#8 Making Connections

I am making connections between course topics and Service Learning. These blog posts have helped me realize all of the things I am learning. I like how I can go observe and notice different things we've talked about in class. It has helped me further understand what successfully teaching a class requires. 

I have been able to articulate my own learning and understanding. Many of the assignments we have done have given me this opportunity. I have also been able to use my own learning and understanding inside the classroom during my Service Learning. It has been a great experience.

The process of blogging has helped me to think about and notice things in my Service Learning. Each blog post requires me to answer certain questions and because of this I have been able to pinpoint certain things I have learned. I have to actually think about how I have benefited from observing classrooms. It has given me a sense of direction throughout this course.  

I have noticed that it has become easier for me to write these blog posts the more I do them. The first blog post was the hardest because I wasn't exactly sure what to include and I had a hard time thinking about how the course topics and Service Learning were related to each other. Simply put, I didn't know exactly what to look for at first when I did Service Learning. Now that I have done it a few times, I have become accustomed to it and know what is expected.