Learning Letter

1. Reflect on the work you’ve completed in the course (book talks, mini-lessons, unit plans): the book talk was an enjoyable experience because I was able to share with my peers a book that I really enjoyed reading myself in high school. It was fun to learn about different books as well that my peers introduced. The mini lessons were helpful because I got to practice teaching a lesson for the first time. It was also helpful to be able to create my own lesson and put my own work into it.
The unit plan was very difficult but it was worthwhile. There are a list of things that I wish I had done differently that I talk about in my reflection. I will continue to work on those things and make sure I get it down. The unit plan was also very enjoyable especially when we got to share a little bit with the class what our unit plans were about and the kinds of things we included in them.

2) The theories and concepts that we explored in readings and discussions were very helpful and interesting. We talked about theories that had to do with critical thinking, pre-writing, pre-reading, etc. The most helpful was the Cal State reading we had. There was also Readicide and Pedagogy. It was my first experience learning about Pedagogy. I think all of the readings and discussions we had about the different techniques of teaching were very helpful. It will be worthwhile and valuable to use these skills in future classrooms.

3) My participation in this course will help me as a teacher because of the discussions we had. I think being able to talk in extent about specific subjects or topics is a good skill to learn and have. Being able to stay engaged and involved in the discussions will help me help my future students. Showing the students how to participate in discussions will also help them with their learning.