Note Taking
I looked up different strategies and everything seemed to be similar. This note-taking strategy was actually something I remembered from my junior year history class. I had a very young teacher named Mrs. Pruitt who was very passionate about our learning. When we took notes, she would talk about a certain topic and then have us copy her notes from the board. This helped all –yes it was all students –in her class retain the information she told us. She was patient and waited till the students were done writing. She would rarely try to continue her lesson while we were still writing because she knew we would easily get left behind or miss some very important information.
At the end of the year when we took our TAKS test and the scores came back, Mrs. Pruitt blew away the staff with her students’ scores. Majority of her students only missed two or fewer problems.
Today when I take notes in classes, I wish they would have Mrs. Pruitt’s strategy. I was given all the time to sit and focus on what she was saying and then to have all the time I need to write down what was important.
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Integrating Technology
ReplyDeleteI chose integrating technology because I feel that it is very important, especially for the future of our students. Integrating technoloy method offers students, that may not be familiar to computers in their home, a chance to learn in the classroom. I know that it is almost unheard of, but I did not have a computer in my home until I was 17. If more of my classes had integrating technology in my classes, I would have been better prepared for college. I believe it to be very important for survival in the "real world." If students do not have the computer and other technology skills required by society, it can be difficult for them to find a job, so that they can eat.
Technology Integrating offers students to learn not only the computer skills they will need, but also the ability to be more proficent in social studies, math, science and more. With the skills the students can find more information online to clear up the topic, if they need, or be able to perform research better for all the research papers schools require.