Alexander Pascual - Final Self Reflection for ED638

 At the beginning of this term, I will admit that I had reservations and critiques about myself, this ED638 course, and my ability to complete it; however, after laboring through these assignments and the holiday season for these past few weeks, I can proudly say that I’ve learned a thing or two from this class now that I am near the completion of the term. Initially, and as I have stated in my midterm reflection, I was frustrated with the excessive and overwhelming amount of forum posts we had to complete as well as the vague and unclear assignment instructions we were expected to follow. At times, I had to begrudgingly motivate myself to even initiate a task for this class as I found the assignments extremely tedious. Between the multiple blog postings and project updatings, I disliked how repetitive the tasks were becoming. Ultimately, I powered through and was able to gain some insight on a few online resources.

Overall, the main objective of this program is to gain insight on strategies and resources that would aid my instruction in a literacy-focused classroom. This was the sole objective I constantly reminded myself of and clung onto. With this in mind, I found myself enjoying the Weekly ILA resource reviews more and more. The assignments allowed me to delve deeper and uncover more uses and benefits for online tools that I thought I knew everything about. Moreover, the Geo-Narrative assignment also allowed me to craft interdisciplinary themed lessons, which is not something I do very often. At the core of them all, though I found many things redundant, there actually was value in the assignments that I was glad to have found.

As a final note, I am eager to be challenged with the final few terms left of this program, and I still am as committed to advancing forward as I was in the beginning. The quality of my work, my active participation, and my full attendance remains undeterred by any other opinions I may have on the content of these classes. As a professional educator, with every challenge or grievance that I face, I still believe there must remain a quality level of respect and willingness to talk things through. I believe above all else content-related, this is the lasting sentiment that I can take away from this class.