Introduction

If I were to write a book about myself I would have to name it, The Never-Ending Exciting Life of Lisa Peacock. I would name my book by this title because it can be ironic or it can be very true. One way that my title could be ironic would be because at times my life is very unexciting and extremely dull. Most days I come home to sit on the computer and do schoolwork while one night a week I go and play volleyball. On the other hand, life can always throw a curve. I work two jobs and go to school full time and somehow or someway something always manages to happen and I get caught up in either a mess or a miracle.

One of my favorite jokes is, “Statistics show that three out of two people are bad with fractions.” This joke appeals to me because it is Math related and Math is my favorite subject.

I do not teach yet because I am not certified to teach in New York State. However, I want to teach grades 1, 2 or 3 and would even be happy teaching grades 4 and 5. I have one more semester (two more classes) after this semester until I graduate.

I learned a lot about teaching Language Arts through your course last semester. However, there are a lot of things that I need to learn and will continue to learn throughout my entire teaching career. The educational world is constantly changing and new ideas and theories are being applied every single day. As teachers, we would be ignorant to think that we know-it-all and that we cannot be flexible to new concepts. I look forward to learning new things in this course.

In your EDLI 635 course I learned a lot about the “new literacies”.  There are a variety of new ways that technology helps students with reading comprehension and reading strategies. A lot of the eBooks online have help aids such as roll over word pronunciation and audio recordings. One of my favorite lessons that I had to do in one class was create my own virtual book online. We were able to create a background and illustrate each page with our own text.

My concern for taking this course is applying it to my own teaching methods. With any course the information can be useless unless you choose to apply the theories in your classroom. I hope to be able to create meaningful lessons that are rich in technology and inquiry-based learning.