compassionate educator
In my Arts Integration class, we were tasked with creating an original arts integration lesson and testing it out in the field with our students. My major focus this quarter has been transfer of learning, and I really wanted to combine that with my frequent theme of stewardship. Check out the full lesson plan here,… Continue reading Original Arts Integration Lesson – Personal Stewardship Books
I struggled for a long time to think of ways that I myself had named the steps while rolling out a new concept or instructions in these past teaching weeks. Instead, I have settled upon sharing a time where I encouraged my students to name the steps to solidify their learning. While I didn't hit every component… Continue reading Naming the steps
This past teaching week, we discussed the gradual release of responsibility model (GRRM) in our practicum session. I had learned about this model before in my undergraduate education, but was excited to more purposefully and thoughtfully utilize it in the field this week. A specific activity where I felt like I had great potential to… Continue reading Practicing gradual release of responsibility
This week, I made an effort to utilize the information we learned in practicum about the serial position effect when providing students with information or instruction. I had success with my results, and plan to continue utilizing these ideas in future weeks. On the second day of my week with my field group, we did… Continue reading Serial position effect in the field
This week, we've been spending a lot of time discussing & thinking about student "misbehaviors" and their causes, and how to intervene in this situations. We learned about the differences in student motivation when these behaviors occur, whether they are to get attention, power, revenge, or to avoid failure. When I sat down to reflect… Continue reading Student motivation & intervention
Before we began learning about everything that an SOP week entailed, I had lots of ideas floating around about what I would do, how the days would run, and everything I would be able to accomplish in the time I had with kids. As we have gone through training, I've realized how little time we… Continue reading Expectations vs. reality
I chose to come to IslandWood because once I heard about the program, I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else. I had been doing basic graduate school research and had several options I was interested in, but then IslandWood came along, and I was set on my #1 choice. Knowing that the graduate classes were small,… Continue reading Why I came to IslandWood.
Julia Tandy Harnick 