Course Contract Review #2

1) I'm doing well at making sure I understand the concepts and asking for help. Kiyna and I studied together before the test and made sure we both understood things. I helped her understand things she didn't quite understand and she explained things to me that I didn't understand. I have also been doing well at staying caught up with the assignments in the class.

2) I have still not been doing as well as I could with reading the text book thoroughly. I get the answers for the study guide and read those things in depth and then I scan the rest of the chapter very quickly. I need to spend more time reading all of the information in more depth.

3) I feel like I am doing a lot better on my goals now then I was after the last test. I am learning specific strategies that I can use to help my students learn better and help them to retain better what I've taught them. I have also been getting help from my classmates with things that I don't understand and working with them to understand and remember the information from the class better.

4) When I read the chapters I need to use the 4 R's to get myself reading more thoroughly instead of just skimming the information that is not on the study guides. I need to start applying the things I've learned about my own learning styles to other classes so I can learn better. I need to make outlines when I read chapters for other classes and write how it applies to me and to teaching.

5)I think I have been focusing more on mastery goals more now then I was after the first test. I am starting to ask myself with every assignment, "How can I use this information and apply it to me as a future teacher?" I think about assignments different when I think they can help me rather than if I feel like they are just busy work that I'm just trying to finish for a grade. There are some assignments in other classes that I need to think harder about how they will apply to me as a teacher because I don't put as much energy and thought into the assignments that I feel aren't helpful.