GPP 301 – Leadership and Peer Support

February 4th, 2013

Weekly Reflections

Weekly Reflections – Due Wednesday in peer tutoring class the following week –please write comments (minimum 200 words) on the following:

  1. Feb. 25th – Mar. 1st Due: March 6th Who am I knowledge
  • As well as learning a lot about your own personality over the past few weeks, you have also learned about other personality types and learning styles. We are all different. Reflect on a student or students in your placement class whose personality is very different than yours. How has your understanding of personality increased your awareness and tolerance of this student(s)? How has your new knowledge shaped your behaviour?
  1. March 4th – 8thDue: March 13th

Reminder Leadership Assignment Due March 20th-

How have you altered your style of communication to become more assertive with your students? Do you have a leadership style that works for you?

  1. March 18th – 22ndDue: March 27th
  • What behaviours are the students exhibiting in the class? Did the March Break affect student learning this week?How can you help students learn, and improve?
  1. March 25th – 29thDue: April 3nd
  • Reflect on the Guest speaker for conflict resolution strategies. What did you learn? How will you apply what you have learned in your placement class?
  1. April 1st – 5thDue: April 10th
  • What have you done this week in your placement class that you are particularly proud of?
  1. April 8th – 12th Due: April 17th

Commit to Character Lesson #1

  • Reflect on this lesson. What did you do well? Where are your areas of improvement? What will you do differently with CTC#2? Why
  1. April 15th 19thDue: April 24th
  • Explain how cultural diversity might affect relationships in your classroom both positively and negatively. How you do encourage teamwork in your placement class?
  1. April 22nd – 26th Due: May 1st Commit to character Lesson #2
  • Reflect on this lesson. Did you incorporate reflection ideas in lesson #2? What did you do well? Where are your areas of improvement?
  1. April 29th – May 3rd Due: May 8th
  • Reflect on a time in you placement where your comfort was challenged. How did you react? Do you feel that you have grown through it or did you rely on old behaviours?
  1. May 6th – 10thDue: May 15th

Subject Specific teacher conference re.lesson planning

  • Self-advocacy is an important part of leadership. This week you were required to set up an appointment with your placement teacher to discuss what subject specific lesson you will be teaching. Were you able to express your own thoughts and wishes effectively and assertively? How did you feel about this conference?
  1. May 13th – 17th Due: May 22st
  • How has your knowledge of lesson planning and teaching strategies helped you in designing your own subject specific lesson?
  1. May 20th – 24th Due: May 29th
  • What are your most effective teaching strategies? How have you made learning both productive and effective?
  1. May 27th – 31st Due: June5th
  • What makes your most interesting students, interesting?
  1. June 3rd – 7thDue: June 12th
  • How have you grown in your placement class? How do you see yourself from when you first walked in there in February?
  1. June 10th- 13thDue: June 13th
  • What was the best part of peer tutoring? What would you like to see changed?