Blog Post 3
I do not think of myself as a writer and I do not like to write. However I am able to express my my ideas through writing and occasionally using pictures to support my ideas. I did not do any recreational writing as a child. The only recreational writing i do now is through text and social media. I do prefer to have an actual conversation with some one if i have more than something quick to say. In school i wouldn't say that there were any writing assignments i enjoyed. All of the writing assignments i remember doing just seemed like pointless busy work. I did have one assignment that left a lasting impact on me. I remember taking a computer programming class and one of our assignment was to give direction to your house in programming language. This helped me learn and remember the process of the language. I will use writing assignments in Engineering to help students learn and remember processes and try and stay away essays that are busy work.
Things I like to do in my spare time.
hanging out with my kids
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Blog Post 2
When I was younger my family loved to ride dirt bikes, you could hardly wait for the day when you would get your very own. When that day finally came for me, I was excited and could hardly wait to go for a ride. We headed down to the sand dunes and rode all day long, and just as it was time to leave my dirt bikes engine seized up. This was devastating for me it was broken how would i ever ride again! When we arrived home my dad unloaded my dirt bike called me over and we fixed my dirt bike. He taught me that things can be fixed. This experience drew me to the field of engineering where I learned that not only can things be fixed they can also be improved. I have learned these past experiences are very important in teaching, you can use them to intrinsically motivate students in your classroom. In Engineering and Technology education we teach the engineering process so students will learn to invent, fix, and improve things. Asking students to fill out a get to know you paper at the beginning of the semester and then using these answers to help them develop a project in the classroom that is congruent with their personal interest is a great way to connect the students and standards.
When I was younger my family loved to ride dirt bikes, you could hardly wait for the day when you would get your very own. When that day finally came for me, I was excited and could hardly wait to go for a ride. We headed down to the sand dunes and rode all day long, and just as it was time to leave my dirt bikes engine seized up. This was devastating for me it was broken how would i ever ride again! When we arrived home my dad unloaded my dirt bike called me over and we fixed my dirt bike. He taught me that things can be fixed. This experience drew me to the field of engineering where I learned that not only can things be fixed they can also be improved. I have learned these past experiences are very important in teaching, you can use them to intrinsically motivate students in your classroom. In Engineering and Technology education we teach the engineering process so students will learn to invent, fix, and improve things. Asking students to fill out a get to know you paper at the beginning of the semester and then using these answers to help them develop a project in the classroom that is congruent with their personal interest is a great way to connect the students and standards.
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