Respond to the readings and videos for this module by answering each of the following questions: 1. Which video did you watch and what ideas presented in the video were most important to you?
I watched the video, Differentiating in Math using computer games. I found myself relating to the immediate feedback response time and it seemed so much easier to get the immediate feedback from the computer verses having to wait for the teacher to give students the feedback they need. My students would sometimes become impatient waiting for me to give them feedback which led to lose interest. I resorted to having the students that I gave feedback to go around and help the ones who where waiting. I didn’t necessarily like this approach because I wasn’t able to effectively formally assess all students and I found myself giving more of my attention to the ones who were struggling the most in a small group.
I also liked that the program gave an overall introductory lesson to the entire class with Planet Turtle, then proceeded to individualized lessons to the student’s own level.
2. What was your biggest take away from the article?
The biggest thing I took away from this article is to get to know your students by collecting data, teach whole group instruction, and break students into leveled skills groups for …show more content…
Grouping flexability allows students to move according to their demonstrated performance, interests, and varied knowledge base levels. Students are grouped to meet their instructional, emotional, and personal needs” (p. 103). In the article Watts-Taffe, Laster, Broach, Marinak, Connor, and Walker-Dalhouse (2012/2013) Ms. Cooper determined that small group instruction was important and therefore created an overall classroom learning environment to support this endeavor (p.
I watched the video, Differentiating in Math using computer games. I found myself relating to the immediate feedback response time and it seemed so much easier to get the immediate feedback from the computer verses having to wait for the teacher to give students the feedback they need. My students would sometimes become impatient waiting for me to give them feedback which led to lose interest. I resorted to having the students that I gave feedback to go around and help the ones who where waiting. I didn’t necessarily like this approach because I wasn’t able to effectively formally assess all students and I found myself giving more of my attention to the ones who were struggling the most in a small group.
I also liked that the program gave an overall introductory lesson to the entire class with Planet Turtle, then proceeded to individualized lessons to the student’s own level.
2. What was your biggest take away from the article?
The biggest thing I took away from this article is to get to know your students by collecting data, teach whole group instruction, and break students into leveled skills groups for …show more content…
Grouping flexability allows students to move according to their demonstrated performance, interests, and varied knowledge base levels. Students are grouped to meet their instructional, emotional, and personal needs” (p. 103). In the article Watts-Taffe, Laster, Broach, Marinak, Connor, and Walker-Dalhouse (2012/2013) Ms. Cooper determined that small group instruction was important and therefore created an overall classroom learning environment to support this endeavor (p.