Aaron Levine's EME2040 Blog

For my second independent learning project I decided to make an infographic using the quite helpful site canva.com.  This site offered a template to use which I was able to make changes to and add things to. I changed the entire color scheme and all of the words. I also got rid of the graphics that were originally on the template and added my own. All of the graphics I used were free graphics that came with the site. A couple may at first glance seem like they do not fit with the words, but if you read the words carefully, you will see how they work in. I find a couple of the graphics a bit funny actually. The infographic discusses how to be successful as a college freshman. I used my own experiences as well as the experiences described to me by my friends to base my advice. I have included a link to the infographics below. If you are having trouble seeing the words, just use the zoom percentage scale on the bottom right to zoom in. https://www.canva.com/design/DACoTIaZic4/shar...

Since I plan to become an English teacher, I expect to use data collection surveys for many different pieces of information such as the way students feel about books we have read in class, what students enjoyed and didn’t enjoy in class in general, and maybe, in the beginning of the year, what students enjoy reading and writing. The last type of survey would allow me to structure my class in a way that will appeal to my students. If the majority of my students prefer reading non-fiction essays, I may substitute a few of these in place of a novel that we read. This survey would also allow me to base some of my writing assignments on what types of writing my students prefer in the survey. Of course I will not change all of my lesson plans based on the surveys, but I will change things from time to time based on the survey results. When reviewing my classmates’ blogs, I found it interesting to see how many people felt that Diigo was helpful and plan to use it in their classrooms. I f...

The flipped classroom model is one in which teachers make instructional videos that students can watch at home. In this model, as the textbook describes, “students listen to prerecorded videos made by the teacher for homework" (Lever-Duffy and McDonald). I personally like this model because it allows students to watch the lecture at their own pace and allows the teacher to go around the room and work with students who are struggling with the material one on one. It almost seems silly not to teach this way, since videoing lectures is so easy. I always found lectures in school boring. However, if I was watching a video on the lecture, I’d be able to watch a little at a time, and pause the video if something didn’t make sense. Not only does it allow students to learn better at home, but it also saves class time for actually working with the material. My favorite example of a flipped classroom is Khan academy. Here is a link to the Khan Academy youtube page. https://www.youtube.com/u...