Reflection Week of 1/16/17

This week, Monday was an in-service day and I participated in ALICE active shooter training. It showed me how important it is to think about situations like that before they may happen. By having a plan, it could reduce panic at the time of an emergency. This week included several interesting activities that I really liked and would probably use in my own classroom. The first was an activity called "Marshmallows and Murder" that demonstrated different mechanisms of evolution. This was a good activity, but I would probably implement it differently than the teacher did. She put a lot of emphasis on the marshmallows, but I would probably focus more on the scenarios. Since mechanisms of evolution depend a lot on situations, I would develop scenarios that are easy to follow and understand so that students can relate to them and refer back to them when remembering terms. Another activity that I was involved in this week was in the Anatomy and Physiology class. They created maps of brain function on swim caps. This was a great way to have a more hands-on review of concepts. Students were able to see and create the structures and functions in the brain. I like the idea of creating a model like this for a body part for anatomy.