Capture/ Reflection 12

As I have been preparing for the final in this class, I have realized that I have a lot of memorizing to do. There is so much information and concepts on this test. I don't do well at memorizing things, so I have a lot of work to do. If I was a teacher I would teach the concepts and principles through out the semester and constantly refer back to them so the students don't feel like the have a lot of information to memorize. For my tests I hope that I had taught well enough that it is common knowledge and will be easy to apply what they have learned. For this class I feel that we learned a certain principle for a minute then the rest of the semester didn't refer back to it or relate it. This isn't just for one particular thing, this is for almost everything that will be on the test.

Capture/ Reflection 11

Today my group taught the 6th grade class at Foothill Elementary in Orem. We taught the student about what makes an effective commercial. First we had a bag full of different candy bars that we put together and as the students walked through the door the picked a candy bar. They were told not to eat it yet. The students sat down and we introduced ourselves, then we got started. We showed a couple of commercials as an intro, then we taught 3 main components of an effective commercial (A Story, Call of Action, and Emotions). After each component we showed an example commercial and had them point out the different component being taught. we then taught briefly on camera angles and music. After that we broke into our groups, depending on what candy bar they picked at the beginning of class determined which group they were in. We had 6 different groups. In my group our main candy bar we were assigned was Rolos. I reviewed with them the 3 components, then we listened to about 8 different background music pieces. Through listening to these songs it helped the students what there story was going to be. After they picked the song that they wanted they then brainstormed ideas and came up with a story. The students then rehearsed the commercial a bunch of times, till I felt like they had a good idea of what they wanted to do. One of the students was the cameraman and the others had to be the actors. While the students were acting I helped the cameraman on the actual filming of it . We then filmed the commercial. Using Windows Movie Maker we added the background music to their commercial and saved it as a movie file. After everyone was done filming we watched a couple more commercials to test their understanding of the 3 different components taught. Finally we watched the students commercials a had them tell us the 3 components of each of their commercials. I feel like this group teaching worked out quite well. It was nice to be able to split up into small groups. Overall I feel like the students not only had fun watching and making commercials, but in the end were able to recognize the different components in the commercials that made it an effective commercial.

Capture/ Reflection 10

This past week my group has been planning for our elementary teaching. I have found that there are pros and cons in teaching with a group. Everyone has different ideas of what they want to do, or some may not have any ideas at all. I found it to be hard to evenly spread out the work/ teaching time in a group. It seems as though in general, only a couple of people do all the work and the rest are free loaders and don't do much. It actually was better in my group than expected. Most of us gave inputs and taught a fair amount. Sometimes I think that teaching by myself would be easier, but on the other hand in a group you can get more ideas together that I may not of even thought of.

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I feel like this class has taught me a lot on the fundamentals of teaching. After teaching a few times I am starting to notice a difference that it makes if I have objectives and practice teaching what I am teaching. I am the Young Men's President in my ward and I have been teaching a lot whether it is on Sunday or on our weekly activities. I feel like I was given this calling so I can become a better teacher. I also feel that through this TEE program I am going to be a better teacher/leader for the youth in my ward. I feel like both my calling and this program go side by side with each other to give me the experience of teaching youth and the fundamentals of teaching. After a years of schooling through other Universities, I finally feel that I have found an occupation that goes along with my gifts and talents. Through the TEE program and the Young Men's program I will be able to strengthen my talents and gifts.

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Yesterday I taught about bridge design. While preparing for what I wanted to teach I debated if I should teach something electrical, since I was an electrician and have lots of experience with it. In the end I decided to teach something new that I didn't know much about. I am glad that I taught on bridge design , it now gives me a start for a lesson that that I might actually use when I start teaching at a school. For the most part I felt that my teaching went well. I practiced teaching to my wife and also practiced my demonstrations of the bridge stress points with her also. I felt like I did fairly well at planning the time. Even though I had 20 minutes, I felt I needed an extra minute or two to finish off completely with my teaching. I think my minutes were off a little bit because I spent more time on pre-questions than I planned on, but I felt like it was needed. I felt like my teaching and demonstrations ran smoothly for the most part. I find that when I teach, if i don't know someones name super well (use it on a daily basis), I seem to blank out their names. I feel a little embarrassed because I know their name, but my mind just goes blank. Overall as a whole I feel l did well, but there is always room for improvement.

