ONWARD!
As we finish out the semester, it is crazy to think we are halfway through the program! From reading classmates posts and syllabi, and hearing how they talk about their future classrooms, I am confident we all have bright futures ahead of us. Many of us have an interest in didactic teaching, so I am excited to see what feelings develop for clinical teaching, and how they vary.
It should come as no surprise, but my favorite and most valuable part of this course was..
designing a syllabus!
This assignment was one that I underestimated in time, and did not realize how valuable it could be. I was unsure about creating a syllabus for a fake class, and designing course topics and assignments. It seemed like there should be something guiding this assignment, but I really appreciated that there was not. This gave me a chance to really think about myself as an instructor and see how I wanted my course to go. I had the freedom to discuss whatever topics I felt necessary, design my grading system, and choose from numerous assignments for what I felt worked best in my course.
One thing I know I will use from this assignment is my grading scale. When I was in undergrad, I hated courses that I could not figure out what each assignment was worth and how my grade was calculated. Some instructors made such a complicated system–but that is not what I want. Each of my assignments will be worth a certain number of points. Writing workshops, which are quick and easy, are worth 2 points each, and there are a total of 5 of these. That is 10 points. My midterm, for example, is worth 20 points. 10 points=10%. 20 points=20%. If a student earns 80 points in the class, their final grade will be an 80%. I think this will help students and myself to see where the weight of the course lies and what students need to do to be successful.
I think I appreciated this assignment, as well as the rubrics and course alignment, because it gave me a glimpse of myself in my own classroom. This course has by far taught me the most about how to be an effective instructor, and engage my students to drive their success. I have a better understanding of how to incorporate the flipped classroom, which is something I have always considered. I have also learned of a few things I did not like, and would not use (Voicethread, debates..)
Thank you to Mrs. Henry, Amy, and all of my classmates for great discussions! This next year will be stressful and nerve-wrecking and rewarding.. and I’m excited for every bit. This is how I feel.. growing into an instructor:
Lauren,
I agree that this course really got me starting to think about being an instructor. Also, I think this was the course where I started thinking from an instructor point of view instead of a student. I’m glad you enjoyed the course.
I completely agree that this course allowed for a lot of freedom, which ultimately has helped us develop how we want to be as future instructors. Assignments had guidelines, but there was a lot of freedom in where we could take the content. This is one of the practices that was not directly taught but rather experienced throughout the entire course, and it is something I will take into my teaching. Giving students freedom to interact with the content and be creative allows for much student growth as we have seen throughout this class.
This course definitely encouraged us to think from an instructors point of view. For me it was a challenge, taking on the role as an instructor when really I was the student. I even liked the way Mrs. Henry grades and the constructive criticism I received because it made me aware of areas I didn’t quite understand and helped me make needed corrections. Mrs. Henry pushed us into instructor roles, and everything learned in this course will be beneficial in our future careers as educators.
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