4/15/2021 0 Comments Last & Final Week Of ESCIWeek 11: April 15th- April 20th:
It is pretty crazy that today is our last day of class. The semester flew by especially having our pre-internship for three weeks of the semester. During my time in ESCI 310-010: Science Educations (Pre-k to Grade 8), I learned a lot of valuable and practical information that I can take with me during my educational journey. For this weeks blog our Professor, Dr. Xia Ji, has asked us to reflect on our "weekly attendance & engagement (participation, contribution and professionalism)". To begin, I attended every single class this semester had. I showed up 10-15 minutes before class started to ensure I was there and ready to actively listen and participate. I kept my camera on for most classes. Anytime we had a discussion in class and I was called upon I made sure I answered to the best of my ability. Anytime we had a breakout room discussion I made sure to keep my Zoom camera on and turn my mic on when it was my turn to talk. I tried my best to be a leader during break out rooms and ensured I actively listened to what my peers had to say and gave time for all peers to have a voice. I always made sure to be kind and respectful to my peers and tried to create a positive and safe environment for all group members to share. During our breakout rooms I was able to draw from course readings, my own experiences, and other academic sources that I could connect with. By doing this in the break out rooms, this allowed for a safe and collegial virtual environment. Anytime we had forums or class blogs, I made sure to complete mine before the due date. After I posted my own I then went to my classmates to read, think, reflect and learn. I also made sure to comment on some of my peers posts. I liked the statement in the syllabus that says, "the best thing you can do is read, think and communicate in the spirit of trying to learn from yourself, from one another, from the land/place, and from the course materials shared with you..." (Ji, 2021). Thank you for a great semester!
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Week Two: January 19th-21st
I can't believe it is already the second week of this semester, I am slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things. I am enjoying having a routine again (Winter Break always plays around with my routine). Although I am glad to be back into routine, I am also feeling very overwhelmed with the work load this semester. I think I have 4 different calendars and due date lists to ensure I am staying on track. This week in ESCI 310, I first read the featured poem, "Two Kinds of Intelligence" by Rumi. As stated in the write-up, "Rumi suggests that the second knowing is already within us, ready to flow out, but at The Reader we know that self-knowledge isn't always so forthcoming, sometimes you need to unlock it" (Rumi, 2021). I enjoyed reading through Rumi's poem as it shared the two kinds of intelligences. I could relate to this poem as a future teacher. I want to remind my students that the other kind of tablet it one that is already preserved inside of you. As Kumi says, "this second knowing is a fountainhead from within you, moving out" (Kumi, 2021). In ESCI 310 we also went through the "Etched in Stone" & "There Is No Truth" readings. Next class, we will be having a debate on these two polar opposite view points. Next blog post, I will share how the debate went and discuss my opinion, stay tuned! Week One: January 2nd-14th
I am excited to begin this semester, this is my LAST full semester of classes before my internship. This semester I am enrolled in ESCI 310. This course is titled, "Becoming Civic Science Educators". As I shared in my blog post on URCourses, I had a great high-school science experience. I loved biology, chemistry and physics. The main reason I loved them was because of what we were doing. The work was a lot of hands-on and practical experiments. Some of the experiences I had in high-school science class, still stand out to me. Due to this experience, it makes me, a future teacher, want to implement fun, hands-on, interactive, and engaging science material for my future students. The first week of ESCI 310, we were asked to read "Two-Eyed Seeing". This read was a method that was new to me. A good quote from the reading that "explains Etuaptmumk - Two-Eyed Seeing by saying it refers to learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledges and ways of knowing ... and learning to use both these eyes together, for the benefit of all" (Cape Breton University, 2021). This method respectfully and passionately asks that we bring together our different ways of knowing. When we use all of our ways of knowing and understandings it leaves the world a better place. AuthorHaley Miller |