Capture/ Reflection 7

Our class went and took the TSA test, which tests on powerpoint, word, excel and internet use. I didn't like these tests very much. Supposedly by taking these tests then we are technology certified with the state. Sure these programs can be very useful, but I think that considering us tech certified is a joke. The state doesn't give room for improvement or allow for the idea that there is a lot better technology programs out there that make the TSA test programs look crappy. I feel that if the are to test us then there should be different levels of tech certification rather than just generalizing it with a few programs.

Capture/ Reflection 6

This week as the presenters did their teaching on medical technologies. I felt like overall they did pretty well. I still have a hard time observing and critiquing their teaching. I feel like I get to involved in what they are teaching rather than paying attention to how they are teaching. I am still not used to it yet. I have a feeling that this class is going to be a struggle for me. I enjoy teaching, but I don't love critiquing. Hopefully by the end of the semester I will actually grasp all of this stuff.

Media Notes on "Teach something 1"

Here is my media notes from evaluating my Teach something 1 assignment. I feel like I didn't have enough time to teach or else I could have used more Standards.

MediaNotes

Teaching evaluation movie 1.mnpt

Steve.mov

SET Standard 6: Correction of Student Academic Responses

Time: 0:46-1:09 (0:22)

[[SMB]] I asked a commonly misunderstood term to open up and taught the correct meaning.

_SET Standard 6: Correction of Student Academic Responses_

SET Standard 8: Instructional Style

Time: 1:17-2:22 (1:05)

[[SMB]] Intro to the basics to what I was teaching. Pre-tested on information to see what students already knew.

_SET Standard 8: Instructional Style_

SET Standard 3: Instructional Techniques

Time: 2:53-6:02 (3:08)

[[SMB]] Instructional technique of students copying notes and having a visual aid.

_SET Standard 3: Instructional Techniques_

SET Standard 2: Utilization of Instructional Media/ Materials

Time: 4:12-4:35 (0:22)

[[SMB]] Walked around and showed them the actual material (outlet components).

_SET Standard 2: Utilization of Instructional Media/ Materials_

_SET Standard 10: Monitoring of Student Progress_ _1

Time: 6:03-6:41 (0:38)

[[SMB]] Asked students questions about what they had just learned, to see if they understood.

_SET Standard 10: Monitoring of Student Progress_

Capture/ Reflection 5

This post I feel is a little difficult to write this week. I feel that we haven't really gone over anything new. We did talk about the Media notes assignment, that I am not looking forward to finishing. I don't like watching myself teach because I see the actions that I do, and I feel like I speak funny. All is probably true, others may not think so because they are used to it. When I see myself it is a lot different than what I think people see. The Media Notes assignment is going to teach me a lot about myself. Even though I am not happy watching me teach, I feel like I will will very quickly on how to improve not only my teaching skills, but me as a person also.

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This week we learned about Lesson plans. After learning about them more I feel like they are pretty important/ helpful. We talked a tiny bit about if we use them teaching at church, which I never thought of before. Usually when I teach I just use the manual as my lesson plan. Now I am thinking it might be a good idea to have a lesson plan that way the young men I teach what the object of the lesson is, and the things we will cover. It will be good for me in the fact that I will have general outline of my lesson. Also after reading the Gong book I feel that the teaching/learning trifecta is so true. After I learn something, I learn it a lot better if I teach it to somebody else. I try to use this method with my four year old and ask him what he learned about at preschool, but he rarely can recall the thing he did a school. I am glad I was using this teaching/ learning trifecta with out even knowing.

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This week we had to evaluate other students on their teaching. I really don't like to evaluate. I don't feel like I know what I am looking for. I guess I am amateur teacher. I feel like most students do well, so it is hard to look for things that they can improve on. I am hopeful that I won't always feel this way. I feel that there are so many different aspects of teaching to look at, which Geoff reminds me every time he points something out that someone could improve on. I personally feel like I do well at teaching, but we shall see once I get my feedback from Teaching Something 2.

