Chapter 6c
Lesson planning is obviously one of the most important aspects of being a teacher. Through my current education I have learned a lot about lesson planning and how important it is to be organized and have strong objectives. In the middle school classroom especially, it is important to have organized lesson plans. Even though the organization is important I will also make sure to be flexible on a day to day basis because helping the students is the most important thing.
Chapter 7a
The three ways to asses students are a good basic rule for teachers to follow. Assessment is one of the most important aspects of being a teacher but can also be one of the most difficult. Assessing writing is also very important and this chapter talks a lot about it. It is important to have a set rubric for grading writing and not just grading it subjectively. The chapter says that it is also important to read everything a student writes and get familiar with their writing style, this will make it easier to grade. I will use careful grading of students writing in my middle school classroom.
Hello Ryan, it is definitely important to be organized when it comes to classroom lesson plans, in whatever grade one may be teaching. An educator should prepare each lesson as if it will be taught by a substitute teacher or even someone without any teaching experience in his/her absence. An educator may never know what may come up during the school day which will lead to a change in plans so it is key that he/she is willing to make adaptations on the spot to best assist his or her students. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that assessment is a very important and challenging part of being a teacher. I know that in my experiences with creating assessments thus far, it is sometimes the most difficult part of the lesson planning. Narrowing down exactly what you want your students to get out of the lesson in the end can seem impossible sometimes. I noticed that you focused most on the writing assessments. Do you think that they are more important than assessing what a student says or does?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ryan!
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