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Vison of the Future - Part Three

 Final Reflection - It's Done!

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This Vision of the Future project really was a labour of love. I truly enjoyed creating my project and I hope that it helps some teachers with the ability to use infographics in the classroom. I started working on this project with a simple idea in mind and, while the basis of the project is the same, it evolved as I found new infographics and tried to connect them to English curricular areas. 

I struggled with honing down my ideas. Every time that I added something else to my project, I thought about something else that I could have added. I did add some of these ideas but I also put quite a few on the back burner for future personal use. I also struggled with choosing which themes that I would cover. I wanted to make sure that this was usable for all teachers. I was talking with my school colleagues and they helped me narrow down to quite a few fairly large themes that can be used in any and all classrooms and I narrowed it down to three that I believe are universally used within grade 9 English.

Throughout this process, I have learned a great many technical skills that I may not have learned otherwise and for this, I am grateful; these skills can now help me in other ways. The biggest skill was learning and feeling comfortable creating a screencast. This will be a big help within my current contact because I am now able to create how-to videos for struggling staff and students with different technical issues.

And now, without further ado...


My 'Vision of the Future' Project


Screencast of my project - I wanted to include this so that I can walk people through the thinking behind my project (I may sound a little informal, but I just went with it because it felt natural).
Thank you for looking at my labour of love!

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  1. Aaron MuellerApr 16, 2021, 6:27:00 AM

    Well done final reflection on your project and personal growth through our course. You did a great job in this post sharing your struggles, adaptations and evolutions. I especially appreciated how responsive you have been to your colleagues and student needs to ensure this project really is useful and instructional, while engaging and insightful. Overall, its all very impressive and I appreciate you sharing some of your challenges, as well as goals going forward.

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