Genius Hour
I really enjoyed this project. I found myself trying something new and really focusing on myself and what I wanted to learn. I felt I set goals for myself and accomplished most of them even with the rigors of my daily life. I learned that it is never to late to learn something new. This project has pushed me to try new things in my life and try things I have always wanted to do but told myself that I never had time.
I want to take what I learned with genius hour and take it back to the classroom. I feel I can adapt this to projects in my class. The one that pops up at me right now is the unit on family. I can see my students creating projects to do with their family and still practicing their Spanish. I would hope the students got out of it what I did doing this project and tried something they have always wanted to do. I would like for them to maybe inspire a family member also.
Artifact 2
Unit Design
I found this assignment challenging but rewarding. It was beneficial for me because it reminded me of how detailed a unit can be and reinforced the basics I needed to review since I started teaching. I have been teaching for 15 years and this helped me update my lesson and bring technology into my lesson a bit more.
I have always wanted to go back and redo my digital citizen unit and update it with all new apps that I learned through the classes at St. Francis. This also helped me remember how detailed a lesson should be. I felt that I have gotten lazy at times and not thought thoroughly about certain lessons. The unit design was a kick in the butt that I really should be focusing more on my unit focus and goals.
I look forward to trying this unit with my class and sharing it with my peers. I feel the students will get a lot out of this unit and will appreciate the updated lesson.
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