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EDUC 224Ivy Tech Community College – Central Indiana

EDUC 224 What I am Thinking Now – Curriculum Vision

Vision for Curriculum Together we will work toward: Type your answer in the text box.1. Richness

Developing an awareness that there are layers of meaning to an idea/concept; openness to finding patterns and connections and exploring the multiple possibilities and interpretations

Tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum Asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen our understanding Being comfortable with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer”

Beginning: Explain the thinking behind your ranking at this time.

Developing an awareness that there are layers of meaning to an idea/concept; openness to finding patterns and connections and exploring the multiple possibilities and interpretations – I feel like I am somewhat confident in finding patterns and connections and exploring the multiple possibilities and interpretations. I sometimes find it difficult to understand that there might be more than one correct answer for a situation.

Tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum- I am somewhat confident in tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum. I like to read about certain issues that interest me that help me come to a conclusion about something. This helps enhance my learning experience because I am somewhat aware of what is going on.

Asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen our understanding- I feel confident about asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen my understanding. I feel like I am good at asking a lot of questions to help me come to a conclusion. I try not to make a decision or use an answer unless I have made sure I have asked the appropriate questions.

Being comfortable with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer” – I am not very confident with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer”. I find it difficult for me to understand that there isn’t always a correct answer or even an answer to every situation. I hope by the end of this class I have a better understanding that even though I haven’t come up with an exact answer I might not be wrong.

Middle: Explain things that are confirmed or changed or confusing.

Developing an awareness that there are layers of meaning to an idea/concept; openness to finding patterns and connections and exploring the multiple possibilities and interpretations I am beginning to become more comfortable making connections. I have made many connections in this class back to my Educational Phycology class. I am also becoming more comfortable knowing that there is more than one possibility to a situation. I am still not extremely comfortable, but I am working on it.

Tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum-I am becoming more comfortable tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum. Like I mentioned before, I like to read about

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something that I don’t understand so I have a better understanding. Asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen our

understanding- I have become comfortable in asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen my understanding. I have learned different ways to ask questions to get a deeper answer. It has also helped to have Barb “question” us because it shows us as students how to ask good questions.

Being comfortable with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer” – I am still struggling somewhat with “not knowing”. I am becoming a little more comfortable each class though. I am used to being able to coming up with an answer right away.

End: Explain why your ideas changed or didn’t change as a result of this class

Developing an awareness that there are layers of meaning to an idea/concept; openness to finding patterns and connections and exploring the multiple possibilities and interpretations I have become comfortable finding patterns and connections in certain things. It really helped doing the readings and making the connections in class. I have realized that there may be more than one possible answer to questions. I learned that other people interpret situations differently than I might and that it might be useful information.

Tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum-I have become comfortable tapping into natural curiosity and questions about the world to drive the curriculum. I have learned to research things that I am not sure about. Before, if I didn’t know something I would just go on with my day and not worry about it. Now, I am curious to find answers to the “why” questions.

Asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen our understanding- I have become comfortable in asking questions throughout an investigative process to continually deepen my understanding. I have learned different ways to ask questions to get a deeper answer. It really helped to do the final project because Taylor and I had to come up with multiple different questions for rounds on Inquiry.

Being comfortable with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer” – I am still struggling somewhat with “not knowing”. I am still struggling with “not knowing” or not having the “correct answer”. I am becoming a bit more comfortable with it, but I like to know answers to questions.



2. Recursion Re-examine “scientific words and phrases” that you remember, read, or hear from others. What

meaning do these words really have to you? Recording your learning experiences for the purpose of reflection and further understanding Referring to those reflections and examining what you understood at that time while looking for

connections to newly constructed knowledge and applying this new understanding to questions and problems


Re-examine “scientific words and phrases” that you remember, read, or hear from others. What meaning do these words really have to you?- I am somewhat confident in re-examining scientific words and phrases that are used by others. I will admit a lot of the time I just read over something and do not take the time to stop and actually think about what the word means. I am not really a huge science person so I don’t normally pay much attention to scientific terms. Now that I am in 2 science classes along with this class this semester I have had to really sit back and think about a lot of science. I hope I start to feel more confident in this category as the semester goes on.

