Program Reflection During the length of this program, I have learned a lot and was challenged too. Each course provided me with new information and also challenged me in different ways. As a result of this program, I feel that I have improved my knowledge and skills. When I started the program, in the fall of 2014, I became extremely overwhelmed. I put a lot of thought into things and tend to go above and beyond what is asked of me. I am passionate about my job and I enjoyed the opportunity to increase the depth of my knowledge on certain topics related to my professional goals and values. The knowledge that I have gained throughout this program will continue to be applied in my classroom in the years to come.
MAE502 Psychological Foundations of Learning This course provided me with an
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This course emphasized on environmental factors that affect children’s learning such as growth rate, individual potential, cultural, social and emotional factors. This course gave me a better understanding of what I knew, and things I did not know. I have taken everything I have learned and begun using it in my classroom. I have managed to take a closer look into my student’s social development. I ask more questions to get to know them and their family. I want to know where they come from so that I can evaluate the effective way to teach. I feel like there is always something to learn and I can always learn something new no matter the topic. For example, I knew about the social aspect of family and development, but I did not know much about Urie’s theory about Ecological Systems. This theory was new to me and I worked harder to better understand this theory. I have begun to research new theories that were not taught in order to be a better teacher for my