Thomas Perkins

There was a lot of good stuff in this section. At the end, evaluation of various categories was discussed. I especially liked the notion that your values drive what your ethics are.

There was good information on the methods and models of questioning and answering questions.

One takeaway from this lesson was that a teacher does not necessarily need to change who they are or their teaching style, but should always consider the learning styles of their students when instructing. 

I liked the breakdown of the different types of lectures. As suggested, I do pull students together near the end of class to discuss issues I witnessed during project building. I also find it very effective to start a class reviewing common issues/problems that I witnessed in a prior/different class. This helps students to avoid those mistakes in their own class.

I too come in early every day. I do it for my self which in turn is for my students. I never want to be doing anything at the last minute. I would not be my best for my students if I were rattled or exasperated. I work hard to know everyone's names by the second day.

Everything was just good reminders of what to do, what not to do, and encouragement to keep on doing what I'm doing.

We are all now publishers thanks to our online presence. Regarding VR. It will be interesting to read about literacy and VR 10 years from now. I wonder what or how much will change.

Mobility in literacy is useful from the standpoint of students learning how to sift information on a regular basis. Of course, the sifting will only happen if students know that they need to sift and then know how to sift.

Logical flow is logical :-)

I've found that literacy is an somewhat rejected concept among my students. Listening, reading, and comprehending reading is considered to be a burden. Students often ask' "Does spelling count, Mr. Perkins?" I have worked hard to help my woodworking students overcome their hatred of literacy. It's amazing how my students suddenly become very literate when they perform written assessments of their work. BINGO! A form of literacy participation!