{"id":154,"date":"2024-07-04T22:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terryellsworth.com\/?p=154"},"modified":"2024-07-04T22:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:51:10","slug":"reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryellsworth.com\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.terryellsworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled-Thu-Jul-04-2024-22_33_47-GMT-0400-Eastern-Daylight-Time.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Good evening,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though it will be some years before I enter the classroom as a civilian teacher, I took a lot from this course- and yes, it was challenging. &nbsp;The lessons I learned from this course are several, but I&#8217;ll narrow it down to three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first lesson I learned is that I will have to rely on professional organizations, since at 25-30 years of service before entering a classroom, I may be nearing fifty or past fifty; I may have some advantages- however, I will be behind some of my civilian coworkers. &nbsp;As Parham and Gordon, 2016 state, that expectations in the military are clearly defined, where in the civilian education world, there are a lot of hidden norms that cause veterans who become teachers to suffer in their first year. &nbsp;This is where I think resources from professional organizations will be able to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second lesson I learned is where as a military instructor, differentiation is not allowed, and we follow the instructor guide, so we do use assistive technology, but it&#8217;s applied to the class as a whole, not to students in need. &nbsp;From Zilz and Pang, 2019, the studies show that teachers need to better prepared to use assistive technology in the room, and with what I am dealing with my son, that will give me the experience needed to differentiate and better use assistive technologies with students in need.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, I have learned many lessons, but these two lessons were the greatest of all.&nbsp; I have had a pleasure working with all of you, and I pray for the best in all future endeavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parham, J. N., &amp; Gordon, S. F. (2024, May 3). Military veterans bring many&nbsp; positives &#8211; and some needs &#8211; &nbsp; into teaching . Kappan Online. https:\/\/kappanonline.org\/parham-gordon-military-veterans-teaching\/&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zilz, W., &amp; Pang, Y. (2019). Application of assistive technology in Inclusive Classrooms. 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