Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Assignment 4.2 Learning Journal

Strength- I think that my strongest learning experience was learning about my own style and how it affects me as an educator. After reading as much as possible about being an auditory learner, I was able to reflect on my styles both in learning and teaching. After pondering my style and how it has taken me from point A to point B. I was ready to learn more about the other styles of learners and how to reach them in my training.

Improvement –
I believe that I can improve upon my teaching style by immersing myself in the learning styles in which I am least comfortable. This will allow me to figure out how my learners are learning. While I may not be able to have a well rounded curriculum at first, I believe that I can add bits and pieces that work for my students. This may take some time, but I am willing to feel uncomfortable to engage the student’s styles in learning.

Insight – Learning styles may be controversial, but if we all look within ourselves, we can see that we all have them. I believe that while it is difficult to teach every lesson to all of the styles individually. We as educators can modify our teaching styles to reach the students who are not engaged. Teaching is not about me; it is about the student. I think what it all comes down to for me, it that I want to be the best teacher I can be.

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