First Blog

This is one of the first blogs I have ever written. It seems easy enough, create a blog and start writing. This has started off as an assignment for my education class but may continue afterwards if i like it.

Just wanted to share some thoughts to begin. In my class, we completed a project with the smart board technology. We had to find a game to include in a lesson plan whether it is the lesson itself or an assessment to range how much the students have learned. I came up with a game that would be used as an assessment. It was hard trying to find a good game and one that would challenge the students but would also be easy to understand. It took me some time and I had to eliminate a lot of games. After I finished, I still had doubts about it. It's difficult when you are a perfectionist and a little OCD to be a teacher and plan lessons. I saw that the game was fun and was set to present it. When I did, it was fun because the class had trouble figuring it out. That let me know I chose the right game. The only thing I would've done differently would be to show the students how to play before they actually play. I did the thing that I hated when my teachers did it. I told them to play a game and gave no directions so they learned as they went. That works for some students but for those learning English as a second language, it is a little more difficult. I enjoyed the game and the reactions and want to use it in a real class setting.

This was all we were asked to do. Write a reflection. Seems simple enough and it really is. I like writing informally like this. With each blog, I will conclude with a quote to sum up my feelings or just something that has caught my eye. Today's quote is one that caught my eye.

"You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation." 
     - Brigham Young

By yours truly,
     Insightful Woman