Weekly Reflections

This is the category to apply to your Weekly Reflection posts from the course.

AI Literacy in the Classroom: My Pro-D Day Takeaways

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog this semester, you’ll know this topic actually ties in perfectly with my second post! Today I signed up for the “Student AI Literacy Lessons K-12” professional development day zoom session hosted by Focused Education Resources. This session dived deeper into how we can actually teach AI literacy…

In class today, we spent a lot of time deconstructing Generative AI. As I prepare to become a teacher, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can use these AI tools responsibly without losing the human touch that I value in teaching. What I See as the Major Limitations of GenAI When I look…

Interactive Learning in a High School Science Classroom

In an upper-level Biology or Environmental Science classroom, the content can often be dense and overwhelming to comprehend. This can especially be the case when we are delivering content in a boring lecture heavy style. As a future educator in these subjects, I’ve been reflecting on how to move beyond passive consumption of information. This…

Finding the Balance: Student-led vs. Teacher-led Learning

This week’s class left me with more questions than answers, and I mean that in the best way possible. We talked a lot about the benefits and drawbacks of student-led learning, how technology plays a role in learning, and the idea of reimagining education to a more student-led approach. I found all of this super…