Bryan's ETC 447 Reflection Blog

Title: ETC 447: Comprehensive Reflection Northern Arizona University   VIDEO AUDIO Slide featuring the title and author name. Narrator: Comprehensive Reflection for ETC 447 at Northern Arizona University. Authored by Bryan Williams Paulsen. Slide featuring a screenshot of my philosophy of education.   Philosophy of Education Narrator: The ISTE Standards for Educators present an emphasis on incorporating technology as a means of both improving one’s abilities as an educator and enabling students to succeed in an increasingly technologically oriented world. This dovetails with my philosophy of education that was written at the beginning of the course. Technology is a wonderful tool for inspiring the motivation needed for students to learn, so it is compatible with my vision and serves to reinforce it. My desire to turn every student I teach into a “Renaissance Man” req...

Micro Lesson 2 I. RATIONALE:             This lesson is being taught to meet an Arizona state learning standard for 1 st grade students. II. OVERVIEW: Grade Level: 1 st Grade Subject(s): English Topic of Study: Reading Standards for Literature (RL): Key Ideas and Details Time Allotment: 30 Minutes Standards: 1.RL.1: Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, why, when, and how about key details in a text. Objectives: The student will answer questions about important details from the story. Reflection: Assessing Prior Knowledge and Planning Instruction ·          What do the students need to know prior to the lesson?   The student will need to know what details are in a story and how to answer questions related to it. ·          How will prior knowledge and experience be assessed? The student will be asked...

  Global Digital Citizenship Scenario Scenario: Billy, a 6 th grade student at Some Elementary School, commented on a video appearing on social media that was related to a local event. The comment was responded to by someone else, and a back-and-forth conversation ensued through the comments. During the conversation, Billy revealed his name, the school he goes to, and the grade he is in. Billy did this as he believed he was developing a friendship with someone also claiming to be a student in the area. One Wednesday afternoon, an unknown man claimed to be waiting to pick up Billy from school when school administrators know that only his mother and father are listed as options for picking him up at school. The school administrators told the man to wait and contacted the police. The police arrived and discovered the man had a history of sexual abuse of minors after detaining him. Role of Parents: After being informed by school administrators, the parents should be very concern...

Micro Lesson 1 I. RATIONALE:             This lesson is being taught to meet an Arizona state learning standard for 1 st grade students. II. OVERVIEW: Grade Level: 1 st Grade Subject(s): Mathematics Topic of Study: Measurement of Data (MD). 1.MD.B: Work with time and money. Time Allotment: 30 Minutes Standards: 1.MD.B.3a: Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. Objectives: The student will be able to tell and write times in hours using analog and digital clocks. Reflection: Assessing Prior Knowledge and Planning Instruction ·          What do the students need to know prior to the lesson?   The student will need to visually identify and write the numbers from 0-12. The student will need to know what a clock’s function is. ·          How will prior knowledge and experience be asse...