CEDO 565 Week 3

This week we looked at the Millenial generation, which I am a part of, how schools can help and mentor teachers in that generation and the possible issues that are prevalent among members of that generation.  This discussion has helped me understand some of the things that I went through my first few years of teaching.  I came in all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to take on the world and I met with some resistance from some teachers.  The article we read helped to clarify some of the background behind those interactions.

Another thing I appreciated was the idea of thinking about a system instead of just its individual parts.  This makes a lot of sense and often times you can't really understand what's going on with a person, or department, or school, until you understand the systems that those things are a part of and how those systems as a whole are affecting each of the parts.  This will help me have a wider perspective in the future when I'm looking to implement a change at school or analyze a situation.

CEDO 565 Week 2

This week we've been mostly looking at data and how it can be helpful in educational situations.  My school doesn't collect much data.  We get ACT scores but I believer that's about it.  My school's senior class has earned over $1 million in scholarships for the past several years, so we must be doing something right.  Not bad for 45-55 students, eh?

I really feel like a lot of this week's work doesn't really apply to me.  It's hard to find a similar school to compare ourselves to.  The public schools in the area are larger plus we have to charge tuition so we can't even factor in enrollment as an indicator of classroom effectiveness.

Our students also come from a variety of public and private elementary and middle schools so we can't really use the data those schools collect to help us very much.