I spent the first part of my post-graduate degree working towards becoming a school guidance counselor. My coursework was based primarily in psychology, behavior theory and human development. I was working in a school media center while taking these classes, and it became clear to me that I could apply what I was learning in class to what I loved to do most- working with children in the library. The transition for me into the school library media program was an easy one. The coursework in both degree programs along with my media assistant experience has contributed to my current understanding of learners and learning.
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I was asked to teach a lesson on using Microsoft Excel to eighth grade math students using the computers in the media center. The teacher provided me the worksheet that she has used to teach this particular lesson over many years. Students were to gather data on the cost of local housing and the square footage of houses on the market. Before teaching the class, I tried the activity myself by following each of the steps that were listed, just as the students would do during the lesson. I was amazed to discover that there were numerous errors in the instructions. Knowing that students would follow the steps as they were written, and therefore would not be successful, I rewrote the worksheet detailing the correct steps. I presented the new information to the math department, and with their approval, proceeded to use my new version of the worksheet to teach the class. The link will show you my revised lesson and some examples of student graphs. |
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