REF L E CT I O N

LOG

ANNA DOHERTY
...ok, so what is this exactly?

PREFACE
A reflection log... ok... so I can use the reflection log to document and reflect on my contri-
butions to the group, the struggles my group faced, connections to theory in different ar-
eas, the way groups work, elements of collaboration, etc. Evidence can consist of written
entries, photographs, videos, artwork, communication between you and your group.
Reflections can be honest and personal. Challenges and struggles can and should be seen
as part of the learning process.
In Week 4.5, I will submit my Reflection Log for a preliminary check.
During Week 4.6, I will have a one-on-one meeting with James in which I will do a professional
presentation of my reflection log.

• A 15-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions from James

• A professional presentation about my experience and learning (practiced, not
reading, etc.) that comes from my reflection log.
• If my submitted Reflection Log and/or presentation are/is not adequate, you
will be asked to complete a reflective writing assignment. This is the re-sit; if the writing assign-
ment is insufficient, the re-sit is the following school year.

Ok then... let’s start, äns! :)

 PREFACE 2
So first of all, as I know that someone (hi James) will read these
thoughts I will write this in a way like I am texting someone (again hi
James)... it will make this whole writing thing much more fun for me.

MESSAGE 24/03/21 16:06

Actually, I already started texting you James, but in a Whatsapp group
where I am the only participant... lol. It is not my biggest strength to
writing on a regular basis, so I thought it would make more sense to
send myself WhatsApp messages and voice recordings to capture my
thoughts faster and more deeply. And on days off, I take the time to
transform my bullet points into a Real Story.
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13 6 /02 Today was our first coach meet with u, James and
it was actally not as tough as I thought it would be.
.
I don’t know what I have expected, but I actually enjoyed it! Like having a
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personal conversation with 4 other people, being able to ask anything that comes
WEE

to my mind - a totally different vibe than in a lecture.

Before we had the meet with u, we met a POWERPOD meet... we wanted to show u that we did prepare
ourselves for the meet... at least the handbook gave me the feeling as if this was like an important meet
where we have to shine. Anyways, something I learned in the last half of a year at uni, in tutor hour and the
participation council O&O, is creating an agenda and a minute page, which is a quite professional thing to do.
Plus it supports the leader in the meet - Plus you can always look back on what you talked about. The PowerPod
really liked that idea and apparently, we receive positive feedback from you too.

In the meet, you dropped open-answer-questions about the big idea and what exactly the value of it is,
which was tbh super cool, because I couldn’t even tell, at that point, what this big idea is actually about.
After the meet, I started to realize what the idea of a coach is and how it benefits our development
in critical thinking on our projects.

Sometimes I just float on all the “workload”, just doing my tasks as good as I can and don’t give
my intention to questioning things, philosophising and getting to the bottom of meaning...
which is actually very important to me. Especially, because this is so important for
my position as a teacher. Yet, sometimes it is just not possible if u have so
many things in mind.

how should I Start this . . .

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I spontaneously started with being the leader, as I also created the agenda, so I could follow
by my own notes. Was super fun, I really like to be the leader,
I love to be the organizing part of the group, like preparing work and material we need...
However, I am not the kind of person in the group who is doing the writing, as my gramma stinks and I can’t
write as fast as my thoughts are going... something I definitely have to train. However, as I said, I was quite
confident being the leader and giving someone the role of being the minute taker.

After the meeting, I looked over the handbook again and noticed that there was actually a prepared agenda
for each meeting. Ahhhw! My mood went down for a moment, thought I failed on my very first day as a leader
*tears dropping* - but Saskia cheered me up and told me that following the handbook agenda is not terribly
important. (thanks Sas btw)

Kinda funny that we literally meet up as a pod to talk about

what we will talk about in the coach pod meet... lol
(something I shouldn’t tell u, bc u should think we are professionals,
but this needs to be a diary so AHHHHH).

Looking forward to next week!

