Teddy’s Reflection for 03.02.2010

Posted by on March 14, 2010 
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Teddy’s Reflection

For class session 03.02.2010

I was very upset when I could not find the class last session. My arrival to class early was side-tracked by a bathroom run and therefore I was unable to find my colleagues. Sorry about that! Nevertheless, after harrassing a few people to leave our regular class area, I got on the computer to check my email to see if Darren sent a communication. There was none, so I began hunting down the class in Elmer Fudd mode!  Behold! Those guys and gals were in the other room, across from the bathroom. Well, I immediately sat down with great relief and Darren very nicely welcomed me into the their midst and the teleconference. It was the most! I was thoroughly enthralled and delighted to speak with our virtual guest lecturer Dr. Elizabeth Barkley. Much of my excitement was due to prior investigation of our speaker. Her work using portfoloios is truly cutting edge in education.

Next, we took time to explain what we read in the various chapters assigned in class. It was a bit overwhelming to attempt to explain such detailed readings in ten minutes. My chapters on “How Children Learn” and the “Mind” were simply awesome. I have read them three more times since our last class. With so much critical information about synoptic connections, retraining the brain and memory development, I find my self feeling less and less of an authority. In essence, I feel like a true amature when attempting to explain these complex topics. We really learn alot of facinating things in CTCH 604!

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