EME 2040 Blog

      As a 2nd grade teacher, I will use data collection mostly for parents and finding out how they feel about certain projects or areas of a lesson plan. I can also use it with students to learn about how comfortable they are with the material they're learning.  Depending on the subject, I can use it to help them learn, for example creating a bar graph in math using the data they get from their classmates. Overall, I will not use data collection in the form of surveys too much with the students as much as I will with their parents to get information on whether or not the student is retaining the information, how they feel about the content, etc.      When I was looking through my classmate's blogs, I was inspired by all the great ideas they have and it reminded me of how important it is to include other teachers and colleagues in your PLN. One idea I really liked was how Ann built off of Savannah's idea of having students fill out a survey on how well they know the conten

 A PLN we did not discuss is LinkedIn. This is a great tool for anyone because it allows you to connect with other people in your field and see new ideas and content from those people. For an educator, this would be great to gain insight into other educators' programs and lessons and inspire new ideas and create new things as a result!  https://www.linkedin.com/

 

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 Distance learning has been very difficult for me these past couple of years, but especially this semester as I begin to have more face-to-face classes. I prefer seeing classmates every week and having meaningful discussions rather than participating through discussion boards once a week. I also feel as though distance learning provides a way for busy work to be assigned rather than assignments that really teach me something. I did like the flexibility of when I could do an assignment, however, I am an extreme procrastinator so sometimes it was difficult for me to force myself to get things done. If I were to teach a course that involved distance learning, I would try my hardest to include assignments that allowed students to think more critically as well as stray away from busy work. Open Educational Resources (OER) allows users to access several learning resources that are open for others to use and change for their own classes or educational purposes. The website I found comes from