Teach Something 2

I taught the students in my group how to make an Ethernet cable. I would say all of them knew what an Ethernet cable is used for. The student learned a little bit about the different wires inside and how they are in pairs. The students were then given a handout that gave steps and illustrations on how to put a RJ 45 connector on the end of the cat5 cable. Most followed the steps, but some didn't so I gave them a little direction to get back on course. Overall I felt like this teaching experience went well.

Capture/ Reflection 2

I have already learned so much in this class. As we all finished up our "Teaching Something 1", I now a a good list of tips on teaching. Pretest was one of the things. I never thought about it before, but it makes sense. If I pretest the students then I will have an idea of where they are at as far as knowing the material. At that point I can know what I need to put more of an emphasis on and what I don't need to cover as much. Anticipating the problems the students may have is another great tip that I learned. If I think through what questions or problems student might have it not only helps be be able to answer their questions, but I too will have a better understanding of what I will be teaching.

This week we were taught the Primary Categories of Education Psychology and about all the different philosophers. I will have to say that it will be hard for me to remember all of that stuff. I am not good at memorizing things. Even if I have a hard time, I will definitely learn different methods or styles that I can use to be a better teacher.

Communication Collage

Here is a wonderful collage on different types of communication.

Teach Something 1

I taught how to wire an electrical outlet. I taught the students that there are different colored screws on the outlet. There are gold, silver, and green screws. Then, I taght them that there are different colors of wires in a outlet box. In the box there were two white wires, two black wires and one bare copper wire. I told them that the black wires go to the gold screws, white wires go to the silver screws, and the bare copper wire goes to the green screw. That is all that I really covered then I ran out of time.

I felt like it went pretty well overall. I wish that I had a couple more minutes so that some students could connect the wires to the outlet. I did however, ask a few students questions on which wires went to which screws and two of the three got them right. The student that didn't know the answer said that it he wasn't clear on where the bare copper wire went. That tells me that I didn't explain it very well. I explained again which one it connects to and I feel that he understood. I feel like I have a lot of work to do in order to be an effective teacher.

Reflection / Capture 1

My teaching philosophy comes from how I learned as a young student growing up in Orem. My best learning moments came from teachers who showed a personal interest in my learning abilities. I would try to create the same kind of experience for my own students. In my opinion students tend to try harder in the class when they are listening to a teacher who they believe cares about them and the subject being taught.

My favorite teacher was at Orem High. His name was Mr. Brailsford and he was a drafting teacher. In that class, he was very laid back and very easy to work with. There was a lot of project time, so when we would get stuck on something, he would give us one-on-one time until we understood how to do it correctly. By doing this, he showed that he cared and wanted me to succeed.

I learn best by doing. When I am working with my hands and solving something, it is much easier for me to understand new ideas. I believe that everybody learns in different ways. I know that the way that works best for me may not work for someone else. I think that if I am able to provide one-on-one time with my students, they can be successful and I will know best how to help them individually.

In the book, it explains the three characteristics of an effective teacher. Which are positive expectations for student success, extremely good classroom manager, and knows how to design lessons for student mastery. I feel that Mr. Brailsford had very positive expectations for us as his students. He was very good at managing his classroom and giving the students the one-on-one time that they needed, and showing that he cared. He always had lessons every day that built upon each other to help us be better at drafting by learning new skills.

I hope I can have positive expectations, like Mr. Brailsford and as described in the book. I agree that it is important to have a good lesson plan that allows you to lead the students in a thoughtful direction. A direct quote from the book states, “When you look at the truly effective teachers, you will also find caring, warm, lovable people.” I will try my hardest to be a truly effective teacher by incorporating the things I learn about teaching.

I want to be a teacher because I want to be able to help other people. A lot of my happiness comes from service and helping others succeed. I hope that when I do start teaching, my students will be able to see this from my actions. I am passionate about technology, so I am excited to be able to share information with others.

The purpose of a technology teacher is to present new ideas and concepts. Technology is constantly changing and the kids want to keep up with the latest. Some kids will be interested in technology and others won’t. I hope that most students will be affected positively by my teaching. However, if I can spark interest into even one student’s life and change the way they think about technology, I will get some gratification from my job.