EDEL reserch

Now that you have completed this course and the Service Learning component, what have you decided about becoming a professional teacher?   I have decided that being a teacher is a really complex job. You fulfill a lot of different roles in the lives of the children you teach, mom, nurse, councilor, and teacher. You are not simply there to teach. You are to be there for them. But one of the ways you will be able to help them in the rest of their lives is to help them learn. A teacher has so many roles but together they make the most important role of a teacher. Do you think this is the career path for you? I do. I love the kids. I want to do all that I can to support them and give them all an equal chance at life. I realize they all come from different backgrounds in life. I know I did. And I was very grateful to my 6th grade teacher who made me feel loved and supported during hard times at home. She also helped me stay on top of my school work and encouraged me to be the best I ...

Are you making connections between course topics and Service Learning?   Yes the blog posts have really helped me to make connections between ideas discussed throught the course and experiences in my service learning.  Have you been able to articulate your own learning and understanding?    I feel that I have done fairly well at explaining and describing the connections I have made between the two during my blog posts Is the process of blogging helping you to think and notice things in your Service Learning?   Yes! Often during my service learning I now make connections to the topics in the course. I begin thinking about how I see different teachers apply the principles and how I would apply them as a teacher.  In what areas do you see growth or learning from the first blog post to the last?   I feel I have been able to make more connections recently. I have been able to see a lot more connections the more time I spend in the school. instead...