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EDLD 5364 Week 4 Reflection

Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn & Malenoski, (2007) describe base groups as “ long term groups, created to provide students with support throughout a semester or school year. Base groups help build trust, camaraderie, and teamwork, and they are useful for checking homework and completing tasks and other routines” (p.140). This week I have been very glad for my base team. Today I am in Memorial Herman Heart and Vascular Institute watching my husband recover from a heart catheter. It turns out he had a 95% blockage of a major artery, and they were not able to totally unblock it. Because of the events of the day, I have not been available to my team, but I am not stressed out about school. I have a team that is always ahead in the lesson and helpful when anyone has a problem. We have built a great camaraderie, and I know even though I may have problems this week completing all my work¸ my team has my back.

Pitler,H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with

classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and

Curriculum Development, 139-154