As I worked more and more with Mat, I learned that being the guide on the side isn't as hard as I thought. All I had to do was just trust that Mat could do all the technological things that we did. I had to remember how it was when I was learning how to gather the information I needed for my SlideShare and Video I made. So I knew it was a learning process as we went along. It was good to see him catching on and I was glad that he was very cooperative with me. I used Inquiry-based learning by asking questions throughout the research process, it lead to other questions from him and I felt that he was really learning a lot. It was tool for exploration because as we got further into the project, he was beginning to learn to explore more areas that he usually wouldn't have done on his own. So I felt that it opened a new world for him. Overall, it felt really good to teach some of what I learned to him :)
I agree that a guide on the side was not as bad as I thought either. Once I got my thoughts together it was easier to teach my student Luis. I liked how your inquiry-based learning lead him to explore areas he normally wouldn't have. That's a positive note to self that you are doing a good job of teaching.
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