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Chris

35 year old history teacher, PSU graduate and current teaching lecturer.
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Reflection-Soule

  • One thing I’ve been thinking about for the last year or so, that I didn’t comment on in the work for this module (so something I plan to consider more as this year continues) is the role of energy in pedagogy. I recognize that many of the folks in
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  • 2 Comments
  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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Mr. Soule’s Teaching Origin

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  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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Learning Language

  • Attached, please find my 2 submission pages for this Developing Learning Language Activity
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  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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Legacy Pedagogy Baggage Submission

  • Attached please find an image of the handwritten submission I produced for this activity.
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  • Module: Introduction to Pedagogy
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Not Alone!

  • The big understanding I am coming back to after working in this module is the idea that I’m not alone. I feel like such a stick in the mud when the first thought that comes to my mind is “Ugh!” when some new tech challenge or mandate is thrust
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Remote Teaching

  • It seems like a cop-out, but I would have to identify the remote teaching between March and May 2020 as the worst experience with technology. That was a tricky time for a whole bunch of reasons: 1) The pandemic was legitimately frightening due to the scope of the lockdowns,
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Pop-Up Video

  • I am not a history teacher who uses a ton of films (Hollywood or documentary or whaty have you) in my classroom, but on the occasion I do, there is often a desire to interrupt the movie with tidbits of facts or commentary. For example when I teach the
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Goals

  • A pretty sincere goal I have is as an educator to network with other educators and get some comfort (haha) with my resistance to technology. Look, I embraced google classroom during covid, aren’t I all good for a decade or two?  Does anyone else feel that way? Another goal
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Winni, my dog

  • This is a just a silly picture of my dog hanging out in my son’s tent. Having a dog (especially a really intelligent breed) helps you come to some understandings about teaching and working with students. -You have to be high energy -You have to stick to your guns
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Recent Comments by Chris

  • Honestly one of the things I was most surprised by was how often teachers and administrators move... More >>
    Comment on: What do you wish you had known before you started teaching? What is one thing you thought you knew before you started teaching that you now doubt or have reconsidered?
    Posted on: 10/02/2023
  • I posed this question because of a recent event for me-my son started Kindergarten. I went to the... More >>
    Comment on: What would our student’s parents consider good pedagogy? How much should we listen to those opinions?
    Posted on: 09/29/2023
  • My name is Chris Soule I am a high school teacher, along with a course or 2 that I teach as part of... More >>
    Comment on: Tell about yourself in a few sentences! Who are you and why are you here?
    Posted on: 09/28/2023
  • I am happy to answer this questions because I can say with great earnestness that PSU and the... More >>
    Comment on: What did your preparation for teaching look like? How well did it prepare you?
    Posted on: 09/27/2023

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Stop Five: Exploring Your Portfolio

This page is your personal workspace in Design Forward. Whenever you complete an activity in a module, it will be posted here. In addition, you can add portfolio items at any time. At the bottom of the page, you will see a gray bar with options to add images, files, videos, text reflections, or workbook pages. 

On the right, you will see your most recent comments and annotations as well as any questions you’ve asked. 

Your portfolio lives outside of any individual module — it is available across your entire Design Forward experience. If you click on the Participants link  you will be able to see everyone else participating in a module and visit their portfolios. They can visit yours as well. 

Take some time to explore the options in your portfolio; you don’t need to add anything at this time. When you’re done click the “Back to the Map” button.

At the end of this stop in the Orientation journey, you will have 

  • Understand how content is added to your portfolio
  • Learned that your portfolio is available across all the DF modules you participate in.