☐ •
WEEK 3.4 02/03/21
Apparently, Tuesday after the
coach meets, it is the time I spend
struggle with something and I have
to find a good solution to it, as this
Or explaining over and over again
when we have what deadline, even
will definitely come across my way though I sent the handbook with
when I am a teacher. every bloody (sorry, where are

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my British manners?) detail on
on this reflection log. The situation is the following: it for the hundredth time. What
By the way, hi James. Hope you are I love to help and support others. should I do? What should I do as a
doing good. My plan was to start Totally. But in a way that I don’t teacher? You can’t let go of the
writing in this Log on our one week give them exact solutions or person and then being the one who
break, but as I moved into another answers, I create a way - I formu- is responsible, when the person/
flat + my little sister stayed late sentences, that bring them the student is laying on the floor.
with me, I did not do anything for to their own outcomes. However, Be stricter, like setting the tone?
university. Ugh. some people just want to be I could be a strict teacher, but in
:)
breastfed. (did I really just write my current situation, I can’t be
:

I am not totally happy today. that, sorry). So I have this dilemma, mean to a friend. I want to be a
I realized that the knowledge that I want to help, because this is supporter. A good friend. Especially,
exam is coming up, that we still also the spirit of a teacher... but I in these hard times, when uni and
have 3 more numeracy cases to also don’t want to be used, spend- the whole daily life is a challenge.
go, we still working on the big idea, ing so many hours going through So the answer is, keep on spending
I am stressing, because I have a task, explaining every detail, double as much time on uni work,
the feeling that I still have to do that is actually given in the text, to help others? (This is only seen
something very important but I on tasks I have already done for by u and me, right? I really don’t
don’t know what (crazy huh?). myself. Or summarizing like every want to upset anyone) Can’t be a
lecture, explaining an exercise and permanent solution.
And also... Right now I am not only then explaining why something is
thinking for my own... I don’t want wrong and how it should have been I was talking to Poul (my boyfriend) v

to expose anyone... but I really done. about this, he said, that these
people will maybe realise that they
are not doing their work because it
is too hard, or too much - they just
maybe realise that they don’t burn
to become a teacher or maybe
just not right now.
And while I am pouring out all
of my feelings rn, I want to add
something else. Regarding my
issue above, sometimes I get
upset when group work is not
really working... I don’t mean the
PowerPod... I mean other kinds of
group work with other students.
I started ITEPS because I want to
learn to be a teacher, I actually
moved to the Netherlands for this,
I pay monthly an amount of money
I could also spend on Ben & Jerrys
Ice cream. But I want to do ITEPS.
100%. Though, sometimes, when
I work with some students, I get
the feeling as if they don’t actually
learn it, do the tasks or want to
understand it. And work will be
done because it as to be handed
in... no matter what I write, it just
has to be a crossed-out To Do
point. That upsets me. Because it’s
:
pulling me down. Uni only works if
you work in a team, but if only 2 of
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5 people really want to do the task,
it just doesn’t work. But that’s
the problem with group work.
Groups in themselves. Groups are
only strong when everyone pulls
together. (And now please imagine
here how two groups play “tug-of-
war”).
Ok...ok... enough now haha.
I need a conclusion.
Issue 1) wanting to be a supporter,
but don’t want to be used.
Issue 2) improve group work, even
if not everyone is up for it.
keep in
This is something I will think about
in the next weeks... mind !!
1-
 -
WEEK 3.5 the work to the deadline.
Even starting to study
Let’s get back to
my thoughts of
08/03 early for an exam, is
something I still have Week 3.5
I have to admit – I am to work on, especially Immediate attention:

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writing this here now as I want to become a SCREEN TIME!!! →
in Week 3.7. I don’t know teacher – In my job, I can- The most important to be online 24/7 – for
how clever it is to just not allow to delay work. point on my list is the incoming E-Mails, for
brief note my thoughts I want to be a Dream extremely high questions or organi-
within the week and Teacher: One to look up Number of Screen Time sation with the pod
then actually describing to. I certainly have to hours. members or because
¥ these thoughts weeks change this attitude. It is March – the weather family and friends must
÷ after. Why don’t I do it My next Goal: Write your is not the best, we are be able to contact me.
: directly in the particular still in Plus, my boyfriend Poul,
-

Reflection Log in each

week then, you asking? week! Lockdown, we have a lot who sits right next to
nö
'

Well James, no idea – I How do I do that? Set to do for university and me at his desk, is strug-
think this a student gling with the same
,

