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I think that people do tend to underestimate the grittiness of everyone else and overestimate the grittiness of themselves. I think whether people acually are gritty is an answer that is somewhat elusive because it is subjective. Overall though, encouraging grit and growth mindset in everyone is incredibly important to set students up for the success as best as possible. I know this reflection is a bit sparse, so it is totally okay if this is one of my missed reflections!

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Learning and understanding content to the extent that students can apply what they have learned to solving real-life problems, both now and later in their lives. I want content to be meaningful!

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I like going through Kolb's Cycle. I feel like it allowed me to think deeply about why I feel the way I do in my chosen location and how I can recreate that in different environments. This type of deep thinking is not something I do often. As a psychologist analyzing my own behaviors was very interesting.

This learning activity was beneficial because it used Columbia's Principle of enagagement and explicit expectations. It allowed us to choose our location/object and told us exactly how to reflect on it.

If this were to be a graded activity, the evaluator would need to look at the extent to which I immersed myself in the location/object and my reflection and analysis of it.

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Thinking about assessments aligning with outcomes, I want the outcomes of my classroom to be learning and understanding rather than memorization. I think this should reflect in the assessments that I give and in the pedagogies I employ when teaching

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Learning, Understanding, Applying, Connecting with Material

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Assess if information is learned, understood, and able to be applied

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Inclusion, Connection, Positive Environment, Accomadation

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I liked how today's class was different and was more involved with the students on zoom. I think having the option to zoom into a class is amazing because it gives students more flexibility.

In general, the case study made me kind of upset. At first, I did not think about what the instructor could have done differently. I was just upset with how Joe responded to the situation. After giving it some thought, I realized that there were things that all the members of the team could have done differently to make the situation better or even prevent it from occuring altogether. Specifically setting explicit expectations and creating a supportive class climate.

In my group I honestly kind of felt like my ideas got a little bit railroaded occasionally. I think this has a tendency to happen when there is a person in the group who is the assummed leader, just like in the case study. Overall though, I liked the stay and stray method a lot.

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The information that stuck out to me most from class this week was Merill's priciples. I know firsthand how difficult it can be to learn class content when it is presented in textbook or lecture format.

The principle that is about building new knowledge onto existing knowledge seemed incredibly beneficial. Whenever there is something that I do not understand connecting it back to the rest of the concepts really helps me. I have not considered applying this concept to help student learn, and it is something that I would like to do.

In addition the application and demonstration priciples seem very important as well. One thing that I have noticed in SI is that students often have a difficult time doing this, probably because it is not something that is practiced in class. I try to help them practice these skills because they are asked to apply and demonstrate on exams.

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I really liked the format of this weeks class. In my experience online classes, even if they are synchronous are often lecture based. The professor provides slides and talks while the student takes notes. I think the padlet format was so much more fun and also allowed me to be more engaged in the content. This adds to my teaching philosophy because I want my students to be engaged and using an interactive online lecture format could allow me to do that if the need arose.

Additionally, I love the backwards course design method. I think backwards course design allows teachers to create lessons and assessments that work together seamlessly with the desired learnig outcome. I think it is easy to lose track of the students learning being the ultimate goal and instead focus on good grades and exam scores. I am a firm believer that if a classes exam scores are bad then the material is not being taught well.

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This week we talked a lot about collaboration, which I think can be incredibly beneficial. I like how we used the same groups as last time because, even though they were random, it allowed me to feel comfortable with my group. I think this goes a long ways in building a community within the classroom, and it also ensures everyone is included.

Consistent with the articles we talked about in class this week I find that smaller class sizes work better for team based learning. In SI, which would be a smaller class size, I notice that people often make more of an effort to be included and to include everyone. In regular class, there are often multiple members of a group who chose not to be included in the groupwork.

Overall, having smaller class sizes and if that is not possible finding a way to make classes seem smaller is something I would like to add to my teachong philosophy. Currently, as an LA, I should try to pull people into the groups if they are not involved.

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This week in class the ideas of movement and reteaching really stuck out to me.

The preparty materials talked about how beneficial movement can be in facilitating active learning. Although I like the idea of a gallery walk, I can see how this might not be accessible to all students. If I had a student who could not do a gallery walk, I could have students pass their papers around the room. This would be significantly less movement, but I think it would accomplish the same idea. One other way I could make a gallery walk more accessible would be to have half of the group walking around and the other half sitting by their papers until they switch. This could also help facilitate more discussion!

In addition to movement, I think reteaching is incredibly beneficial. It allows students to reflect on what they know and explain concepts in a simple manner. It could also help students generate examples, which in my opinion helps students further understand the concepts. The above mentioned idea where half the students are gallery walking and the other half are sitting could give students and opportunity to reteach to their peers as well!

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This weeks class gave me some great ideas about how to have productive and respectful conversations, not only with students, but also in life. Collaborative communication is a valuable tool that could be used in the classroom in order to allow students to gain a different perspective on a topic. This is especially true for sensitive and politically charged topics that often involve disagreements. Education on different opinions is so vital for creating a positive environment where everyone feels safe and comfortable sharing their opinions. One way that I could use this in Gen Psych is when we talk about gender development. Dr. Burd and I were just talking today about how it is kind of an charged subject, but that it is important for students to understand and consider it. Collaborative communication could be a good way to get respectful conversations on the topic going.

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First of all, I loved the snowball activity that we did in class. I think in college classes especially, it is difficult to make the material fun and interesting to learn. Not only was this activity a fun change from regular classroom learning, but it was also anonymous, which meant that if I was not 100% sure of the correct answer it did not matter.

The activities this week made me want to add making learning exciting to my teaching philosophy. In my opinion students who are interested in the content will be much more likely to engage with it. One way to make the content more interesting is to present it in an fun way.

I would ensure that all students can participate by thinking about what limitations students might have. Once I brainstormed potential limitations, I would find the best active learning method to fit the needs of the class. Most importantly though, I would remain flexible. I cannot plan for everything and I think keeping an open mind and being willing to change my plan to better fit the situation can help me foster an active learning environment.

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I have been teaching young children swim lessons for the past five years. This experience has taught me the importance of taking the time to create a personal connection with each student. It is important to do this so that the students feel comfortable asking questions and expressing their feelings. It is also important to understand that different people learn in different ways and sometimes, there are some accommodations that may have to be made for students.

While I recognize this may be harder to implement with older students in much larger class sizes, I think it is still important to consider when interacting with college aged students. One way I think this can be achieved by a teacher in a college setting is by being approachable.