Sam Coulter

I found the different types of intelligence fascinating. I've definitely come across people that are incredibly skilled and intelligent without being traditionally academically intelligent. More than ever, as we see the composition of the world's economy changing, it'll be crucial to elevate students' diverse intelligences and direct them toward relavent fields where they can thrive.

I hadn't really heard much about deletion, distortion, or generalization before this module. I've covered memory types extensively, so learning about the filters was interesting. As a graphic communications teacher, it'll definitely help expand upon why we retain certain things and how graphic designers can work towards helping audiences retain a specific message or meaning. It'll also help me when I work on my lesson plans!

I learned a lot from this module, specifically the teaching strategies and safety guidelines. I look forward to incorporating small written tests regarding lab work and equipment safety guidelines. I think giving students a safety quiz acknowledging they understand the equipment and its protocol would be valuable as both documentation and reinforcing safety procedure in students' activities.

I really like the inclusion of the types of competency-based assesments. They're realistic and applicable, and work well into the CTE environment. I'd like to incorporate more observed behavior and oral exams into my assesment methods.

I learned the most regarding accommodating differing learning styles and lab alternatives. The virtual lab is particularly intersting to me, and if I had the resources I'd love to develop a virtual lab for my students, who don't generally have the time to fully engage with some of our press equipment like I would like.

The "fundamental objectives" in the lab/shop environment was super helpful. I've defintely had labs where they were useful but not as effieicent as I'd wanted. The objectives list gives me some good criteria to reassess my labs objectives.

In my experience, I've certainly noticed students benefit most from authentic/alternative and formative assesments. It gives them the opportunity to invest in their learning beyond memorization. I learned most about rubrics, which I look forward to further incorporating and tweaking as I progress.

I've certainly employed quite a bit of the online methods mentioned during the pandemic. Since I teach graphic communications, I have students create two kinds of showcase portfolios; one digital and one in print (in different levels of courses). It prepares them for entering the field as well as a great tracker of their progress as designers. I like the idea of incorporating student comments more, to see why they include the pieces they choose for their portfolios.

I really liked the inclusion of the analytical and holistic rubrics. There's so much to consider when students work on a project, and having a guide for them and for instructor's is super helpful. I'll be working on including both analytical and holisitc rubrics for my traditional and authentic assessments!

I learned quite a bit from the developing assesments section, and I'm pleased to know I incorporate quite a bit of authentic/alternative assesments in my courses. I include some traditional assesments of course, but they're rarely the primary focus. I definitely focus on skill application in a meaningful way. That's more relevant to my field, so it works out very well!