SST 307 Monthly Blog- Jacobi Gray

Learning Experiences: This month has been very busy and it has been extremely difficult to manage time and complete the learning experiences with quality efforts. Thankfully, the good Lord and our professor feel our pain and find ways to ease the stress for their students. In SST 307, we are continuing to develop the Apps Evaluation, Today's Learner and Unit Plan projects. The Apps Evaluation project is most important because it provides teachers with additional teaching resources that impacts student learning. These apps connect to the principle of Universal Design for Learning which provides multiple methods of engagement and expression for students. It is also culturally relevant because students of today's generation are technologically literate and find intrinsic value in the exploration of technology. The Today's Learner Projects was also an interesting task. Throughout my college experience, we have discussed the various learning styles of people. I even had the pl...

This has been an interesting first quarter in social studies methods. Dr. Parker has provided us with more than enough assignments. I will say that the assignments have been very helpful in understanding how to deliver and design purposeful social studies instruction. During the month of January, I had the pleasure of visiting Coddle Creek Elementary again. I had not been to the school since last semester, so I was eager to see my former clinical educators and their students. When I came through the door, they were eager to see me as well and embraced me with a big hug. I had emailed Mr. Booth prior to visiting to see if he was interested in being interviewed for the Wisdom From Experience project. He agreed to the interview but unfortunately his schedule would not allow the interview. I did, however, sit and observe some of his teaching practices. In accordance with Universal Design for Learning and 21st century learning concepts, teachers are required to adjust their schedule to the ...