See you all, when I see you

     When I first started this class, I had no idea what to expect. When I saw the agenda with the work load, I remember thinking to myself, shoot me now. At the same time, I told myself...I really need this class to graduate, I can do this. Now that the course is over I'm sad to say goodbye. I feel like we have become a family, and I don't want to say goodbye to everyone.
     I learned so much from this class. I can honestly say this methods class, was the first method class that I have taken that I can walk away with so much knowledge gained. I learned so many great strategies and ideas. It was refreshing having a methods class not all about creating a lesson and carrying it out. I actually learned content. Every time I had a writing assignment, all I could think was why do we have so much writing assignments? But I'm glad I did, I feel like my writing has greatly improved, including my speaking. It was nerve-racking every time I had to share my opinion, but after doing it so many times in class it became easier.
     I loved and enjoyed every assignment given, but my favorite one by far was the three positive things about my classmates. I really enjoyed it because it touched my heart. I could not have survived this class without all of my classmates.

 Friends,
I learned so much from each and everyone of you. You are all so great in different ways, and I feel like I have a little bit of all you that I will apply in my teaching. You all enlightened me with the way you view teaching and education, and I'm so grateful for each of you.

With all that said goodbye everyone. Good luck next semester with classes and student teaching. I hope we still keep in touch. For everyone still taking classes, I hope you all continue to help each other. Lets all promise to keep blogging. It will be nice to get advice on what we're doing and planning.

Take care everyone!!!

This is Amanda signing out :)

LAST DAY OF CLASS

Today was our last day of class, and I cannot believe how far we've come. I remember the first day like it was yesterday. I was doubting myself lol, but I  knew if I just focused and kept up with everything I would succeed. I just want to thank you all ladies for being such great classmates and helping me out through this journey. I have made a lot of new friends and I'm glad I took this reading class because I  have learned so much since day one. I also liked how we had moodle sessions and blogs because it has made me a better writer and it kind of keeps me in check. I also want to thank Dr. Rivera for all the strategies and tools that she has taught us. I'm walking away with a new perspective on reading and a whole lot of knowledge . I will definitely take what I've learned and apply it when I have a class of my own. Thank you all again and we will definitely see each other around! Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Last Day of Class

       Looking back at the first day of class, I would have never thought I would finish all of the requirements for this class. Everything we did in this class was worth it. Being in this class has made me become an effective scholar in teaching reading to children. I have gained so much knowledge in this class that will benefit me in the future.  I believe that once I become a teacher I will be ready and can teach my students what I have learned in this class, such as the effective strategies, online resources, tips, and tools. It is up to me to help them learn that reading is not difficult, and it can be fun and enlightening no matter what. I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know all of my classmates and Dr. Rivera. They have made this learning experience a fun journey I will not forget. As Dr. Rivera always says, “Learning is Ongoing”.

Have a safe, great, & fun summer everyone!!!!!

Farewell...

Today was our last day of class. We had a little breakfast potluck provided by our class. Thank you to Ms. Kelcy for blessing the table and saying a little speech.

I really liked how we all shared our experience of the class. Alot of us mentioned the many strategies and skills we learned in the course throughout the semester. Even though at the beginning of the semester, when we took that first look at the syllabus, we felt overwhelmed by the many required assignments, we all got through it as a class. I enjoyed this semester and would recommend Dr. Rivera to continue teaching this elementary method course. Awesome job to our professor, fellow classmates, and ourselves for getting through the semester and learning from eachother!

Last Day :-(

In today's session we were able to listen to each other reminisce about the semester.  I cannot believe that it is already at it's end!  It was definitely fun working with everyone and making new friends!  As I mentioned this morning, I only knew Evin from math class, but now I know everyone!  And everyone is so nice and sweet!  I have learned a lot from this class and I will definitely use all the knowledge that I have gained from this class in my own classroom.  Thank you all for being such great classmates and great friends!

Last Day...Bittersweet!

Wow...we are done. Thank you everyone for such a great semester. I have learned so much and I am so happy that we were able to get through it together. I can now say that I do have a bag full ready for any event my classroom may run into. All the information we have shared has allowed me to really think about the future. The activities we have done were so fun and interesting. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER FRIENDS!!! Fight for what you believe.