Recording your learning experiences for the purpose of reflection and further understanding- I am confident in recording my learning experiences for the purpose of reflection and further understanding. It really helps me to take notes and write down the things I have learned or done in class. By doing this, I can reread the notes at home and really take the time to sit back and think about what I did in class that day. I have not done it very often in the pass, but I have noticed when I do it, it definitely helps!

Referring to those reflections and examining what you understood at that time while looking for connections to newly constructed knowledge and applying this new understanding to questions and problems- I feel confident in referring to my reflections and examining what I understood at that certain time. When I am not sure about something I am able to look up an answer to better my understanding about something. When I am looking at my notes from class I come up with some questions that I might want to ask in class next time. I feel like this really helps me understand certain concepts better than just learning it in class and walking away.


Re-examine “scientific words and phrases” that you remember, read, or hear from others. What meaning do these words really have to you?- I am somewhat confident in re-examining scientific words and phrases. Like I mentioned before, I am not a huge science person so I don’t really pay attention to scientific terms. I am starting to pay more attention to them in this class.

Recording your learning experiences for the purpose of reflection and further understanding- I have become very comfortable recording my learning experiences.



It has helped a lot to write down what I have learned and what I need to go back over when I get home. Then when I get home, it makes it easier for me to review what I need to. I sometimes forget what I have done in class so it is very helpful that I take notes and record things.

Referring to those reflections and examining what you understood at that time while looking for connections to newly constructed knowledge and applying this new understanding to questions and problems- When looking back into my notes I have noticed that I am beginning to make more and more connections. If I can’t seem to make connections on my own I try and refer back to my notes and the textbook. Like I mentioned before, if I can’t make the connection on my own I can write it down and ask next time I am in class.

End: Explain why your ideas changed or didn’t change as a result of this class.

Re-examine “scientific words and phrases” that you remember, read, or hear from others. What meaning do these words really have to you? - I have become confident in re-examining scientific words and phrases. I never used to pay attention to words and phrases I didn’t know, but after doing multiple projects in this class I was pretty much forced to look up things that I didn’t understand. This has helped me realize that it is helpful to look up things that you don’t understand.

Recording your learning experiences for the purpose of reflection and further understanding- I have become very comfortable recording my learning experiences. It helped a lot to keep a journal during our final project because I would forget things and I could go back and look them up. If there was something I wanted to look into further I had all the notes I needed in my journal.

Referring to those reflections and examining what you understood at that time while looking for connections to newly constructed knowledge and applying this new understanding to questions and problems- I am starting to notice that I am making more and more connections each day. Everything that we have learned in the textbook and in class has somehow been reflected in our projects and papers.



3. Relations Engaging in dialogue with others as we work together to deepen understanding – learning

involves the community of learners Reflecting on how you are making sense of your learning process and science content both

individually and as group Sharing your ideas (i.e. questions, thoughts, concerns, confusion, etc.) openly with others in

group and class discussions so group thinking can occur


Engaging in dialogue with others as we work together to deepen understanding – learning involves the community of learners- I am confident in engaging in dialogue with others to work together to deepen understanding. I think it is very important to involve other people’s opinions on certain situations. It also helps to get a different point of view on certain issues.

Reflecting on how you are making sense of your learning process and science content both individually and as group- I am not very confident when it comes to reflecting on how I am making sense of my learning process and science content. I find it very difficult to sit down and talk with others about my progress about my learning process.

Sharing your ideas (i.e. questions, thoughts, concerns, confusion, etc.) openly with others in group and class discussions so group thinking can occur-I am confident about sharing my ideas and thoughts. I am a pretty open person when it comes to that kind of stuff. I like to tell people my opinion and see what theirs is about the same situation. I find it very interesting to listen to others also.


Engaging in dialogue with others as we work together to deepen understanding – learning involves the community of learners- I am confident in engaging in dialogue with others to work together to deepen understanding. I think it is very important to involve other people’s opinions on certain situations. They will have different opinions according to their schema.

