Bridgett Ellis

History

Education has evolved over the past years.  Something in history that stood out to me is what I learned about in the School: The Story of American Education Youtube videos. I learned more about women not being able to continue their education past three years. In the three years of education, women were taught things that will prepare them for marriage and motherhood.  In the 19th century, as education evolve it was a high demand for educator in secondary schools, women were given the opportunity of higher education as students or teachers. Teaching became seen as a job mainly for women because of the nurturing factor of this occupation. Women went to college to be trained for service out west as teachers. Catherine Beecher was a strong believer in women being educators. Beecher considers it a women's moral calling. An important person in education history is Mary Jane Patterson. Patterson was the first African American women to get a degree. Although women were given the opportunity to teach, they were also considered lower than men in the work field. Women teachers were paid less than male teachers. Also, women teachers often worked under male figures.

The things that I learned about women's history in education, gave me a better understand of how far women educator have come.

Bridgett Ellis

                                                                              EDUC 1400

Tech Toolkit

A Tech Toolkit that I chose this week is the Educreation website. Educreation is a whiteboard presentation type of device that can be used by teachers and students. Educreation has separate account access for teachers and students. With the tool, anyone would be able to draw, upload pictures and make recordings. Educreation allows users to import images, maps, background, document and web pages for more creative freedom. Students can be creative in projects, homework or any other class activities This device give teachers the chance to create their lesson plans or videos and upload them online by using this tool. With this tech tool being online, teachers can automatically sync any lesson to the students amount or via links, emails, messages or any other social media outlets. This will allow students to have access to Educreation from any device and learn at their own place. The teachers can also give students feedback on their work assignments through the website. Another advantage of using this tech tool is that teachers can store lessons and students can view them later. 

Blog#1: EDUC 1400

Tech Toolkit 

Link: 

http://www.padlet.com/

In today's world, technology is everywhere you look and it's important to teach students about the academic advantage that come along with using technology. As teachers in this generation, we have a chance to bring a new way of  teaching  to the classroom with technology. The website, Padlet is an electronic bulletin board that can be used to share any information, topic or other data. With this website, you're able to be creative and design your own layout by adding wallpaper, pictures, videos and other outlets. This tech tool is something I will use for a 7th-grade classroom to integrate technology into teaching. In the classroom, this tool can be helpful with teaching lessons. Since it’s online the students will be able to review the lessons at a home or anywhere else. It can also be used in projects, students will learn to communicate with technology in progressive ways. The students will be capable of creating and present their own work and I think that will help them learn better. When you create something of your own instead of just reading about it from a book, the information resonates more.

Another way that I would use this website is as a review chart. The review chart will be a helpful tool for myself and the students. The chart will be divided into three section, what we learned, what we didn't  understand and what can be improved. The students will be allowed to make comments on their class experience. It will give a better understand of what's going well and what needs to change. The parents will also have access to the website and see what they're learning.

Bridgett Ellis

EDUC 1500

Blog# 1: Teaching As Autobiography

Most teachers often talk about the past experience that they had as a student that made them want to become a teacher. In experiences good or bad, there layers that help decide what they would do differently or what they would like to incorporate in their own classroom. A learning experience that I had was my 8th-grade math class. The teacher that I had was so energetic and upbeat, she always told jokes that made everyone laugh. I was the type of student that didn’t share much and wasn’t involved in any class discussions.  The learning environment that she created was very open and pressure free, which made myself and other students feel able to interact and share more. A change in environment can make differences the way students learn.

I remember one time I didn’t understand the material and she took time after school one-on-one to review the section until I got a better understanding. I believe that was one of the moments that make me want to teach. That moment made me feel like she not only cared about my education but also me as a person. I think that she understood that everyone learns differently and tried to connect on a different level with each student.

That type of teaching is something I would like to include in my own future classroom because not every student learns the same way. They're not a lot of teachers in the field that makes students feel cared for and value. An important part of teaching to me is about making a space where students can be creative and explore.  Another thing I would like to contribute is the type of environment where the student feel encourages to share and interact in the classroom.