These pages are full of many more "tools" to add to my "teaching tool box", and I can't wait to get out there and use them. Graphic organizers and more tiering ideas-finally some information I can use in the real world! Before becoming a student in the Education program I use to walk the halls of the education building and wonder what was going on behind the closed classroom doors. I imagined that the secrets of teaching were being shared and I couldn't wait for my turn to hear them. My first semester in the program was very satisfying, I felt that the things I was being taught were of great relavence! The secrets were being passed to me! My second semester was a bit more challenging! I was very frustrated with many of my classes, wondering how all this theory is really going to help me become the teacher I want to be. I left for the summer dissatisfied with what had happened in the second semester. Fall 2008, Differentiation entered my life! The secrets are being spilled all over the place, I just hope I am able to gather everything up, find a place to store it all, remember where I put it all, and pull it all back out when I get my first classroom! Thank you for letting me be a part of the secret sharing!
My new favorite idea is the Learning Menus. What a great way to give learners their choice of tasks, while still ensuring that each learner focuses on knowledge, understanding, and skills designated as essential. I think that when I use this idea, no matter what grade, I will call their menus "Main Courses", "Side Dishes", and "Desserts". I love allowing the students to work on their menus when other assigned tasks from the day are completed. This is a great "Fast Finisher" activity. I can't wait to have the chance to incorporate all of these ideas into my classroom.
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sounds like something I used in 1975 while teaching first grade...workshop way. It was all the tasks for the day organized on a board and students could do it at their own speed. The thing I found missing from my education classes was how to discipline students. It's even harder with today's kids who lack respect for adults and their authority. I admire your drive and enthusiasm to teach and know you will do a great job because of that.
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