The most important takeaway from these chapter was how the use of repetition in so important to help kids really remember things. Repeating key vocabulary throughout the delivery of a lesson and taking a few minutes every day to review key concepts more often throughout a unit will also help students retain important information.
What was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why. My biggest takeaway from these chapters was that it is okay to prioritize standards of importance. The amount of standards that expected for a child to learn in any given grade is overwhelming. With that being said, the idea to pick out the most important standards and the standards that support those standards makes so much sense. Throughout the standards there is a lot of reptition throughout grade levels. While some are new skills, others are repeated from another grade.
The biggest takeaway from me was to use students schema to begin a lesson. To relate their learning from the past couple days and relate it to the learning they are about to do in the day’s lesson. This gives students comfort that they can do the learning today.
I don't think I can narrow it down to just one thing, so I will choose two. The two most important takeaways from these chapters were the use of repetition and prioritization. I've always known how useful repetition can be, but I always end up focusing on something else. I want to use this as a wakeup call/reminder to utilize repetition more in teaching. Prioritization is a huge part of who I am and I like making decisions on what I should do when and in what order. I feel like it makes my life more efficient. The part that stuck out to me was prioritization in standards. Looking at music standards, I definitely get overwhelmed and deep down I know some are more important than others, so it is validating to know that focusing more on some than others is a completely okay thing to do.
The most important takeaway for me from chapters 4 & 5 was that content standards need to be prioritized. It is practically impossible to cover every single standard in a year. Working together with my PLC to prioritize certain standards will make it seem less daunting during the year. I do think that it would be difficult to do this during the summer so we would have to find the time to work together on this during pre-service before the year starts. It will also allow us to make those standards truly count and make the most out of each of them.
What was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why.
My most important takeaway is that it validated my teaching. As a history teacher I feel like I am usually lecturing or showing video clips. The chapters highlighted tools to make lectures, videos, and story telling more meaningful and the lesson relevant to students and content them to the lesson.
The most important takeaway for me is that repetition aids in remembering and I should prioritize what I want children to learn. In an ECSE classroom, children often need multiple exposures to a concept or skill before it becomes meaningful. By intentionally repeating activities, routines, and lessons, I can help students retain information, build confidence, and develop independence. Repetition also allows me to scaffold learning, noticing where each child needs extra support or enrichment, which makes my teaching more effective and purposeful.
The biggest take away from this chapter for me is prioritization. I have been teaching for over 20 years and I continually stress over teaching ALL the standards. While honestly just like the author emphasized I need to prioritize - what do I want them to learn at the end of the lesson and what content must they remember. Teachers often spend too long on a standard that isn't a priority just because they like the topic or its fun- well make the other standards/ topics "fun". I need to intentionally repeat concepts/ or skills that are of priority.
My biggest takeaway from these chapters is repetition. Although students might think what you are saying is redundant, repetition is key for remembering. Just like "the more you practice the better you will become". If we want something to stick in their brain it is important to use repetition- even if it looks "different" each time. For example repetition about meth use: They might see a video of meth mouth and what it looks like, and another day I might explain the symptoms of meth mouth. It is repetitive but different.
There is alot of interesting take aways... I am going to say...Forgetting, lol. Forgetting is important to -Only through the act of forgetting can the significant points bubble up in the brain and feed meaning-making and memory. Honestly I have personally dealt with this in an amazing way this year... Chemo fog. Fatigue, stress brain. Hind sight is 20/20... I could have used some hidden cheat sheets, learning students names about 200. I struggled. Interesting observation on myself, I remembered the kids whose behavior stood out, either were extra helpful... or extra needy or negative. I want to and will be better. Content. I introduced the kids to the elements of art and we talked about them as we used them. How this translated to the kids? Students were able to forget some of the bad projects we did and remember the more memorable. Many could name 4 out of 7 of the the elements of art and give me an example. As I have gotten feedback from the students, they loved working with clay. (they made 3D pumpkins) They loved painting with watercolors. They were overwhelmed with an origami (5 step dog/cat) . We did some lessons that required 2 weeks. About half of those were annoying. (if a student is gone, it's very hard to "make it up") Managing the different ability levels with the time window... finishing on time for the next class. I want to remember all the projects that made the kids express that they want to do it again. Forgetting those things, (the stinky, messy acrylic paint) throw it away, it's gross. Pressing on... working to learn cooperation, collaboration, appreciation, how we are all different and our art should reflect that. I think forgetting leaves us room for prioritizing the things that important to remember. Maybe those things (in art) fit or don't fit in the state standards, but they fit in life. (Did I say that out loud) Hopefully I can intertwine both...
