Reflection: Blog Posting

This class has really taught me a lot about teaching literacy skills to young children. After completing this class and using the lesson plan that I created, I have come to realize that you can teach children how to do most anything when you take the time to show them how to do things. Showing 1st graders how to critique and synthesize information was a task but the students loved it and really enjoyed learning more about the Internet than just playing games.

This class has taught me more about finding valuable information on the web and that will only help me become a better teacher in that now I can teach it to my students and show them how to find valuable information. This will help them all throughout school when they have to write papers and conduct research. I never had a teacher to show me how to find good information when writing papers. I was pretty much on my own so I know from experience that teaching students literacy skills will help them to become a more productive student which makes me feel like a better teacher.

One professional goal that I can take from this class is to keep learning. Being a life long learner not only helps me but the students that are in my class every year. I can take what I learn and teach my students so that they can also use the information. That is why I became a teacher, so that I can teach and help students to become better people. To accomplish my goal, I will continue on to get my Specialists and also take Professional Development classes offered by the county I teach in. Also, by doing research on my own time, reading, and learning from my colleagues.

This class has taught me a lot and I have really enjoyed learning about and teaching new literacy skills.