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Trinity Christian College Field Experience Form Context for Learning Description of School and Students School Name and City: Dwight D. Eisenhower High School Blue Island, IL Type of School : High School  Setting: Suburban low income 1. List any special features of the school or classroom setting (e.g., themed magnet, classroom aide, bilingual, co-taught with a special education teacher, pull-out program). ·          Classroom contains a kitchen and office area where students learn vocational and life skills. (Washer, dryer, dishwasher, sink, stove, refrigerator, microwaves, toaster ovens) (Paper shredders, glue machine, laminator, poster maker, scan n’ cut machine) ·          1:1 district issued iPads ·          Paraprofessional aids available in each class. School also offers co-taught classes for higher level learner...

QR codes are the way to go. I can’t wait to utilize them in my classroom. I can use this with my students who struggle navigating to google forms that I’ve created or entering my google classroom. QR codes are time savers and will shift my students’ priority from scuffling their iPads to participating in class.      THE GOOGLES. Where were we before the days of Google…or even before all of the awesome Google plug-ins that make teaching and staying organized easier? I don’t think I could have completed my Wevideo without using Google docs. I can’t believe the amount of FREE and user friendly resources that google has developed. Wevideo…what a heck of a platform. Creating a digital story from scratch is a pretty daunting project. I’ll admit, it really intimidated me. I’m proud of myself for attempting to create a video and I am proud of the effort that I put into it. “When something’s more public, you tend to put your best work into it.” I never really thought...

We spent weeks practicing asking practical and probing interview questions for our big field trip to meet the mayor. Practice makes perfect and we want to be perceived as fully engaged listeners. Questions are meant to be asked with intention. To fuel further curiosity. To prompt follow-up questions. To offer additional insight. I worked so hard on helping my student formulate his question to be asked. A nervous and sensitive dude, he wanted to be considerate and ask a question that hadn’t been asked before. After all, the mayor must have been asked it all…he must be bored of redundant career based questions… “He answers the phone from the citizens all day for crying out loud…Surely he must be sick of repeating his plans and ideas” What a thoughtful approach to learning more about the big man in the suit. You’ve got the shovel...let’s dig deeper.   “I really want to know his favorite color, but I know I’ll only get a one word response. That isn’t probing eno...