Mini Deadlines and plan if I want

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kind of skill – Pushing a time in each week to do something with problem and when he is
all the work up to the to do it. It should be friends and family – we working, I feel like I have
point where stress is a routine. To set Mini facetime. to work too.
knocking at your door. I Deadlines is something My whole day is filled Especially during coro-
believe under pressure you also do @James. It is with working in front of na-times, it is important
I work best, but maybe so helpful to break the my laptop. to keep a routine and
that is just an excuse. big project into smaller It is difficult to separate to separate the time.
After 14 years of going to tasks… which leads us to work (on my laptop) and That’s why I will take an
school/university, I think principles of scaffolding digital-free ice-cream break now –
I got used to pushing all again. time, as I feel like I have ciao.
WEEK 3.6
15/03
This weeks’ goal: rock
the knowledge exam!
After a very stressful
week of studying for
the knowledge exam,
preparing the last nu-
meracy case, working on
the long-term project,
starting each day with
a 45 min workout with
Emilia and trying to enjoy
the sun, outside with
Poul – I finally hit the final
week of work (kinda).
After we took our
knowledge exam almost
all the stress fell off. It
was exciting to actually
go to university, see my
peers and have my very
first theoretical test.
I have to admit, I had a
bad feeling afterwards…
I could not cope with
believe teaching it is not
as bad as I thought.
successful. This leads
me back again to my
the time, and I was not
happy with what I wrote.
Maybe it’s not the
subject itself that I
personal philosophy of
teaching:
Let’s hope I passed! do not fancy, maybe it
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However, after the test was just the way one’s When I enjoy teaching –
Ii
I walked through Meppel taught it to me. This is The students enjoy the
with John and Emilia, we something I noticed in class. When students
had ice cream and had a my TP – The students in enjoy class – I enjoy
lot to chat about – how my class loved maths teaching.
great to actually talk so much – They actu-
to real persons I usually ally enjoyed doing the When I enjoy teaching,
just see via Teams. Flashback-Math cases I do my job best – When
Unfortunately, Saskia every morning before students enjoy class,
could not join us, as she the lesson. My Mentor they learn best.
had her wisdom tooth teacher Ms Catherine But everything starts
surgery. was always so enthusi- with the teacher – It
On Friday I submitted astic when mentioning starts with me.
my last numeracy case Maths-Flashback – the
for mathematics. I can’t students adapted this !
believe how helpful it
was – I improved my un-
positive vibe, I believe.
Really clever. Crazy how
Mpfidosophy
derstanding of creating much influence a mood
age-appropriate cases of the teacher has on
so much! Mathematics students – explains
is definitely not my however why happy
favourite subject, but I teachers are the most
 JAMES ! !
that's
WEEK 3.7 you ! ! ↳

25/03 Anna,
Random comments in random order...
Today I sent you @James
• I love the format. It’s full of thinking and also expresses who you are.
the first two weeks of
• You are definitely on the right track.
my Reflection Log, I real- • These next three go hand in glove...
ly want to keep on track • Page 3/4 are very important questions that teachers face all the time. You are
with this – otherwise, I connecting it somewhat to the classroom, but this is also an opportunity to connect

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will have a lot of stress to important IDEAS about teaching like self-efficacy, holistic education, etc. I’m not
before the deadline. saying that you need to go back and change this but rather that you can make future
It is nearly April – I reflections even better by making these connections. Examples of what I mean...you
can’t wait for the good are questioning whether you should help people less/as much/more because you wonder
weather to come! I am if it’s actually helping them. At the same time, you are thinking holistically about the
glad that the Knowledge different needs (social/emotional, academic) people have.
Exam and the Numeracy • Now more personal...this is a struggle I face all the time. I try to balance that
with students and with colleagues. How much do you help? At what point do you let
Cases are finally com-
someone fail? I believe mistakes/failures are part of learning, but at the same time, this
pleted, and we can fully
crazy situation we are in has thrown people ‘off’ in many ways.
concentrate on our DBE • It’s not your job to get people through the programme. Saying no is difficult
Project now… Only two - especially within such a friendly group. If you ever feel like you are taking on too much,
more weeks until the please feel free to let me know. I have ways of helping individuals be more accountable.
deadline, I think we are How much people want this is always a big question because teaching is hard. It takes
good in time. some people a while to realize that.
I just realized that you Finally, you were one of the students I knew the least before all this ( just because of
sent me an answer to your individual circumstances), but I am very glad that I get to coach your group as you
my first example of the have proven yourself to be someone who seems to contribute positively to everything
Reflection Log: you do.

