Brad's Blog

       For this blog, I went to the Leon High School website and clicked on a random teacher's name, and found a mild level website through the High School itself. It is noticeably difficult to find a teacher website because of the "canvas" type website that their information is normally stored through, so I got a very basic level of website such as resources and announcements. I found a good segment for resources for all of these different classes, with different resources for each level of french class. With this, I think that having the classlink login I could get a lot more information, but I understand the security of locking down a classes information from the public.     I think that I will use technology to accomplish my professional responsibilities more efficiently by ensuring that I have a schedule, alongside a list of things to accomplish at each step. I think that announcements and things like that which are automated might be something th...

    I think that the best way I will personally use data collection tools as a teacher would be to ensure that all students are able to be fully up to par with all of the information that they are being given. While I hope to teach American Government as a class, I think that at times testing and quizzing could put unnecessary pressure on the kids which might affect their grades in a negative way too, and with surveying potentially there could be a bit of a way to ensure they are all caught up without making anxiety occur. With this I would basically try and figure out what fields they struggled with the most, and through this I could try and adjust the class in real time. I think this would be a good tool because not every class is the same, and some classes need help with different areas than others.     One of the things I found most unique from reviewing other classmates' blogs was that some people are much more into the distance based learning than I c...

      I find that my experience as a distance learner this semester has actually been quite difficult to manage for me, due to the fact that I really struggle with the lack of routine from staying at my house. I guess it makes everything feel like homework, even going to class on zoom and it feels as though I have lost a lot of motivation from the lack of being able to enjoy the campus and the social aspect of it all. While respecting the social distancing, I just wish that we could get through COVID-19 but I know that it is only bound to get worse until we can achieve a vaccine that is widely accessible. I think that as a teacher, the way to improve the experience of distance learners is to ensure that the class has some flexibility, and allow for a greater level of interaction if possible. I know that everyone was sort of thrown into this whole thing, and I guess the best way moving forward is to learn from what has occurred this semester and over summer.  ...