Reflecting on how you are making sense of your learning process and science content both individually and as group- Again, I am still finding it difficult to talk with others about my learning process. I have become a bit more comfortable, but I would like to gain some confidence in this area before too long. I think it has a lot to do with it being science related. I am not very confident in this area.

Sharing your ideas (i.e. questions, thoughts, concerns, confusion, etc.) openly with others in group and class discussions so group thinking can occur- I am confident in sharing my ideas, questions, thoughts, and concerns. Like I mentioned before I like to state my opinion about things and see if people have the same opinion as me. I also think it is important to state my confusions about things. The other people in the group may have a good explanation or a better way to doing something.




Engaging in dialogue with others as we work together to deepen understanding – learning involves the community of learners- I am confident in engaging in dialogue with others to work together to deepen understanding. I am a very talkative person so I don’t have trouble conversing with others. I like to hear what people are thinking and use their help to deepen my understanding of things.

Reflecting on how you are making sense of your learning process and science content both individually and as group- I have become comfortable talking about my learning process and science content with others. It has become helpful to me to talk about my process because I can hear about others learning processes also.

Sharing your ideas (i.e. questions, thoughts, concerns, confusion, etc.) openly with others in group and class discussions so group thinking can occur- I am confident sharing my ideas openly with others. I am quite a bit more confident than I was when I first started this class. I was always afraid someone would “shoot down” my ideas, but now I feel like people mostly value my opinion about things and it helps them deepen their learning in some way, just like I use their opinions.



4. Rigor Becoming aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process and that we will have

more questions than we can answer completely at this Finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more

to be learned about the concept Making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with

your understanding at that time. Developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what you are thinking, evidence from your

investigations, and ideas from others


Becoming aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process and that we will have more questions than we can answer completely at this – I am not very confident becoming aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process. I like to have answers to questions that I have and I find that I become frustrated if I can’t figure out an answer. It is going to take me some time to realize that learning is so complex and there always isn’t a correct answer to every question.

Finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to be learned about the concept- I am somewhat confident in finding some resolution to and “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to be learned about the concept. Like I said before, I like to have a correct answer when asked a question, but sometimes this isn’t always possible. Sometimes you have to come up with a resolution with information that is presented to you.

Making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with your understanding at that time. – I am confident that I can make an inference based on multiple observations. I feel like I am a pretty observant person.

Developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what you are thinking, evidence from your investigations, and ideas from others – I am somewhat confident developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what I am thinking, evidence from my investigations, and ideas from others. I find it somewhat difficult to explain what I am thinking to others. Sometimes I know exactly what I want to say, but I just can’t find the correct words to support my explanation.


Becoming aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process and that we will have more questions than we can answer completely at this- I am becoming more comfortable knowing that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process although I am still not extremely comfortable. I am still becoming frustrated when I can’t figure out the answer right away.

Finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to be learned about the concept- I am somewhat confident finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to



be learned about the concept. There is always more to learn about a situation. Sometimes we have to come up with a solution with the information that is presented to us.

Making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with your understanding at that time.- I feel confident in making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with my understanding at that time. I am a very observant person so it’s easy for me to make multiple observations.

Developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what you are thinking, evidence from your investigations, and ideas from others- I am somewhat confident developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what I am thinking, evidence from my investigations, and ideas from others. Sometimes I find it difficult to explain to others what I am thinking because they have a totally different schema.


Becoming aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process and that we will have more questions than we can answer completely at this- I have become aware that learning is a complex multi-dimensional process and that I will have more questions than I can possibly answer at that time. I have learned how to do research to find answers to those questions.

Finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to be learned about the concept- I have become confident finding some resolution to an “I-need-to-know” question while aware that there is always more to be learned about the concept. I have learned that just because I don’t have the full answer right away doesn’t mean that I can’t do some research to find out the answer. I have learned to be more patient also.

Making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with your understanding at that time.- I feel confident in making inferences based on multiple observations and checking their viability in accordance with my understanding at that time. I feel like I am a very observant person so I tend to make observations without knowing that I am even doing it.