Enjoy the day,

jd

Heyo James! – I am sorry
for not texting you back
directly – It seems as if
you have to wait until
I hand in my Reflection
Log in, to see my answer
on your E-Mail. :D
-
First of all, how are do-
ing? Is everything good?
Thank you for your quick
response and great
feedback.
I am glad that I am on
the right track – Writing
a Reflection Log is so per-
sonal and at the same
time gives you so much
space to unfold your
thoughts and develop
them further. And still, I
receive a grade for it.
You answered on this
one important “issue”
of mine – whether I
should help people less/
as much/more because
I wonder if it’s actually
helping them. And you
' to write every single
asked how much I help?
…Well, I help by creating
the right starting point,
i.e. I create Pdf’s in which
I summarize the already
given tasks and rubrics,
I create timetables
and mini-deadlines and
I send the appropriate
documents/blackboard
folders to facilitate the
start of the task for my
peer.
I do this for myself any-
way, but often I describe
it in a way that others
can use it too – Because
at the end of the day
my peer always asks for
it. The most time-con-
suming and sometimes
emotionally demanding
part is the 1 to 1 meeting
where I go through the
complete lesson plan
with my peer in order
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sentence. So, I don’t just
do my tasks and lesson
plans, but always do it a
second time with and for
my peer - which requires
another 3 hours of my
day helping others.
Ok, this shouldn’t sound
like I am complaining,
because I chose to help,
but at the same time,
I cannot not help. You
know?
I love helping, I love being
the one who can help, I
love being this kind of
person, you can always
go to and know I will help
you fully – I really want to
stick to this impression.
The only downside of
this situation is, that I
don’t want it to become
a regularity. I don’t want
to be the person “who
will do the work for me”.
It should not be taken
for granted that I will al-
ways help. And I am kinda
already in that role… And
the worst part is: I don’t
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want to drop the person,
because the person is
my friend. And when a
friend, who is in contact
with you every day, is
struggling with work,
it is just impossible to
“reject”. And at what
point I let someone fail?
I wouldn’t say I would
let someone fail… I am
not sure. After the first
two lesson plan assign-
ments I helped my peer,
I started just formulat-
ing what in each chapter
has to be included and
I avoided formulating a
whole sentence. And I
stopped repeating my-
self – I do give feedback,
but I stopped reminding
my peer to redo some- the leader retains the fi-
thing, as I received the nal say when choices are
feeling as if my peer just made. Group members
wanted to be done and tend to be encouraged
not to be done properly. and motivated by this
I feel bad talking about style of leadership.
the person, even though This style of leadership
I am not mentioning the often leads to more
name, just knowing you effective and accurate
are going to read this decisions, since no
makes me feel like I am leader can be an expert
exposing someone. in all areas. Input from
group members with
However, while writing specialized knowledge
and thinking about this and expertise creates a
matter, I wander back more complete basis for
to “Lewin’s leadership decision-making. “
-
styles”. My result of the The outcome suits
test was: Democratic my expectation of
leader. friendly and democratic
„Democratic leaders, society in general, but
-
also known as partici- to be honest, it does not
pative leaders, accept match with the real-life
input from one or more and the real atmosphere
group members when of my Uni-life. So, I did the
making decisions and test again. Again, with
solving problems, but the view on how the envi-
ronment is while working it to be. I don’t want
with my peer. Now, I had to be an Authoritarian
a completely different Leadership, I think being
-
outcome: Authoritarian a peer and later on being
Leadership. a teacher who wants to
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-
Authoritarian leaders, create a pleasant envi-
also known as autocrat- ronment, requires being
ic leaders, provide clear and thinking democratic.
expectations for what Though being democrat-
needs to be done when ic is only working when
it should be done, and the opposite is cooper-
how it should be done. ating with you.
This style of leadership
is strongly focused on Oh, James. I don’t know
both command by the how to find a conclusion.
leader and control of the This is clearly not the
followers. There is also best reflection on devel-
a clear division between opment. I think I ran into
the leader and the a much bigger problem
members. Authoritarian while writing this text.
leaders make decisions I have to structure
independently, with my mind again. I think I
little or no input from think best when I think
the rest of the group. to myself. And after
thinking I should write it
_
But still, this is not the down. (Break)
outcome that I want
 I I
-
Wow. I think I have my
outcome now. Well, defi-
Oelegative nitely a new view on it.
There are three types

