Timeline Rubric

In order to effectively assess my students it is vital for them to know what they will be assessed on. The timeline rubric is an example of an effective way to assess students on an assignment while helping them to understand what is required of them. Not only does it help the student, but it is a simple and easy way for the teacher to quickly and effectively assess a student’s project, not just with timelines but with other projects and assignments as well. Using this in my classroom would help me to be more efficient and my students to have a better understanding on what is required.

Pre-course History Survey

Using this survey I would be able to see where my students are coming from and how they view history and its importance. By knowing this I can better relate my material to my students and therefore create meaning with my students. If I can get the students to interact with the material and have a desire to relate to it then it will make learning so much better.

How To: Find The Grotenhuis Dance Videos

http://www.screencast.com/users/ian_grotenhuis/folders/Jing/media/76e76704-ebe1-485b-871a-3c0f6d1b6121

The sound wasn't working (although I didn't say much).So the instructions are as follows:
1. Open your web browser (I'm using eplorer even though it isn't the best)
2. Go to www.youtube.com
3. On youtube search for "Ian Grotenhuis"
4. Click on the first video and enjoy!

Learning Style Reflection

Based on the results of both of the surveys I am a very visual and active learner, which I find to be true for the most part. The reason why I agree for the most part is because I love to learn through experience and being shown what to do, but I have been in a system that has taught the opposite way for so long. In the schools that I went to growing up all of the creativity of learning was taken out in third grade. In fifth and sixth grade the active and hands on learning was more of a factor, but then throughout junior high and high school it was mostly a lecture style system, so I feel that I can learn in the opposite situation that my results portray. In my everyday life I would definitely agree that the results given are true to me. I love sports so being and active kinesthetic and even visual learner definitely helps there and is probably where I developed those learning styles.
In my teaching I feel that my teaching style will be more directed to hands on learning and group based activities that get the whole class involved and probably moving around. As a teacher though, I need to recognize that this will not fit every students learning style. Therefore I must adapt my teaching to provide some sequential, logical, and linguistic learning styles this way I fulfill the needs of all the students learning styles.