I really enjoyed reading all of my peers' blogs. I'm also looking forward to learning more about them. Since I had intermediate block last spring I'm totally new to the group, and I am excited about making new friends. I chose to write about reading Memorie's blog because she's one of the people I recognized the first day of this semsester. Her sister and I went to high school and cheered together. It was nice to see a familiar face, but I'm looking forward to getting to know her better (as well as all my other classmates!) Like Memorie, I hope to get an art endorsement after graduating. We both were art majors before going into the education field.. Neat:) Oh and we have a bulldog as part of our family too. It's really admirable to me that she and a few others in our classes are full time moms yet find the time to devote themselves to becoming amazing teachers (that we all some day hope to be.) Another peer I chose to write about is Jordan Zilla. I had never met her until this semester, but she seems very friendly and sweet. I did not start out knowing that I wanted to teach like Jordan, but I do share her passion for teaching. I also like the moment when you see a child understand a concept they may not have understood before. Her point about third graders was interesting. I've always thought I'd just like to stick to teaching K-2 but 3rd grade is an important time in children's life. Reading her blog inspired me to be more open minded about what grade I teach.
The Design Thinking article was enlightening. It was stated in the article that practitioners could alter the steps depending on what they're being used for. However, I think that the 6 steps they used from the BIF2011 would work well in most situations. I also liked the idea that this is a group effort (small groups.) This article would be benificial to all schools and would encourage establishing a community between the teachers in the school. I cannot wait to discuss this article more tomorrow in class.
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