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of people: Authoritar-
ian, Democratic and
Delegative.
When Democratic people
work together, their
outcome is fantastic.
But when a democratic
type works with a Dele-
gative type, it does not
work. The democratic
type must turn into an
"

authoritarian type to democratic type. But my group members as are still talking about
help the delegative type. right now, it is not my much as I can – And if the a friend. But at least I
But in my case, I cannot responsibility to turn delegative type does gathered a whole new
help the Delegative type, my peer into a demo- not follow up, it is not my viewpoint for my teach-
because I don’t want to cratic type. responsibility to turn er-hood!
be an authoritarian. into an authoritarian. At I believe mistakes/fail-
If I would be a teacher James!! Now I have my least for now. ures are part of learning,
and my student is a outcome!!! I should stay but at the same time,
Delegative type, I would in my democratic place Kinda? What a difficult this crazy situation we
probably try to turn and do what a democrat- topic! I am still not are in has thrown people

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this type into a strong ic type does: Support pleased, because we ‘off’ in many ways.
WEEK 3.4
01/04 WSV
Hello April!! Hello, quaran-
tine! And Hello Corona!
Quite perfect – right
before the DBE long-term
deadline! (sarcastic)
I am torn between
handing the work in next
week or next resit…
I could either…
Chillax – Recover – do
it again a month later,
while probably having
other deadlines (maybe
even having more stress,
because I have to come
up with new ideas, as I
will work with another
group) + my coach
doesn’t recommend it
(and I trust him with
what he is saying)
OR
Try to do it now – if I fail,
I can just do it again – I
surely won’t be giving
100% but maybe enough
to pass – but could risk
not recovering well and
struggling even longer
with my health + you
recommend doing it now.
As I told you in the E-Mail,
I will do as much as my
health tells me to do.
If I am totally unhappy
and not even close to “I
can hand it in” I will tell
you on Monday that I
will definitely delay my
deadline. Yet, I will try to
work until Monday and
set my target to the
first deadline. : goal, the rubric and
☒ resources get lost
In the last couple of
days, we had a lot of
meetings with the pod.
I really like my pod. We
have such a great
atmosphere, and it is
is healthy for the
group, but sometimes
always a lot of fun! If
you would ask Bruce
not healthy for the
grade.
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Tuckman, he would On the other hand,
probably say that we group work allows
went through all of his us to share more
stages successfully ideas and sometimes
and that we are still group work increases
climbing! efficiency. We can en-
I am not always a big courage and support
fan of group work, as it each other, and we
can make things more expand our knowledge
complicated… like by understanding the
for example including experience of the oth-
all the thoughts of ers (Heyo Vygotsky
every member into one and Piaget!). "
idea and doing it in a Ms .
not time-consuming In a group of four, we
way, is so difficult. sometimes bump into
Sometimes the main tasks where it is very
time-consuming and
difficult to include
during the process, be- all the ideas of every
cause we concentrate member to one end
too much on including product. That’s why
every thought. Which we had the idea to
 ( .
. .
)
split our group in two – This DBE Long-Term The word “stress” I am happy that I have a
at least for the long- Project is a huge deal. 80 often is dropped in whole new definition of
term project – which Lesson ideas, some of conversation regarding “stress” - this will defi-
made a lot of sense. We them with the particu- university. nitely help me in future,

