Course Contract #2

1. What are you doing well?
I love assimilating the materials. I find it very enjoyable to go through concepts and ideas and map them out or study them out far beyond what we are given in such a broad class when we don’t have time to specialize.

2. What are you not doing well?

I am not using my time correctly. Due to demands in my home and with ill health (not an excuse but a reality that I have pneumonia and have very little energy lately); I have not prepared and stayed on top of what I need to. I am behind and will catch up tonight and over the course of the next few days to make sure I am prepared before coming to class on Thursday. I can’t get comfortable being late. That will pile up in the end.

3. Are you making sufficient progress on your goals?

I am not spending enough time each week reviewing what is required for the Praxis exam. This needs to be addressed. I am trying new techniques for study and preparation though. I have enjoyed giving a few new ideas a forefront and it is interesting to see what sticks and what I end up tossing away rapidly as an interesting foray. I do feel like with my outside reading, I am coming up with ideas on how to implement ideas for better overall student learning. Granted until I can actually attempt these changes I won’t know. But I am gaining more ideas on how to teach effectively than I had before coming into the course. So in that respect I am feeling successful.

4. List specific things you need to change in order to meet your goals.

I did not give adequate time to prepare for this exam. It was my fault. I misread the dates listed on the website (even though they are very clear) and confused it with another course. I am sure I will do well in the other class’s midterm  I need to fix my printer so I can again make sure I am consistently up to date with what is due when and when I need to sit down and prepare for each item. I need a better checks and balances system.