Reflective+Paper

 =__REFLECTIVE PAPER__ = = In the fall of 2008, I decided to begin my Master's program. I contacted the College of Education at Illinois State University and they suggested that I begin with a class called Content Area Literacy. This class encouraged me to discover hundreds of different strategies that could enhance my classroom environment. This Efolio project had me narrow those strategies down to 20 that I could implement in my classroom. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the project as a whole. This paper should allow the reader to understand how I organized the project. It should also describe how I plan to change what I do to put these strategies to work in order to reach a more diverse group of learners. = = This Efolio project is organized in two places. Electronically on a website called a WIKI and also in a hard copy format located in a binder. Both have the strategies grouped into one of four categories. They are initiating, constructing, utilizing, and technology. The reader should be able to reader a brief description of each strategy. Included with each strategy are the materials needed. This should allow the reader to save time not having to create the handouts for each strategy. = = This Efolio project is going to be made available to my department. Therefore, each teacher will have access to the strategies and material available on the WIKI and in the binder. My goal for this project is for it to be a working document where others in the department can add their strategies in the same format. This will enhance the learning of the students in the math department. There are such a diverse group of students who need these strategies to reach their learning styles. We as a department will be able to search through the project to find strategies that will meet the student's needs. = = In conclusion, I believe that I would not change anything on how this project was organized. I am encouraged that I will be able to implement this Efolio project in my classroom. I also feel that my colleagues will be able to use this as well. As I finish this class, I am encouraged that my education at Illinois State University is going to be very practical to me and my students. =