EPAL Vision Board by Nisaiah Cason

Class Engagement

cnisaiah — 2024-05-31 20:05:00 UTC

I would like students engagement in the course to be fun, interesting, impactful, collaborative, and educational. I would like the course to be more geared toward connecting with students instead of feeding them information that doesn't connect with them on a personal level. Nevertheless I want to keep the course connected to the main goal of leading students toward choosing a major confidently that suites them.

1st Class Engagement Activity:

cnisaiah — 2024-05-31 20:45:07 UTC

Jeopardy activity- during the activity we will put our students in groups depending on the class size. Then we will portray a jeopardy slide show on the board which list categorizes that are associated with concepts students are learning or perviously learned already during that week. After we will select the group that raised there hands first and allow them to pick a category of there choosing. We can probably use a buzzer button app or if you have buzzers we can use that to determine which group answers a question first. Each team will get 30-40 seconds to answer a question, if a team failed to answer then we will flip the question to the next group. If none of the teams get the answer correct then nobody will receive points. The point system will go from 100(minimum points earned)-500(maximum points earned).

2nd-Class Engagement Activity: Ice breakers

cnisaiah — 2024-06-02 22:48:18 UTC

Ice breakers are an effective way to communicate with students in the beginning of the class to connect with them and see how there doing overall.

Options:

Highs and lows activity: in this activity we can ask each student what was one high point and low point they experienced during the week. I believe this is a good exercise to see how students are doing mentally and physically.

Century swap activity: during the activity we can give each student a posted note or note card and ask them to write down what century they would want to live in and why. We can give them 3-5 minutes to put there thoughts on the note card. After we can let each student share with the class what they wrote. I believe this is a good exercise for people to get to know each others dislike and likes.

Freshman fears activity ( this activity can be for the first day of class maybe): in this activity we can put our students in different groups and have them formulate a common fear they all have about college. Then have them discuss this for 5 minutes within their groups. After that each group can share with the class their fear and different groups can give their advice on how to conquer that fear. I can also give some advice about how I conquered these fears as well.

(The most important thing about these icebreakers is to have students actively thinking and engaging with one another.)

Active Communicator

cnisaiah — 2024-06-02 22:59:31 UTC

-I want to be able to communicate with my students in an effective way by creating a groupme for our class so I can have an active line of communication with my students. I can help them with assignments, post daily announcements about events in the course, and also get them comfortable with communicating with each other by using this app.

-I want to be an active listener when students are talking so I can be able to communicate with them in an effective way.

-Also if it is possible I want us to have weekly meetings where we discuss our plans on what information will cover a couple of days before class. We can talk about what ways we can improve on are style of teaching and give each other feed back about our weakness and strengthens. Also, we can discuss different ideas we can implement in the course to get our students more engaged if needed.

My Leadership Characteristics(I want to exhibit)

cnisaiah — 2024-06-03 20:25:24 UTC

Accountability

cnisaiah — 2024-06-03 20:44:51 UTC

-As a leader in the course I will be responsible for creating any activities or events on time and let you know if any complications arise in advance.

-I want to be early for every class and if I'm running late I will let you know in advance. (Through text preferably)

-I want us to be able to hold each other accountability by giving each other feedback about anything we can improve on after class in a respectful manner. I don't think it's appropriate for us to discuss these suggestions during instruction time only after.

Class Participation

cnisaiah — 2024-06-03 21:07:46 UTC

-I want students to feel comfortable participating and engaging in discussions when its appropriate.

-I want students to respect their peers when they communicate there ideas to the class. Also, I want students to actively listen to others so they're able to respond to different ideas effectively.

-I don't want students to be afraid to veer off topic when discussing icebreakers and other material. Nonetheless, I want our class to be able to stay on topic during discussions as well. I believe there should be a balance.

Leadership

cnisaiah — 2024-06-05 14:30:43 UTC

-As a leader in the classroom I wanted to be knowledgable about the information we are presenting and prepared to deliver it in an understandable way toward students.

- I want us to be able to give our students knowledge to help further them in their respected majors.

-As a leader in the classroom I want us to act in a professional manner but also be true to ourselves.

-As a leader I want to be a role model in the classroom and exhibit good habits outside the classroom as well.

For example:

-Having good time management skills.

-Being accountable for my own course work.

-Being on time for class.

-Being engaged in the classroom.

Student Accountability

cnisaiah — 2024-06-05 14:47:18 UTC

-I want us to be able to hold our students accountable for the course work we are giving them.

Student expectations:

-Students should complete all course work in the timeframe of the deadlines established on canvas.

-Students should communicate with me or the instructor(you) in advance if they experience any complications with completing assignments so we can assist them in the proper manner.

-All students should be engaged in the coursework.

-Students should respect each others opinions when voiced in class.

Being Driven/Impactful

cnisaiah — 2024-06-07 19:53:40 UTC

-I want to constantly focus on helping students understand there own beliefs and skills so they can move closer to choosing a major.

-I want students to really get the best experience in the course and be able to help them understand themselves so they can further succeed in college.

-My goal is to impact one student to choose a major that there passionate about.

Preferred Communication

cnisaiah — 2024-06-10 21:18:17 UTC

-I prefer to use phone calls, email, text or zoom calls to communicate with each other any important information.

Who I am:

cnisaiah — 2024-08-22 01:09:43 UTC

My name is Nisaiah Cason

Where are you from?

-Miami,FL

What is your favorite Sports Team?

-The Cincinnati Bengals🐯

What are three words that describe you?

-Funny, active, and outgoing.

What is your major?

Athletic Training

What are some actives you enjoy doing outside of class?

Hanging out with friends, working out, and reading the bible.

What are your future aspirations?

I will open up my own gym and become a strength and conditioning coach.