Thursday's Class

Last week's discussions really helped me to start to better understand what it means to be an effective teacher of science. I am realizing more and more how important it is to be able to not only understand the standards and goals for students but to utilize them in teaching and student reflection. It was neat to start to see how everything connects and to be able to come to that conclusion on our own when discussing and going over the magic trick and why it was a good learning experience. I am beginning to feel that with the way class is composed and the extent to which we have no visible agenda, we are forced to go deeper with our learning and understanding because we are being held to such high expectations. This is something that I am excited about, just knowing the great things that I will be able to take away from this class at the end of the semester when it feels like I've already gained a lot this far into it.