Thing 1: Response to Lifelong Learning
In response to the 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners, I certainly feel that all of the habits apply to me in some way. However, there were four that I felt were especially applicable. I listed the first habit, Begin With the End in Mind, as my easiest one. That is exactly how I like to tackle tasks. I always try to figure out where I want to go or where I want my project to end, and then I add the details later (actually working out the specifics is usually the more challenging part of the task for me).
Habit three: Viewing Problems as Challenges and seeing obstacles as learning opportunities is probably my biggest challenge. I don’t particularly like it when things don’t go my way (well, who does?!), and I need to remind myself that I have the ability to problem solve. Once I slow down and think about how I want to handle the problem, I am usually able to work it out on my own (see habit one above).
Habits six and seven: Using Technology to Your Advantage and Teaching/Mentoring Others are the habits that I selected as most important. Because my students use laptop computers in my classroom each day, I really have to use technology to my and my students’ advantage. Otherwise, the point of our whole program would be lost! I am pretty well versed at using a variety of software programs in my lessons (and trouble-shooting some hardware issues), but I don’t know much about this whole web 2.0 stuff. I’m excited about the opportunity to participate in a class like the k12 learning one because I can see where the future of education is headed, and I want to be prepared! I also think that teaching and mentoring others will be very important for me because once I teach someone a process, I am much better at understanding and remembering the steps myself. Who knows…maybe I’ll be able to teach my colleagues a thing or two after this course!
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February 21st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I liked your comments and aggree with you. I hope to accomplish some of the same things. Thank you!