Module 2

This has been my favorite module so far! I continuously found myself saving pictures and screen shots of various ideas I want to print and use in my classroom now and in the future.

Videos:

Goals for differentiated instruction

This video was very informative. I loved how it addresses strategies for differentiated instruction. I use the strategy of differentiated instruction in my own classroom, but I learned a lot from this video. It is important to remember that differentiated instruction is about engaging and challenging your students. It’s about creating flexible and varied approaches for students to meet the learning outcomes. In my classroom, I group my students in various ways and then choose an activity with a goal in mind to best fit the needs of that particular group. I love the idea of allowing students to choose the method they will use to present their learning. I will have to see how well this works in pre k.

The story of differentiated instruction

This video was very interesting. I have never heard how differentiated instruction came to be. It is nice to know that it was a teacher researched strategy that was developed as a solution to a need. The teacher had a class with various learning levels and had to find a way to meet all the needs and help all the students in the classroom become successful and thus the beginnings of differentiated instruction began. Flexible grouping that addressed the needs of all the students developed through trial and error to become the strategy of differentiated instruction we use today. This story reminded me of our research projects and how all it took was a need to be met and “research” completed by the teacher to develop a major strategy that we use in our classrooms today.

PowerPoints:

Planning strategic reading lessons

This PowerPoint discussed the balanced literacy approach. This consists of a teacher-directed lesson with purposefully grouped students with a targeted strategy to increase fluency and comprehension. Ultimately the process may lead to literature circles which I LOVE!! This approach reminded me a lot about guided reading, as well as, the lesson plans we are creating for the students we are tutoring. I am excited to use some of these ideas in my lessons from here on out.

Literacy content reading and scaffolding


This PowerPoint focused on reading in academic areas which can sometimes be difficult for students. This was by far my favorite part of our module!!! I love the step by step process this PowerPoint took us through as to how to successful teach literacy content reading, as well as, all the amazing websites and resources. I found myself taking screen shots of a lot of the resources I want to us in my classroom. Things like readinga-z.com for running records, the blooms taxonomy chart with questions and activities for each question level, and the scaffolding visual. The scaffolding visual opened my eyes to exactly what scaffolding is. I will have this chart pinned above my desk for a constant reminder!

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