I have learned so much in this class so far. The three goals that I said I wanted to meet at the end of the class were:
1. Utilize my PLN and understand what all it is able to do. I would have to say that I have learned a lot about a PLN.
- I would not consider myself an expert about it, but I can remember the name of it without looking it up. I also know what it is supposed to contain. I will say I have not mastered the goal because I am still learning more about it every week. As a special education teacher and all the goals that I set for my students for me I would say I am making progress for this goal.
2. I want to feel comfortable using web 2.0 tools, and be able to use them with my students with hopes they become more engaged in class.
- I have started using certain tools in my classes that I teach now, so I have become much more comfortable with them. There are so many tools out there, but I am not as scared to play around with the sites.
3. Learn how to blog!
- I would not call myself a professional blogger by any means, but I am starting to like posting how I feel at first I was a little worried I was putting my thoughts out there for the world to see!
In the article, Even Geniuses Work Hard by Carol S. Dweck it says“I believe that meaningful work can also teach students to love challenges, to enjoy effort, to be resilient, and to value their own improvement. In other words, we can design and present learning tasks in a way that helps students develop a growth mindset, which leads to not just short-term achievement but also long-term success.” I really like this statement because our main goal as educators is to help our students become life-long learners not just to help them simply remember information to pass a test. I believe if we teach our students it is okay to be challenged they will step up to the plate and have long-term success and if you get the student engaged they will enjoy the learning process.