Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

- Over this break I have been working on my Independent Component for example, I have been working on creating a syllabus and finalizing my set of rules.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing that I have learned is that for what I am doing for my Independent Component is what a teacher needs to do to prepare before a new school year which I have found very time consuming. The source where I got this from is from all of my research I have been doing for this project particularly Setting Limits in the Classroom by Robert J. Mackenzie and Lisa Stanzione has been a really important source besides my mentor.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

-I would interview Mrs. Anderson because she has taught different grade levels from third grade to seventh grade which makes her a perfect person to ask these questions to because she has the experience of experiencing first hand of what my essential question is asking.

How does a teacher set a learning environment where the majority time is spent on teaching and learning rather than disciplining?

• How would you answer "How does a teacher set a learning environment where the majority time is spent on teaching and learning rather than disciplining?"
• How do you think having a structure that is easy to understand crucial to answer my essential question?
• How do you think expectations play a factor in answering my essential question?
• What kind of expectations do you think are important to have?
• How do you  tell the difference between rules and expectations so that the students don't combined the both and make seem like a long list of rules?
• How do you think parent communications plays a part in my essential question?
• How do you think a teacher can stay well communicated with the students parents?
• Since my essential question is worded the way it is do you think that structure, expectations and parent communication are good answers to answer my essential question? If not what answer or answers would you change?
• Do you have any books or resources you would recommend to me to help me with my essential question?
• Do you have any ideals of what else I could do such as activity to get a better understanding of answering my essential question?