Week 2 Relection

This week went a lot smoother than last. The Tweet session was easier than I expected. It was a lot of firsts for me, but I think I kept up really well. One question from the chat that was something I think about often was,“Q4: How can you bring engagement to subjects that students or you aren't excited about?” I complied the different examples and they are: making connections, make it interesting, give incentive, use technology, bring in guests, real life examples, make sure the lesson has purpose and relevance, and Ted talk. These are all great ideas and it is nice to know that I am not the only person who sometimes struggles with engagement. 

The first blog that I commented on this week was Gerald’s. We talked about when students in high school can complete intervention and Gerald said that he has struggled with this because his students do not have a study hall period. This is why it is so important to make sure that students receive intervention in elementary school and do not get passed by. I replied to Kendra’s Blog and talked about the way that she has started to teach math in her classroom. I asked her a few questions about how the program was working and she said that she has been making tweaks, but that “it is working to create better students.” It sounds like it is not necessarily helping student who are not motivated though. It can be hard to work with students who are not motivated. From my experience, it is very draining. On Josie’s blog, I asked multiple questions about not losing the interest of students who are struggling. I feel like I am always in the middle of a balancing act, trying to make sure that the lower, higher, and middle students are all getting everything they can out of lesson. The last blog I commented on was Jim’s. I talked about also connecting to the coach metaphor and how I am right now transitioning form the team mate to the coach.