This course has been an amazing experience! Every week that our group met, I learned more and more. So first I would like to thank all of you! I am all about learning from my colleagues. Everyone has such diverse backgrounds and experiences and it is so enlightening and refreshing to hear different perspectives or to even be challenged on existing beliefs. I remember the first day of class, Prof. Evans asked us what it was that we wanted to get out of the course. I took away 2 things from this. 1) I feel that she was modeling for us how to accomodate our students, how to meet their needs, and how to run the class so that we got as much out of the course as we could academically and emotionally (2 for 1 approach anyone?) and 2) I remember saying that I wanted to be able to apply concepts from class to real-life experiences. Well I can honestly say that I have, at least I have been trying. And I will continue to try. Not only were we provided the opportunity to learn from each other, but we were also given tools and stratgies that we can use as future counselors to make the learning process a more enjoyable and "affective" experience.
So, my AHA moment had to be this:
*Smitty's courage and profound knowledge. I can tell that you truly love what you do. We need more counselors like you.
*Eddie's stories! I loved them! He helped me apply concepts from class in REAL situations and was not afraid to offer his opinions.
*Julie's energy, enthusiam, and postive attitude. You are an overall wonderful person and you provided me with the motivation week to week to stick with it even when it seemed impossible.
*Nneka's challenging views. Even though you may have fired us up last class, I appreciate your devil's advocate approach. Sometimes as counselors we forget to consider all aspects of a situation.
*Irma's passion for diversity, as well as individuality. You are true to yourself and your beliefs and I admire that.
*Marisela's insight. You are very intelligent and brought honest situations to the table.
*John's courage to engage in difficult conversations and be confident while doing it.
*Matt's sensitivity and encouragement. After having several conversations with you in and out of class, you have the ability to make a person feel validated. That is important!
*Prof. Evans's knowledge, professionalism, character, and ability to keep it real with us.
As I mentioned, I value what others can teach me. So that is why my AHA moment pertains to qualities that I perceived from all of you. Everyone of us has the qualities of a counselor, or else we wouldnt be here ( I hope!). I hope that I can take these qualities with me throughout my endeavors and hopefully I have inspired all of you as well! Take care!
Final Exit Ticket
Congratulations! You have completed your course on Affective Education. How quickly the time has passed. Each week there was something new to read, process, analyze and evaluate. Believe it or not, I was learning right along with you. How could I not? Considering that many of you provided such rich professional insight. I am a firm believer that it is always good to look at material, theories, and educational frameworks from different perspectives. For that, I thank you. Nonetheless, every course has its highlights; those moments whereby things simply stand-out and make a lot of sense, which leads to our final exit ticket. Please answer the following questions, what was the “ah ha moment for you”? And as a result, what new knowledge have you constructed through our eight week dialogue on Affective Education that strengthened your confidence about teaching moral education?
Albert Bandura
Bobo Doll Experiment
Video Link to the Bobo Doll Experiment
Review the video depicting Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment, which looks at aggression, observational and imitative learning. Share your opinion on how or why this experiment fits (or does not fit) into a discussion about affective education. Be sure to support your opinion. This counts as exit tickets for weeks 5 & 6. I look forward to reading your posts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh7MngntnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdh7MngntnI
The Stages of Moral Development
It has been noted that the Domain Theory was established in an attempt to "categorize behaviors into either a moral or social domain"(Freday, 2009), however prior classification systems, such as Kohlberg's theory of moral development, placed morality and social convention in the same developmental domain. Domain theory separates the two and goes on to highlight the differences in a child's development of each (Freday, 2009, para. 2). Do you agree or disagree? Post your views.
With that noted, click on the You Tube link provided. View the Kohlberg video that explores the stages of moral development and post your views and reations to the video in no less than a 100 words. You may use the book or any other reading from class to support your views. Just be inclined to cite your sources. I look forward to reading your post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4etXWYS84
With that noted, click on the You Tube link provided. View the Kohlberg video that explores the stages of moral development and post your views and reations to the video in no less than a 100 words. You may use the book or any other reading from class to support your views. Just be inclined to cite your sources. I look forward to reading your post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4etXWYS84
Friday, December 11, 2009
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Thanks for the compliment Danielle! I wish you the best as you venture back into the world of counseling under the school umbrella. You are a quality person with great insight & character. Enjoy your wedding planning- you're going to be a beautiful bride. Your fiance' is one lucky guy!
ReplyDeletePowerful Danielle! Take that same spirit of observation and apply it to wherever you are counseling. Very little will get past you, which means that your out-reach will be all the more effective.
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