Goodbye for Now

Saying goodbyes is a rough subject for most people...especially for teachers. Teaching is such a magical job where they get to teach a set of students for the majority of the year, they build a relationship with them, bond over engaging experiences, and watch there students grow. Teachers must learn to say goodbye for now, not forever. This is the same for this class. 
This semester flew by! There were times where the work load was overwhelming, but there were opposite times where the engaging activities were exciting for even college students. 

Technology is where I will start! I was always hesitant of technology and strayed away from foreign technological ideas besides the basics. This semester really put this hesitation on the front and altered my viewpoints. There are websites I learned about I will gladly use in my future classroom. Websites like Kahoot!, Voki, and Glogster all will be great and engaging websites to use in my future classroom. Kahoot! is the virtual quiz website. This website was the most engaging; yet, stressful in a competitive and fun way. 

Fieldwork is my next stop. Fieldwork was by far one of the most influential experiences I have had at this school. This fieldwork has really prepared myself for my future years as a teacher. The structure of teaching in front of an entire classroom is rewarding in itself, but it allows me to see what my career will be like. In the past, I have never had this experience and this methods class was so helpful to see what I need to work on and why I want to become a teacher. 

Reflections will be another stop. Reflections are always a challenge when one must reflect themselves. It is always easier to reflect on others. Psychologically, people build inner subconscious walls. Personally, I try to tear those walls down to allow myself to become the best teacher I can be. We not only had to reflect on ourselves but professionally reflect on others as well. I loved the reflection for others with three likes and one wish. This allows the other teacher candidate to feel accomplished, but still strive to become better. Personally this helped too-I got to see what my peers thought of my work and what I could improve on. The blogs were great too because they were a source to relieve some reflection on either a topic or a class. 

Another stop will be class time. Class time was not set up like a normal college class. It was hands-on, student centered, and education geared. This created the best possible scenario for myself. Personally, I love hands-on activities-I learn the best through that. Teaching should never be lectures, it should be accomplished in a variety of methods. This class was all of those varieties. We learned through our professor, we learned through our peers, and we learned through ourselves. 

So this post marks my goodbye for now, never goodbye forever!