Final Celebration

Congratulations everyone! Today was our last day of class and it was a great get together! Thank you for all the food donations and for your wonderful words of wisdom. This semester definitely went by very quickly. Some of us felt a bit intimidated when we first started the course. The aspect of online and in class sessions was new to many of us. But, the workload and hybrid characteristic were some of the reasons why we have learned so much. I also truly learned from all of you. Thank you for being such great peers, resources, and friends. We have become a very close group and family. Let's keep in touch and stay close. And remember that the class blog will still be up and accessible for us. Continue to post and comment. It is important that we share our ideas and experiences with each other throughout our educational and teaching journey.

A big thank you to Dr. Rivera for being a phenomenal professor. She has been an awesome mentor and teacher. I will always remember what we've learned and I will advocate our motto: "Learning is ongoing!" See you all and keep in touch, even if it's only on our blog.


Love you all, Rachel

Last Day :(

          I cannot believe that the semester is over! It was really fun learning and growing with all of you. I'm glad I was able to share this experience with close friends and to also make new friends at the same time. What I loved most about this course was how much information and strategies that we have learned from Dr. Rivera and each other. As for the Moodle sessions, I felt that it helped me digest the material and discussions more, being that I'm a visual learner. I also love viewing everyone's views on the topic being discussed because it shows me other's perspective and gives me something to think about. When I first viewed the syllabus for this class, I was not sure if I could handle the work load, but as time progressed, I realized that these assignments and discussions really helped me and has offered me so much knowledge about reading. I'm really glad I was able to work with Dr. Rivera and all of you. I will miss this class, but I know we will all see each other around!

Literacy is Everywhere!!

This post is for last Thursday. I did not realize that we were suppose to blog. However, I am please to say that I am finally done with everything. It was pretty interesting to look for online literacy sites. Some sites were very acceptable others not too much but it was a great experience. I also turned in my book review on the Little Red Hen which is another classic. I really hope you all are having a great wrap up and see you all on Thursday!!

The semester is almost over!

Hello everyone! I hope your week has gone well! This week's assignments includes the book review and effective literacy website reviews. I am sure that you all have found great resources to share. Just for your information, check out my three websites that I found that will help us as teachers: Reading Rockets, ReadWorks, and ReadWriteThink. Perhaps some of you chose the same websites. When searching for websites, there were so many that I found to be useful. It just goes to show how technology can help us as educators (and students, of course). Don't forget to work on your final self reflections. I know that we all have great things to say about this course! See you next week!

Book Review/Literacy Website

Hey everyone, today we were supposed to upload our book review #2 and our effective literacy website #3. I didn't know we were having a party, but I'm looking forward to it! Have a great weekend ladies!

CHECKING -IN

Hey everyone,

So today we were suppose to upload the book review, effective literacy paper, and blog. I hope everyone is doing well. I can't wait for our party..I love eating :)

Ok see you all next week.

Philosophies

          Today everyone presented their teaching philosophies. It was so surprising how everyone had similar ideas, such as acceptance, collaboration, preparation, inclusion, and keeping lesson plans new and fresh. After hearing what everyone had to say, I am so proud to say that we have all came a long throughout the course of this class. For the last part of class we wrote 3 positive things about each other, and we shared it. I really liked how we did this. This was the first time I have ever done this activity. I want to do this in my future classroom. This activity ended today's class session on such a positive note.

Thank you everyone for all your positive notes, it truly meant a lot to me!!

Great Philosophies! Call Of Duty!

   Todays class we presented our major beliefs on the teaching reading and how it is important for students. I really enjoyed everyone's philosophies and everyone made a lot of really good points. Understanding that we as teachers need to ensure that our students acquire the proper reading skills and knowledge so that they can succeed not only in school, but also out in the real world. Everyone did a great job and it has opened my eyes to all the different aspects to teaching reading. I also enjoyed the evaluation of our classmates and how we had to mention three positive attributes. Made me realize how awesome everyone is and you are all great friends!

