Reflection

Chapter 2

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Question:

 Imagine you are going to teach a unit about Christopher Columbus to the grade level of your choice. What strategies immediately come to mind as good possibilities for teaching this unit? What relationship can you discern between how you might want to teach this unit and your own learning or cognitive style? Describe how you think your own personal style might affect your teaching style. What lessons can you draw from this realization when you teach your diverse students?

Answer: 

Strategies that came to mind to teach this prompt were mainly focused on allowing the children to have a hands-on experience. I think that dividing into groups and assigning them specific parts to research would be a fun way for the students to learn and interact with each other. Each group could have a list of jobs, allowing the children within the group to delegate responsibilities. Assigning them to find facts, videos, create a PowerPoint or poster, and present their findings to the class, are creative ways for the students to learn the needed material. I am personally a hands on learner. I would include some sort quiz or game after the students have finished presenting to make sure that all of the children have understood the material in the way that they learn best. Example being one of the children could write down notes and facts that the group needs, another could put together a presentation, one child could read the material, while the other children in class listen and watch the presentation. Include different ways to approach the subject so that they feel comfortable and able to understand the material.