Saturday, April 16, 2016

EDEL 1010 Blog #9 Year End Thoughts

It is hard to reflect on the Intro to Education without reflecting on my semester as a whole.  Several classes have been intertwined for me and I'm not sure which class taught me which thing!  But it has been a good semester for me professionally as I have faced the challenges of assignment after assignment that forced me to work with technology as never before in becoming familiar with a few of the internet applications that are available for education.  I'm sure I have just seen a very few compared to the many, many applications available.  But I am also sure that my instructors have guided me into finding some of the better programs available.
My Service Learning experiences were somewhat of a disappointment to me in that it seemed very difficult to get them scheduled with the schools and teachers near me.  I learned most about classroom management from spending time in the classrooms but I felt like ten hours of special ed and ten hours of regular ed. were not enough.  There were so many interruptions to classroom schedules that it made me wonder how teachers ever get the subjects taught!
In spite of the challenges, this is a semester that I'm glad I took at UVU.  I had considered switching to Western Governor's University in January and I am glad I did not.  However, I feel now that this is what I should do.  Through Western Governor's University I can go straight to a Master's Degree and I can be flexible in my physical location while completing the coursework.
Yes, teaching is what I want to do!  I am not totally sure if I want elementary or special education but I know I want to be in the teaching field!
Thank you Dr. Sue Womack, Pam Turley, Dr. Wangsgard, Dr. Damion Smith, Brandon Condie, and Mrs. Donna Hall--my instructors this semester!

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