I really like the sections that are about interactive reading and writing. When I started college I vowed to be an interactive reader and I found that it makes such a huge difference! I constantly refer back to my text books from previous semesters to read notes that I wrote to myself. Sometimes I will even find questions that I wrote that I can now answer. It is also a great way to keep yourself in check to make sure you are really reading…and not daydreaming!
I also found a few familiar things in there from this semester of differentiation! I recognized the format that Nancy used for our “Differentiation in Learning” handout. I also recognized the tic-tac-toe that was used as one of our getting to know you activities. This made me realize that all of these activities can be adapted in so many different ways, and there are a lot of great ideas in this book!
As excited as I was to recognize some of the ideas, make connections, and find some new things…I was also overwhelmed…especially when I came across the pages about complex instruction and tiering. Of course I knew that I would have to adapt instruction, but every time I see it on paper, it just overwhelms me! How many different lesson plans will I have to make within each lesson plan? It’s just a scary thing to think about. I guess I will get some good practice in my student teaching, I have a 5th and 6th grade combined class! Lucky me….
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Don't lose focus.... the tools are there to help you NOT have to write multiple lesson plans. Give it a try, Jamie. During field, try one of the strategies... just to see what it's like to set it up and teach it. Once you've done it, you'll see that it's a different kind of preparation, but not MORE. When it can have such great results, isn't it worth a try? Look on blackboard and see my lesson plan for the music lesson I taught that was tiered. I only wrote ONE lesson plan. I explained the different tiers, but that was easy. Please try something out, and let me know how it goes. 4 points
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