Thing # 2

How did I decide on my posting name and the name of my blog?

I decided on my posting name after i had realized that I did not want to display my real name. I changed it to Kat teaches America because even though I live in the USA I still think about my home, Germany, a lot and wanted to reflect my uniqueness.

What was my experience in creating the blog? Was it hard for me or easy? Why?

Well I learned that I should have read the instructions on APSU 23 Things first because it could have been a lot faster if i had followed the directions. Overall I am surprised how easy the web page makes it for the person who is creating the blog. I thought it would have been a lot hard and complicated than what it turned out to be.

How does my avatar reflect my personality? Did I create an avatar that looks like my real self or someone totally different? Why?

I believe that the avatar reflects my real person. I created it to look like me and to have my personal hint to it. I enjoyed doing so because I had to take a closer look at myself which is not something I do often anymore. I actually got out a picture of myself to help me stay focused. The background again reflects the fact that I am not a native American and to remind me of where I have come from and where i would like to go.

Thing # 1

Lifelong Learning and Learning 2.0

7& 1/2 Habits

After watching the online tutorial on lifelong learning and how to best use the habits to my learning experience I was reminded of a class discussion at my former University in West Virginia. We talked about the importance of lifelong learning and how it was vital to our teaching philosophy. After watching the tutorial I thought about the habits and which ones I find harder and easier to realized and acknowledge every day.

#1 setting Goals
#2 taking responsibility for my learning
#3 problems vs challenges
#4 confidence in my own learning
#5 creating the toolbox for success
#6 using technology to my advantage
#7 teach/mentor other
#7 1/2 play!

I have sent many goals in my life and have not gone through with them which is why I am a non traditional student in college. I took a detour to achieve my goal of becoming a teacher because I thought I knew everything and I had did not need to learn anymore. I had a rude awakening but I am thankful for it because it brought me back to my original goal and dream of wanting to teach and mentor other. I would say that I feel very good about #1 and #2. Hard for me is to relax and consider problems as challenges and not to let them become a crises. I believe I have some confidence in myself and have figured out what I need to have in my toolbox to be successful. A lot of willpower and determination, support from the ones I love and reminding me of what it is I want in life. Lastly I have issues with #7 1/2 because I take learning serious and forget that playing is apart of the learning process.