Review #1

1. What are you doing well? I am coming to class with a growth mindset and I am doing the field work well.
2. What are you not doing well? I'm not reading or filling out the study guides before class and it is harder for me to understand what is going on because of it. 
3. Are you making sufficient progress on your goals? I am doing well connecting with teenagers more because I understand what is happening with their brains. I need to work on the assessment inventory part of class more but it's hard because although it relates to what we talk about, nothing is due until the end of the semester and I am a notorious procrastinator. I am at a higher than normal stress level which means I am surviving but definitely not thriving. I do think I am becoming a more efficient learner and a better teacher.
4. List specific things you need to change in order to meet your goals. I need to change my study habits (or lack there-of) by doing the reading and filling out the study-guides before class. I can do this by taking small chunks of time so I don't get overwhelmed and by reminding myself that I can do this! In order to be less stressed I need to stay on top of my work instead of taking a relaxing break which ends up putting me farther behind and results in more stress.
5. How is your motivation? Are you focusing on mastery or performance goals? Does anything need to change? My motivation is good. I really like the subject material and I want to know it. I feel like what we are learning will make me a better teacher and a well rounded person. It will also make me more compassionate to people I otherwise may have been frustrated with. I want to learn everything I can but my time management is preventing that so I need to change how I study and make sure I can gain as much insight as possible instead of being rushed and doing the minimum to fulfill assignments.
6. How is your field experience going? Name at least one take-away from your field experience to this point. My field experience is going well. I am doing all my hours this week, spending all my free time at Timpview. I have taken-away the importance of knowing my students strengths and allowing them to use the areas of multiple intelligences where they excel to collaborate with classmates.
7. What can I (Dr. Cox) do to improve your learning in this course? I think you're doing great. I just wish we had more time. Everything is so rushed with the short summer semester.