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are quite happy with lar material - connecting Yesterday, however, to avoid panic.
this new organization. content with the my view on the word
We had the idea of curriculum and the Big “stress” changed. A P.S.: I choose my TP
dividing the group, after Idea. I expected it to be couple of weeks ago, I schools - YAAAAYY!!
the TH session with intense and it is. Though, and my pod had many
Wilfred. He showed us
Daniel Ofman’s theory
a lot of fun! When I
compare my study with
conversations about
being stressed, as the
i.:
of the „Core Qualities“. the study of my friends long term is coming
Based on these new in Germany (they also up and we still have so
findings we focused on study education), I am much work to do.
our personal strengths super happy that ITEps Now, actually being
and paired ourselves throws us into the cold in this peak week of
with someone who had water and starts right stressy, I don’t feel
the same strengths as at the beginning how stressed at all. Why?
our weakness. We used to plan a lesson best. I Well, the stress we
a theory for our benefit. mean, it is so smart - in had, the last couple of
Thanks, Daniel! these four years, I will weeks, was fear for the
develop unbelievably unknown. We knew a
in my creativity and lot of work is coming up
knowledge of creating and we have only a little
lessons. time, so we stressed.
Korean
WEEK T3.1
05/04
Hello @James – Hello
Reflection Log Book!
I am still positive. No, No
I am mean, I am positive.
Not the kind of positive
I always am. I mean, I am
still positive regarding
corona! I know, that’s
not a positive message.
Ahhh! I want to leave
my apartment… I want
to enjoy the sun!!! Well,
hope you are positive,
James and negative
regarding corona.
Actually. I should not
start this entry like
that. Actually, I felt not
too positive in the last
couple of days.
ähad our
On Tuesday way
☒
deadline for the Long-
Term project and we
ished yet. You could clearly
hear the tense voice of
the deadline, everyone
worked at this inter-
were actually quite good
in time. About 6 hours
everyone. But we calmed
ourselves down and tried
active PDF but as fate
would have it, the doc-
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before the deadline we to focus on our plan. As I ument broke down and
had our last meeting to had time to do something nobody really managed
discuss our last steps – else, I started writing our to work in it.
nearly everyone worked big idea and created our 23:58 – I sent the PDF to
on their justification final PDF and offered to the Whatsapp group and
and prepared the last be the one who would add said that we should at
couple of materials. We all the documents into least hand something
arranged a meeting for the final PDF. Meanwhile, it in – I think only John and
pm
9:00 o’clock, latest, to was 10:30 pm and I worked I managed to send it in
connect all our work on the PDF – But, I had time.
into one PDF. I was quite problems with the word Well, that was an adven-
good in time, I actually program. That was the ture – Shit happens. We
was finished with all of moment I started shaking ended the call and said
my work this Tuesday over stress. And I panicked good night.
morning so I spent the because we only had 1 1/2
rest of the day redo- hour left. So, I texted the Thank you, James. Thank
ing my materials and pod with “HELP ME – IT’S NOT you so much for giving
illustrating a cover page. WORKING”. That was a huge us a second chance. We
At about 9:30 PM we had mistake because I didn’t appreciate it so much!
our next meeting as a keep my emotions to
pod, and we talked about myself but passed them On Wednesday we creat-
the next steps and that on to others. ed a new PDF, a complete
not everybody was fin- In the last hour before version and sent it off.
 Friday she shared her !Really important for
For me, this topic was thoughts with us in the teacher-hood! Something
already history and I meet, unfortunately in like this should not happen
thought it would be for a way that upset me. as a teacher. We have to
my pod members too, Heavy words have fallen, be careful how we express
yet… which made me very ourselves to students.

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uncertain. This kind of links back to
On Friday we had another It all ended with a one- my saying on page 6: When
group meet to talk to-one conversation, in I enjoy teaching – The
about the situation of which we talked about students enjoy the class.
Tuesday. However, this the issue. When students enjoy
meet was different as Sometimes words drop class – I enjoy teaching.
expected. out of emotions. Of
course, everything is When I enjoy teaching, .
(This next paragraph back to normal now. We I do my job best – When

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is formulated with the are still good friends students enjoy class, they
knowing/approval from and we left that story learn best.
Saskia – It was import- behind. But everything starts
ant for us to add this with the teacher – It
situation to our Reflec- I think we both learned starts with me.
tion log, as it is part of out of this circum-
our development.) stance, that we have
to be careful which
Saskia was very upset emotions we show in
with my actions that front of another and
night, as I adapted my that we should not talk
stress onto her. On out of the emotion.
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12/04
/ /
Heyo James!
Today’s Reflection Log
topic is all about our
Big Idea: How we are
connected to the world
around us. To be detailed:
How are we connected
to nature.
In my Reflection Log
Whatsapp chat, I record-
ed a conversation with
Poul. We had a great chat
about: Are we nature or
do we have nature?
While working on my
lesson plans I planned
to go into nature with
the class, to talk about
nature. But aren’t we
nature?
The definition of nature
µ "
is something that is
"
natural – something
that comes from the
earth. So the outside is
nature, the forest is na-
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ture and we are nature.
But isn’t everything
that we create from
ourselves also nature?
Like a wooden table?
When does something
stop being natural? If
we go into the city we
would not say that we
are in nature, right?
Though, we created this
city – with materials
from nature and our own
hands.
(
Corona update: Still
ill – I have to cancel the
④Ä
numeracy test. Oh lord!
Hopes!
!
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Howdy James!

