Moon Journal Assignment Analysis

My first thought when introduced to the moon journal assignment was: “I think Dr. Burke may be crazy. Why would teachers need to learn about the moon, unless science is their content area?” I begrudgingly began looking for the moon and was discouraged for nearly a week when I could not find it. After reading and discussing Duckworth, I began to understand why this journaling project is an assignment for the class. According to Duckworth (1996), studying the moon brings about discourse and conversation within a learning community and makes students aware of ideas and entities that they take for granted. As the semester progressed, I feel that I learned a great deal about the moon from my colleagues and from my own observations. As the semester
Why is the moon visible at different times of the day throughout the lunar cycle? I know that it happens, but I am not sure why. I want to research this when I have more time to explore more about the moon. I also wonder a few things about both the moon and about teaching and learning. I wonder how much the moon affects popular culture; I now notice more song lyrics about the moon. Career and Technical Education could study the moon in this manner to better understand advertising, technology, and sales. In relation to teaching and learning, I wonder how the population views Career and Technical Education. When we studied the Committee of Ten, it appeared that the general attitude about vocational education was negative; it was for those who did not have the “ability” to learn (National Education Association, 1894). I also want to learn more about Expeditionary Learning and how Family and Consumer Sciences can utilize it in teaching. Farrell’s (2000) idea of stepping back and letting students take charge intrigues me and I want to look into this idea more. Overall, this was a very powerful learning experience. I look forward to further explore these ideas in my professional year and