IGNITE

The IGNITE presentations were a little bit more stressful then I would have liked them to be. I did not like that we only got 20 seconds on each slide. I felt like I had so much more to say. However, I did learn that it was somewhat easy to talk about something I was passionate about. After listening to my classmates, I came to a conclusion that we are all kind of on the same path. It felt like a whole new generation of ideas and philosophies were being created from my Iowa State classmates. I think I would have added a few things to my teaching philosophy after listening to my peers. One huge thing that I am a firm believer in is creating a community within the classroom. If I could do my presentation over I would definitely add that in. Another thing I would add in is creating a safe place for my students. I want my students to feel at home and safe in my classroom. I want my students to know that I am accepting of all of them.

One huge thing I learned from this class was about being a connected teacher. I really enjoyed learning about how to be a connected teacher through blogging and social media. I think this is the future for teaching. I love the idea of connecting with educators across the world through blogging and social media. I think this is a great way to become a better educator! I want to create a blog when I am a teacher. In this blog I was to share things I am doing in the classroom and reflect on my lessons. This helps me become connected and a reflective teacher.