Developing ‘working explanations’ that synthesize what you are thinking, evidence from your investigations, and ideas from others- I am somewhat confident developing working explanations. I find it hard to explain what I am thinking. I feel like I am becoming more and more comfortable in this category though as I finish my final project.



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EDUC 224What I am Thinking Now - Expectations

Class Expectations:

1. Attend all class sessions. Notify instructor of absence by email and take responsibility to learn about missed experiences from your group. In class credit cannot be made up. Absences may lower your final grade because class activities require participation to earn points. See syllabus.

Beginning: If you don’t think you will be able to attend class on time and/or regularly, explain the difficult you foresee so we can discuss it.

Attend all class sessions. Notify instructor of absence by email and take responsibility to learn about missed experiences from your group. In class credit cannot be made up. Absences may lower your final grade because class activities require participation to earn points. See syllabus. – I am confident that I will be able to attend all class sessions. The only reason I would not be able to come to class is if I am passing a kidney stone. I have a really difficult time with kidney stones, but luckily I have not had to miss any classes.

Middle: Explain your attendance pattern to date and whether you need to modify it for the rest of the class.

– I have attended each class that we have had. I have been on time and not left early one time. I feel like I could participate more than I do. I am sometimes shy when it comes to participating in class because I am afraid to say the wrong thing.

End: If you had problems with attendance this semester, explain your situation here.

-I did not have any problems with attending class this semester.



2. Participate fully in all class sessions by working collaboratively with peers, asking questions and taking responsibility for developing your "scientific self".


Participate fully in all class sessions by working collaboratively with peers, asking questions and taking responsibility for developing your "scientific self". I am very confident participating fully in all class sessions. I feel like I work well with others. I do need to work on letting others fully state their opinions and thoughts, because I tend to get in a group and take control.

Middle: How are you doing in this regard? Look at the Participation Sheet.

I feel like I could participate more in class discussions. I still feel like I work well with others. I have worked on letting people state their own opinions and ideas in group activities.

End: If you had problems with participation this semester, explain your situation here.

I did not have any problems with participation this semester. I feel like I participated more in this class than I did any of my other Education classes.



3. Type or word process all major assignments (double space,12 pt font, see guidelines in syllabus) and submit documents as instructed.

Beginning: Explain if this is a problem.

Type or word process all major assignments (double space,12 pt font, see guidelines in syllabus) and submit documents as instructed. – I am confident typing all major assignments and submitting them as instructed.

Middle: How are you doing?

I have completed all major assignments. I need to just slow down when I am proofreading things and make sure I have completed all the guidelines. I was pretty upset with myself when I saw I forgot to change my header on my myth buster assignment. That was just careless.

End: If you had problems with requirement this semester, explain your situation here.

I did not have any problems typing all my major assignments.



4. Give each assignment enough time to apply your best thinking and writing skills. I assume that what you submit is your best work and grade it accordingly.

Beginning: If you think there will be a problem, let me know here and talk with me.

Give each assignment enough time to apply your best thinking and writing skills. I assume that what you submit is your best work and grade it accordingly.- I am confident giving each assignment enough time to apply my best thinking and writing skills. I have actually thought about starting to take my papers to the writing center here at Ivy Tech. I think this will help strengthen my writing skills.


Give each assignment enough time to apply your best thinking and writing skills. I assume that what you submit is your best work and grade it accordingly.- I always work hard on my assignments. I have worked hard and did my best on each assignment I have turned in this semester.

End: If you had problems with doing your best this semester, explain your situation here.

I feel like I did the best I could do this semester. I didn’t have any problems.



5. Submit all work on due date. See the syllabus for the late policy and assignment submission instructions.

Beginning: Explain if this is a problem.

Submit all work on due date. See the syllabus for the late policy and assignment submission instructions. – I am confident submitting all work on due dates.


I have submitted all homework by the due dates.

End: If you had problems with getting assignments in on time this semester, explain your situation here.

I have gotten all of my homework assignments in on time.

