Laarni+J

Line of learning--How have my understanding and application of the CEI influenced my thinking and instruction.
8/2/10 I think teachers will really need to evaluate the curriculum that they are teaching because incorporating the characteristics of effective construction will take time, and I continue to see teachers more worried about getting through a chapter or unit within the week or month rather than concentrating on each lesson and making sure all learners are comprehending the content.

8/3/10 After doing this morning's activity on formative assessment, it is even more clear to me that basing proficiency on a one-time test score is not reflective of student progress and learning. I hope to share the information about formative assessment to my team and see if some would change their thinking about those end-of-the quarter/semester tests.

8/4/10 teaching for learner differences I think everything we've covered makes so much sense. I've been co teaching in social studies (geography and history) and see that many of the activities, assignments, projects met teaching for learner differences and were student centered. Unfortunately, teaching for learner differences continues to be a big need in our building. I'm not sure how you "convince" teachers that differentiating is the right thing to do...

8/5/10 teaching for understanding

I'm more and more convinced that interdisciplinary assignments help students generalize skills. It becomes more and more apparent that traditional ways of doing things in our public schools is "outdated". If we want students to be the type of workers and thinkers that the real world wants to hire, changes need to be made with instructional delivery, scheduling, assessing, etc.