Chapter 5b pp. 185-202

In this section it focussed a great amount of time on lesson planning and objective writing. I think that as a teacher this is very crucial, especially as a first year teacher. A well thought out and written lesson plan seems to help teachers tremendously in their organization and confidence while teaching. While reading, there was a lot of emphasis on learning outcomes and the creation of aims, goals, and objectives. As a future teacher, I will continue to write out objectives for each of my lessons because I think that is the main point of what you are trying to get your students to learn. If they cannot successful complete the learning objective you have set for the lesson, then the students have not complete grasped the concept trying to be taught.

Chapter 5c pp. 202-220

When reading this section, the main topic that spoke to me was the use of integrated curriculum. In my personal classroom, I hope to use this approach often. I think that students learn best when they can connect their learning to meaningful, current or past, experiences. Also, I gained more knowledge about the pros of using having a syllabus for your class. When I teach, I will have some type of syllabus. If I teach Middle School, my syllabus may be more extensive than if I teach Elementary. I would be sure to include general information about the class (teacher name, grade, course, course description, attendance, materials), but also expectations and procedures that my classroom and I will brainstorm together.