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What Does Active Listening Really Mean! When you mention active listening it is more involved then just hearing someone tell a story. In the classroom, active listening means that students are taking an "active" approach to their learning. They are engaged with the material and taking some control over how and what they are learning. The teacher is nearby to serve as a facilitator giving students the opportunity to do some learning on their own. Our activity and how it relates to active listening  My group and I read a blog about student feedback. The students were given a creative project and were given the task of critique the work of their friends. After reviewing the responses, the instructor decided to expand the lesson to include how to give appropriate feedback. Using the transcripts of the previous responses, she cut them into strips and had the students sort each comment into one of three categories: neutral feedback, strong feedback, and nonsense feedback. T...

Before this assignment, I had never heard of "mapping" your digital space. I was confused as to what it actually meant and how I was going to do it. After reading and watching the corresponding videos, I better understand the concept and the importance of understanding one's interaction with the internet. It is actually a very interesting concept and helps to show you or someone else how and why the person digitally interacts. When I first began to think about the assignment, I thought that I truly understood how I spent my time on the internet. I know that the bulk of my time is spent on social media apps. I know that I do a lot of online shopping. Sometimes I look up ideas for a classroom project. In the end, I was a little surprised by the results. image from: http://experimental.worldcat.org/vandrmapping /shareMap/0c2a2633-cd88-4315-aa02-0c2fb0caa739#.XOdYyGXZl3A.email   I was most surprised at how little of my time is spent on institutional aspects. I am...

SAMR is a model designed to help educators evaluate their level of technology integration. The SAMR model is constructed as a ladder with two levels at the top of the ladder and two levels at the bottom. The top levels are ones that transform and the bottom levels are ones that enhance. Teachers essentially began at the bottom and work their way up. When a teacher begins "teaching about the line" they are transforming the students methods of learning.  The teacher must ask herself if the technology is a form of Substitution? Augmentation? Modification? Or Redefinition?  1. Substitution: no functional change 2. Augmentation: some functional improvement teach above the line 3. Modification: significant task redesign 4. Redefinition: creation of new tasks http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SAMR-Model.jpg In my current classroom, I am in the augmentation phase. We do not use a lot of technology in the classroom besides playing a few vid...

Hello Everyone! My name is Mercedes but I am known to my students as Ms. C. I am a paraprofessional in a special needs preschool room and I LOVE my job! I have the most fun with my students and co-workers. I am currently pursuing my masters in SPED and hope to have my own special education classroom room in January. My students mean everything to me. They are apart of my family now. I give each student a nickname when they enter my classroom and the kids really love being apart of our group. Relationships are one of the best parts of my job. My favorite things include:   C ouponing (don't judge it until you try it ) DIYing random things off of Pinterest Creating and designing things for my classroom Classroom Zoo Unit 2019 Farm Unit 2018  Farm Unit 2018 Farm Unit 2018  My most important job is being a mom to my three children. They are 5, 7, and 9. They keep me very busy but I learn so much from them and they help me a better teacher ...