Friday, October 19, 2012
Chapter 5: Getting Organized
Personal time management has never been a forte of mine. I function on procrastination, it seems. I think this has always been a tendency of mine, since the days of elementary, middle, and high school. Unfortunately, by bad management skills have caused more trouble than good in recent weeks and months, leaving me anxious and very stressed out.
This is not a good example to students and is therefore an aspect of my life which I try very hard everyday to change, because one day I will have students who depend on me to teach them these skills. They are especially essential skills during project based learning experiences, as there is a lot of information to keep track of over a long period of time. Project management is also important during the beginning stages of the project, where things such as resources, deadlines, teams and plans for assessment have to be considered. Both the teacher and the student should be prepared to keep track of what is going on and when it is going on in order to keep everyone on the same page.
There are a lot of ways to help everyone involved stay organized during the project, and one of the ways becoming more and more popular is using the internet and web-based organizational tools, and even creating a class wiki where everyone in the class is given project updates as they happen. This also allows for cross-cultural learning experiences where students can connect with other students across the globe and even do projects together over the internet.
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You're not the only one that has procrastination! Im on the same page as you and it sucks. But you encourage me to try harder and think of the students we are going to teach in the future. They really will rely on us because we are the educator and they are the learner so we have to make sure to get things done in order for the students to get things done.
ReplyDeleteOrganization really is key. It's good that you work on that skill and technology really is great for helping with organization. Being a person with ADD, organization is both difficult and an absolute necessity. I use my tablet everyday to keep my calendar together, I use Google docs for all of my papers, and I have separate binders for all of my subjects.
ReplyDeleteI think being organized for a project like this is absolutely key. Having all of the materials and project pieces that the kids are working in one place is amazing, and so easy these days with programs like google docs and desire2learn.
Good reflection!! Procrastination is my weakness also. It is important we use the information from this class to explore new ways to organize and manage time so we can teach our students.
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