Hey Everyone,
My name is John and this is my 9th MET course. If all goes well, I should be flying out to BC to attend graduation next year. I suspect I’ll be the first person from my board to request a graduation leave of absence to go across the country and I have my fingers crossed that they’ll give me more than one day.
I teach a 5/6 split in a little community outside of Windsor, Ontario. I’ve been here about 10 years, and have always taught some version of grade 5, 6 or both. I love the age; they retain the eagerness of children, while being able to take on more difficult cognitive challenges.
Prior to the MET program, I generally considered myself fairly tech savvy. While the MET program has introduced me to fantastic resources, it has also really highlighted how much more I have to learn. I’m looking forward to learning with all of you this term.
Sounds great, John. You’ll certainly explore lots of new tech areas in this year’s iteration of ETEC 522.
Hi John,
It’s nice to see another familiar name :). Good luck with your last 2 courses
Hi John. How does it feel to be almost finished? Do you notice it has changed some of your teaching methodology since you began the program?
Hi John, good to meet you. Congratulations (in advance) of being almost done!
Hey Everyone,
Thanks for the replies. Brendan, I don’t think I’m close enough to being finished to really feel it. It struck me while I was registering for my courses for this year, but for now it feels like the beginning of another term rather than the end of a degree.
As for changing my teaching methodology, I’ve found the ironic thing is that I’ve been too busy with MET to really convert the theory of what I’m learning into something practical for everyday use. I’m bad with numbers, but I think it was 533 and 565 that gave me some REALLY good stuff that will change how I teach. But I’ve just used little resources. It hasn’t really changed how I teach yet, but I’m sure it will.
Hi John. Nice to meet you. Congratulations to the end of your journey. It isn’t be a good feeling. I look forward to your contributions this term.
Dale
Congrats! If all goes well I hope to be able to join you next year in BC! Best of luck in your class! Grade 5 will always be one of the best in my opinion! Best of luck this term!
Hi John!
Great to see another face from SW Ontario! I understand the dillemma about having to ask for more days off to graduate. My board gives us one day off, but I’d have to take the other days off unpaid, and don’t know if that’s going to be in the budget with having to pay the expensive flight as well. Hopefully I’ll see you at graduation!
Dani
HI John,
Looks like you are almost at the end of your MET journey. Look forward to getting to that point sooner than later! Look forward to your experienced perspective.
Cheers,
Kevin