Throughout the semester, we used many different strategies to help us learn the content. These strategies allowed me to learn the content in a fun and unique way. Before this class, I was used to the typical way of learning. Where I was presented with content, then I had to complete an assignment such as an essay, multiple choice questions, or PowerPoint to prove that I understood the content, but my using these strategies, I was able to learn the content while completing the assignment. I believe that these strategies allowed me to be more engaged in the content, which led to a better overall understanding of the content each week. For my Top 5 assignments, I chose the ones that I most enjoyed, but I also chose them because I was surprised by the outcome of each. As the semester progressed, I became more and more surprised by the outcome of each strategy. My favorite strategy of the semester was the WorditOut. This was a new strategy that I have never heard of, so I enjoyed participating in it and seeing how beautiful the outcome was. I was really inspired by this strategy and I am excited to incorporate it into my future classroom.
Overall, I truly enjoyed participating in a new strategy each week, and I believe that I acquired many new ways to teach and assign content to my students. I cannot wait to incorporate these strategies into my future classroom. I hope my students enjoy them just as much as I do!
1. WorditOut
Skills: Creating a WorditOut involves taking notes while learning content, then posting important quotes and sections from the information
into the WorditOut app
in order to create a piece of artwork that uses words that represent the main idea of the content.
Why it worked: I was able to select the important quotes that led me to emphasizing the main ideas of the content.
2. Black-Out Poem
Skills: In order to create a blackout poem, you must be able to read and understand the main concept of an article(s), so that you can “blackout”
the rest of the poem.
Why it worked: I was able to incorporate artwork into my blackout poem to emphasize what I interpreted as the main idea of the article.
3. DOs and DON'Ts
Skills: This activity involves taking notes on things one should, and should not do, in regards to a specific situation or topic.
Why it worked: I was able to take a step back and analyze the things I should do as an educator to help support my students, as well as bring to light the things
I should avoid as a future educator.
4. Selecting Golden Lines to determine importance
Skills: This activity involves selecting lines that you found important or inspiring from a piece of literature.
Why it worked: I was able to dive deeper into the content and see how the information was relevant and inspiring.
5. Blogging with other educators
Skills: This strategy includes creating a personal blog, and keeping up with weekly posts about important information, as well as responding to
and learning from fellow educators.
Why it worked: While participating in educational blogging, I was able to see the ideas and opinions of my fellow teachers and collaborate on some important topics.
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