Brain Development Presentation

The presentation on brain development was very informational. It was interesting to learn the different developmental stages because I did not know that your brain developed for a while then stopped, then develops more later. I always thought our brains were continuously developing. This presentation also makes me never want to go near alcohol in my entire life. It was really scary seeing what alcohol can do to your brain development. I knew the effects of alcohol when you are pregnant, so that was not surprising. It was just astonishing what alcohol can do to your brain. I also thought it was very interesting to hear the facts about men and women reaching maturity. 30% of women mature by the age of 23 and 30% of men mature by the age of 30. This explains why people always say that women mature so much faster than men. I never thought that was actually true, so it was interesting to learn about. Overall, this presentation was a good experience.

Role Play

I thought the role playing activity was very interesting because scenarios and questions were brought up that I have been curious about. However, it would have been nice to role play for a half hour and then have discussion about points that were brought up. I had some questions, but it was hard to ask them because we were acting for the duration of the class. I thought Dr. Knick and Dr. Langholz did a great job of bringing up issues that we would most likely be dealing with in the school(s) that we teach at. Dr. Knick was intimidating at first because he disagreed with many people's thoughts on the group and topic they were representing. However, this was what made this role playing beneficial to participate in because it was real life like. This activity made us think about real issues that teachers deal with every day.

Chalk and Wire

I have seen many presentations given on Chalk and Wire so I feel pretty comfortable with using it. The only thing I feel a little uncomfortable with is writing rationales. I have already written about 6 or 7, so I am getting the hang of it. I think having online portfolios is very helpful because it keeps all of our artifacts organized and you don't have to worry about losing any of your work.