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Name: EDUC 224

What I am Thinking Now – Preferences in Ways of Learning

Preferences in Ways of Learning

Rate each statement below with 4 (most preferred) 3, 2, 1 (least preferred)

1. I like to learn by:

Beg Mid End

2 2 2 having the information presented by an instructor and/or a book and my job is to learn what is presented.

3 3 3 reading and listening to explanations but also by asking questions during class and working to make sense of the material.

1 1 1 figuring out answers on my own by doing my own investigations and research.

4 4 4 working with a group to do investigations, discuss what we are doing, and work together to understand new or different ideas or results.

other (type statement here)

Beginning: Explain the thinking behind your ranking

I really like to work in groups with others. I like to hear their opinions on certain issues that we are studying. I also like to have the information presented by the instructor.

Middle: Explain why your preferences have or have not changed at this time.

I have enjoyed working in the different groups this semester. I like to hear their different opinions. This gives me a better understanding of the topic. I also like to have information presented by the instructor, because sometimes they have a different view about things too.

End: Summarize your thinking about this section related to this course. How might this experience influence you in the future?

I enjoyed working in the groups this semester more than I have ever enjoyed working with groups. I got



to know quite a few different people and valued their opinions on certain things. It was helpful to have Barb’s opinions on certain things too. In the future I will allow my students to work in groups so they can have the perspective of others. I will also give them my point of view about the subject.

2. Rate each statement below with 4 (most preferred) 3, 2, 1 (least preferred). Each statement must have a rating.

I like to be graded by:

Beg Mid End

5 5 5 individual work (papers, lab reports, or assignments) that I do by myself.

1 2 3 group projects where we get a group grade.

2 3 4 group projects where we learn together but we get graded on our own work.

4 1 1 taking quizzes and tests.

3 4 2 writing about what I’m doing, thinking, questioning, and/or feeling and why.

other (type statement here)


I really don’t like getting graded as a group. I had a bad experience one semester when someone did not participate in the group project. I don’t think people that don’t put the effort in should get the same grade as people that do put the effort in. I feel like when we are graded on individual work we are responsible for our grade and our grade only.


I have learned that not every group is a bad group to work with. I still feel like some people don’t put in the same amount of effort as others, but the way we are graded in groups seems pretty fair to me.




I feel like I have learned a lot from my group projects. I noticed that I still like to do work on my own, but my interest in group projects has grown. I think experiencing positive things from group projects has definitely helped me. Before this class, I was very negative about group work because I had a couple bad experiences. My future students will now be able to work in groups because I won’t have a negative opinion about group work.



3. Rate each statement below with 4 (most preferred) 3, 2, 1 (least preferred). Each statement must have a rating.

I like to take part in class by:

Beg Mid End

1 2 2 mainly listening to others; I don’t like to talk in class

2 5 5 occasionally talking with one person or in a small group

5 6 6 asking questions, sharing ideas, and working in a small group.

6 4 4 asking questions, sharing ideas, and providing leadership in a small group

4 3 3 asking questions and sharing ideas in large group discussions

3 1 1 presenting my ideas to the whole class


I like to ask questions. I think class is much more interesting if you participate rather than just sitting there. I also think it is interesting to hear other people’s opinions. If you ask questions you give yourself the ability to grow in that field of study.


I have noticed that I am pretty quiet in this class. I don’t know if I am just not comfortable with the subject or what it is. I like to ask questions because it helps me understand things better. I find it easier to explain my ideas in a smaller group rather than a larger group.


I don’t think I really am confident presenting my ideas to the whole class. I like working in small groups rather than a large group. I feel like I feel less intimidated.



4. If there is anything about how you learn or something that might impact your work in this class, add it here.

I don’t think there is anything that is going to negatively impact my work in this class.

(Middle)Nothing has negatively impacted my work in this class so far this semester.

(End)Nothing negatively impacted my work in this class. To be honest, I thought I was going to hate this class in the beginning of the semester, but I have learned a lot and became more comfortable in a lot of areas that I wasn’t.

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When complete, submit in Blackboard Assignment button for the correct time in the course - “What I am Thinking Now” as a Word document.


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