Thank you Ladies :)

Major Beliefs in Teaching Reading

Today we presented our Philosophy on Reading. My major beliefs was to have a positive and fun filled environment, be creative when creating lessons so that students will stay engaged, be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of all our students and use their strengths to accomplish the skills needed to learn, and to use the strategies we learned in college in our future classrooms.

I really enjoyed all of the presentations, it is a good way for us as future teachers to be aware of the different beliefs and how we can relate. I liked how Rachel had a presentation on the board on her major beliefs on reading. I liked how she mentioned that we should not only use the books but we should find other ways that worked to teach a lesson.

I noticed that most of our beliefs were similar but were presented in our own way. I know I was nervous, which I always am in front of adults. When I teach little ones, I don't get nervous. Oh, how I wish I could just not be nervous.

Philosophy Presentations

   In today's class session everyone presented on their philosophy on teaching reading. It was interesting and refreshing to hear everyone's beliefs on the subject and I found that my philosophy is similar to most of my classmates'. I found that I agreed and support all the philosophies that were presented because there were points that I definitely agree with and others that make me wonder why I hadn't thought of including in my philosophy. Some points that were mentioned was how reading occurs and is important in all content areas. Another that stuck to me was how we as educators need to be open-minded on the different strategies and tools that is available for us to utilize in our classrooms with our students. I enjoyed hearing everyone's presentations today and has reassured me that we all have the same mentality and beliefs, which goes to show that UOG has great teachers in the making.

Philosophy in Teaching Reading

     Today was a fun filled day full of presentations of philosophies in teaching reading. As a future educator, I believe that the goal of teaching reading is to give students the skills, strategies, and knowledge to read fluently and understand various texts. It is important that we, as teachers make reading a fun learning experience that students can enjoy. Everyone had great key points in teaching reading, such as integrating reading to content areas, technology, and making the learning environment positive and fun. It was interesting to listen to everyone's philosophy, because I know we will be great educators when we have our classroom. Everyone did a great job!!! I also liked how we ended the class with "Dr. Rivera's Pea". It was a great way to end our class with saying 3 positive things about our classroom.

Philosophy Presentations!

Today we all shared our philosophies about the teaching of reading. It was nice to be able to rate and comment on the presentations. It offers us the chance to read feedback from our classmates, which will help us for future speaking tasks. Everyone had great points to share, many beliefs were similar in nature. Kelsey mentioned that reading is a life skill, which is absolutely true. I also liked Rhea's ideas about early childhood reading strategies. Amanda recommended that our philosophies should not be just beliefs, but actions that we all need to perform as teachers. She is completely right on! I truly enjoyed each person's views about the teaching of reading. We all want the best for our students so no matter what our individual views are, we all have a common goal. I know that we will be reaching out to each other throughout our teaching careers. Thank you everyone for all that you have shared with me throughout this semester. And even though the semester is almost over, remember that learning is ongoing!

Words of WISDOM!!!

What a day! We shared our philosophies, and boy don't we have great minds. Many of us focused in on many of the same things and I thought that was really neat. I really thought everyone made it special by adding a pinch of themselves weather it is their specialties or focusing in on our majors. Now that the semester is coming so close to the end you can feel that we are all trying to get things done and stay on top of all our classes. YOU ARE ALL A GREAT BUNCH!!! Thank you for being such great classmates and friends. Dr. Rivera you have taught us many things that I will bring with me where ever I take my bag of tricks. Since we also focused in on positive I just wanted to add that too.

Philosophy Presentation

          In today's class session, we presented our philosophy papers.  Although I only discussed a snippet of my paper, I found it difficult to stand up there and try to remember everything from the top of my head. I really enjoyed listening to everyone else's philosophies on their teaching of reading because we all had different beliefs.  Overall, we all believe that reading is a very important skill to master and that can only be beneficial to our future as well as our students' future.
          We also did a little activity where we had to write three positive things about each of our classmates.  I found the activity easy to do simply because I have nothing but nice things to say about my classmates.  I have grown to know each of them better than I did at the beginning of the semester, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to learn and grow with them.  I also hope that we will not become strangers after we all have obtained our degrees.