Reflecting on the Practicum Plan

Thinking back on the Practicum Plan we used this semester to organize our assignments and learning goals, I don't believe it had a huge effect on my performance as a participant this semester. It was very rare that I actually even looked at my plan; I usually look to my checklist. I do suggest that Benedum continue to use the plan for the participants next year, mostly for organizational purposes. I would also suggest that the learning goal aspect of the plan be changed, because I feel it wasn't really a useful place to put learning goals or dates to complete them.

The most successful aspect of the Practicum Plan was allowing us to put a "target date" for completion. I believe this leads to my conclusion that the Practicum Plan was best for organizing our time at the beginning of the semester and making the number of assignments seem more do-able, rather than making our teaching better in any way or assisting the work done later in the semester. I feel that my work load this semester seemed less overwhelming and I think I was more organized with completing my assignments on time. However, I feel that it's possible this change could be do to my smaller class load or the move from TCMS to UHS.