which was really exciting to watch for me! The temperature dropped, and even though I was not under the line of totality, it got a little more dim outside! My favorite thing about this event is that it's very rare to happen and I am so happy I could experience it! I learned that if I become a successful science teacher, I will be able to properly facilitate learning in my classroom! I cannot wait to see what the semester has in store for me as a future teacher!