Week 4 Blog 02/12/24

 











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  1. Olivia SchanbacherFebruary 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM

    Hi Madison! I enjoyed reading through your reflection questions this week! I think you did a great job covering all of the questions! I agree with you on the explore questions, I also feel that that is not very hands on, which I prefer. I enjoyed learning about this 5E model this week!

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  2. Claudia WitteFebruary 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM

    Hi Maddie! I think you did a really great job on the reflection questions, getting the main idea and going into detail. I appreciate how you argued that there are elements from the 5E framework that were missing in this lesson we analyzed, I thought it was a good example but after reading your response I've developed a new opinion. Really great job this week, I am excited to be back in person next week!

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