After weeks of scouring the internet, I finally found what I needed. My goal was to find a Gob recipe similar or the same as my great grandmothers. Then I needed to create the dessert to perfection in order to bring back those childhood memories of this amazing treat. I started with the normal google.com to find recipes but most were a dead end. Others called this dessert whoopie pies, which was disrespectful to my family tree and I was annoyed even reading their recipe suggestions. I even found a video on a bakers site called browneyedbaker.com and he used marshmallow fluff! (Michelle, 2021) My great grandmother would strangle this man if she ever met him for disrespecting this dessert. Eventually I found a recipe on Reddit (recipeforsustenance, 2011) Surprisingly this recipe was very similar to my families, with a few different measurements. So the next question, am I following the TPACK model? I had my technology, I googled and googled for days. My content was there, the subject of baking Gobs and previous experience with it. And the pedagogical knowledge, do I have the tools needed to complete this task? (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) All signs point to yes! Not only did I have my TPACK but I also had 21st century learning thrown into the mix. I didn’t have technology actually doing the baking for me, but it helped me tremendously when I didn’t have an ingredient, but I could find a substitute by using the internet. I had my game face on and I was ready to learn, embrace challenges and eventually enjoy my fresh, homemade Gobs. But, before I could enjoy, I allowed my kids to taste test. As you will see in the video below, it was a success! I now have another recipe to add to (recipeforsustenance, 2011)my recipe book! References Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge.Teachers College Record,108(6) Michelle. (2021, March 23). Classic Whoopie Pies. Retrieved from browneyedbaker: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/gobs-whoopie-pies-recipe/ recipeforsustenance. (2011, January 1). Chocolate Gobs. Retrieved from wordpress.com: https://recipesforsustenance.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/499/
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Our world changed when Covid hit the scene. Everything shut down, no one was prepared, especially schools and teachers. At not fault to our educators, they were expected to teach every student fully online. It was something that had never been done before. I cannot imagine the stress of all of the educators at that time. But in reality, the 21st century learning was put into full force. Nothing was in person learning, there was no walking around the classroom and helping a student that held up their hand. Chat rooms, dry erase boards being held up the screens and headphones plugged into laptops were the new norm. Even though the teachers could still help and talk to their students, everything was different and it took away the human aspect of school. It took away the social aspects as well. No more hanging out with friends at lunch, gossiping about the cute boy at the lunch table or even cheating off of your neighbor on tests. Students were now secluded to their houses and forced to learn from a computer screen. I felt the pain daily from my children’s teachers but it also showed how resilient and passionate they were about their jobs. I did my best to pay attention to what my children were learning and help them any way I could as the teachers had to try and help every student at times. One of the most interesting sites my daughter used was Education Galaxy. The site was accessed by each student having a QR code. My daughter would hold up the code to the laptop camera and she was automatically logged into the site. On a side note, the laptops were issued out by the school. The QR code and other important paperwork was picked up at the school by parents at designated times. Education Galaxy was already set up for the student when they logged in. The teacher assigned what the student they needed to do by assigning certain lesson to each student. Some students that had reading difficulties were given different lessons. This site also provided benchmark testing to see what level the student was reading. I chose to create this lesson plan based off of this site. It is everything 21st century learning is today. The teacher can assign what’s needed, set benchmarks and even teach lessons within the site. Once complete, the teacher doesn’t even need to be online in order for the student to complete the lesson. If a student took too long to read a paragraph, the teacher would see that and possibly assign an easier read the next time or change the reading level. As I worked on creating this lesson plan, I made sure to note what technology was used for each part, it was used in everything! So why do we even need in school learning sessions when 21st century learning is everything? The short answer, kids need to go to school and learn, socialize and teachers want to be in the classroom, not behind a computer screen. References: Galaxy, E. (2022, July 31). Education Galaxy. Retrieved from Education Galaxy: https://educationgalaxy.com/ After scouring the internet for what felt like years, I found a few recipes for gobs I was willing to try. I immediately discarded the recipes that talked about marshmallow filling, because well, that’s just disgusting. Even my Amish neighbors would feel disrespected if I used marshmallow filling. Most of the ingredients were easy to find or already in my pantry. In the recipe I chose, you had to boil milk and flour to get a thick, creamy texture for the frosting. The recipe did not state how long to boil, or how high the heat needed to be set. Needless to say, I burnt the first batch of frosting. But after a few choice words and scrubbing my favorite pot free of burnt frosting, I was ready to try again. The next batch of frosting was a success and as it just started to boil, I pulled it off the heat and it was perfect. This recipe also called for buttermilk in the frosting. I had a pint in my fridge saved just for this occasion. I went to pull it out of the fridge and it was gone. I mildly panicked because I did not want to go back to the store as it’s a 10 minute drive and it was also Friday afternoon, traffic would be a nightmare. I thought maybe it was just hiding. I kept looking with no luck. I then called my husband and he immediately admitted he threw it away! My mental status at this point was not stable. I took a few minutes to cry it out, then back to the drawing board. Luckily, the internet is my friend and I found out, you can substitute milk and vinegar for buttermilk!! Crisis averted! Check out my first batch of Gobs!! Side Note.. My son Bryce Is always the taste tester!! |
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