Teaching To Everyone
Last Tuesday in my EDU 222 class we learned about lesson planning and being sure to recognize that your students all learn in different ways- So you can't go into creating a lesson plan and having a teaching style that caters to how you might learn best or how you feel your students learn best.
This was simulated with a card game. Our first card we did an in depth activity with where we created a tool to specifically help that student get through their day. Then when we really learned a lot about that student Dan gave us three more cards, where we couldn't learn as much in depth about these students- we really had to guess at their learning styles and what they would need as far as support. These were our four students for which we had to create a lesson/activity that all of the students would be able to do.
This lead to the realization that the students you will get in your classroom will be a diverse selection. It also led to the realization that just because our one activity worked for our group of students doesn't mean it would work for another group of students.
In the end the takeaway seems to be that even though you have one classroom of learners that like to be taught or do things in a certain way, doesn't mean the next group of learners you get will like/learn the material in the same way. As an educator you need to take the time to cater to your students needs above all else.
This was simulated with a card game. Our first card we did an in depth activity with where we created a tool to specifically help that student get through their day. Then when we really learned a lot about that student Dan gave us three more cards, where we couldn't learn as much in depth about these students- we really had to guess at their learning styles and what they would need as far as support. These were our four students for which we had to create a lesson/activity that all of the students would be able to do.
This lead to the realization that the students you will get in your classroom will be a diverse selection. It also led to the realization that just because our one activity worked for our group of students doesn't mean it would work for another group of students.
In the end the takeaway seems to be that even though you have one classroom of learners that like to be taught or do things in a certain way, doesn't mean the next group of learners you get will like/learn the material in the same way. As an educator you need to take the time to cater to your students needs above all else.
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