Really chilled kind of weeks.

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And the holiday isn’t even
there yet.
Last we had the international
week – Great fun!
And this Monday we had our
demonstration lesson – even
more fun!
Ahhhhh! I actually loved it! It is
so cool to actually teach now!
I was really looking forward
to that.
We received meaningful
feedback and learned so
much on that day. Later Emilia
and I went back to Germany
to enjoy our little break.

Little Happy Power Pod! :) .

 WEEK 4.3 not the teacher. But I
think, I did not have to
such a great team, in
which we can depend on
14/05 change my position or
my actions… because
each other and where
tasks are been solved
I had the feeling as if much better and faster
Reflection Log Reflection the person started be- than before. After
Thursday!

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ing also a “democratic working on so many
person”! projects it is wonderful
Hi, Hallo, Servus! I don’t know what to end the last project
happened but the with creativity (book
I thought I use this week person was suddenly project) that lets us
to reflect on previous so encouraged in its expand our mind.
reflections. work! I am so happy We enjoy our meetings
One important update: about how well this a lot and weüe
a so much
i. „
Helping the peer. person is doing now. more confident with
As you are familiar with I don’t want to tell each other.
this event, I would like too much about the
to update you on the person but I am glad We went through all of
status @James. that everything went Tuckerman’s stages and "

Ä
Following my democratic well. it has strengthened us.
leader style of helping
as much as I can, is Next topic: Group work.
something I stuck to. I

I
PowerPod is more pow-
bared in mind that I am erful than ever before.
not responsible to keep I think I can speak for
someone on track and the group when I say,
that I am the peer and that we developed into
 In the portfolio presen-
tation on Monday (which
was amazing) I had the
chance to look back at
the last nine months to
reflect on my personal
development.
I will link my homepage
here if you like to see it:
↳ https://school-of-happi-
ness.jimdosite.com
← learn best when they
←
(Gallery)
→ '
And one last mentioning
for this entry I want to
dedicate to the E-Mail
you sent me, yesterday.
“Being always positive”
Thank you by the way – I
appreciate your E-Mail
a lot.
I thought I could com-
ment on my website’s
name regarding this
E-Mail.
School of Happiness. least not until 11th grade.
School of Happiness? I did
not enter teacher-hood The website should
yet, but up to now I always remind me of
would like to call my phi- my biggest wish when
losophy of teacher-hood becoming a teacher,
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“School of Happiness”. creating the “school
of happiness” for my
I believe students students.
enjoy what they are
doing. When the teacher
öüii
enjoys teaching. My
goal for the future isPleasant
to create the perfect
-
environment for my
students that they can
call their school “school
of happiness”.
For me, the school was
a place I had to go each
"
morning,iwhere I get
homework and where
I had to constantly
achieve something. I did
not connect the school
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with “happiness” – at
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I
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Anna’s Reflection Log. Yon

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ou Want to know what Anna is listing
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to while wirting in this booklet?

?
d Scan this:

Hans makes me dive into my mind and intensivly think. Experience it yourself...

② !!
“Time” is my fav!!
WEEK 23/05 the chance to process
every thought in words. I
Additional entries for
the future will include
learned a lot out of this. the feedback for our
Good morning, James! Especially out of the book project by the

Today I have to hand this

situation with “helping I.
school of John, upcoming

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the peer” (page 10). tests (knowledge test)
Reflection Log in. and a complete reflec-
Something that bothers tion on the past nine
I believe I have to say me though, is the fact months of ITEps.
some kind of “last that I get a grade for
words” (I know this is this. I understand that However, thank you and
not the end, but at least the grade is for the tschüssikovsky!
the last page you will connection between
read up to now.) Kind and sunny regards, ¥
+ne

theory and connection

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to my teacher-hood, Anna
How did I experience but still, I expose my
the last two to three personal thoughts and
months doing this issues here. My last words:
documentation? To be continued.
((((But at the same Ciao
Well, I have to admit, time, I beg you to do this
reflecting on my daily reflection log thingy
tschüss

life, my thoughts and again, because I really bye

my development are like it and I would not doi !
super super cool. Giving stick to doing it when it
myself time to focus would not be mandatory,
on the week, to have lol!!))))
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