What was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why.
For me, it's prioritizing skills that are important and necessary to teach every year. This has been tricky for me the last few years as I am finding new games and units that I want to incorporate into my curriculum map. I do not have time every year to play every activity that I want to with my students. At the end of each year, I go through and prioritize what I need to teach for next year. Then I fill in the rest of the year with fun games and activities that I think the students will enjoy or were some favorites from the previous year. One example of a non-negotiable unit is Catching and Throwing. This is a skill that I start with my Tk students and continue all the way through 5th grade. I think it is such an important skill for students to learn because it has a lot of benefits for hand-eye coordination. A unit that is one an every other year rotation is my frisbee unit. This skill itself is not in high demand, but there are benefits to learning how to through a frisbee. Since it is not a top priority it goes into my every other year category. I think it is important for us as teachers to make sure we are prioritizing what we are teaching and make sure that it is a vital skill that needs to be taught and learned by our students.
Choose one of the five attention-getters described in Chapter 3: Attention. How could you use this attention-getter to introduce a lesson that you are teaching within the next week? Be detailed in your explanation!
The most important takeaway from these chapter was how the use of repetition in so important to help kids really remember things. Repeating key vocabulary throughout the delivery of a lesson and taking a few minutes every day to review key concepts more often throughout a unit will also help students retain important information.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest takeaway from these chapters was that it is okay to prioritize standards of importance. The amount of standards that expected for a child to learn in any given grade is overwhelming. With that being said, the idea to pick out the most important standards and the standards that support those standards makes so much sense. Throughout the standards there is a lot of reptition throughout grade levels. While some are new skills, others are repeated from another grade.
The biggest takeaway from me was to use students schema to begin a lesson. To relate their learning from the past couple days and relate it to the learning they are about to do in the day’s lesson. This gives students comfort that they can do the learning today.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can narrow it down to just one thing, so I will choose two. The two most important takeaways from these chapters were the use of repetition and prioritization. I've always known how useful repetition can be, but I always end up focusing on something else. I want to use this as a wakeup call/reminder to utilize repetition more in teaching. Prioritization is a huge part of who I am and I like making decisions on what I should do when and in what order. I feel like it makes my life more efficient. The part that stuck out to me was prioritization in standards. Looking at music standards, I definitely get overwhelmed and deep down I know some are more important than others, so it is validating to know that focusing more on some than others is a completely okay thing to do.
ReplyDeleteThe most important takeaway for me from chapters 4 & 5 was that content standards need to be prioritized. It is practically impossible to cover every single standard in a year. Working together with my PLC to prioritize certain standards will make it seem less daunting during the year. I do think that it would be difficult to do this during the summer so we would have to find the time to work together on this during pre-service before the year starts. It will also allow us to make those standards truly count and make the most out of each of them.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why.
ReplyDeleteMy most important takeaway is that it validated my teaching. As a history teacher I feel like I am usually lecturing or showing video clips. The chapters highlighted tools to make lectures, videos, and story telling more meaningful and the lesson relevant to students and content them to the lesson.
The most important takeaway for me is that repetition aids in remembering and I should prioritize what I want children to learn. In an ECSE classroom, children often need multiple exposures to a concept or skill before it becomes meaningful. By intentionally repeating activities, routines, and lessons, I can help students retain information, build confidence, and develop independence. Repetition also allows me to scaffold learning, noticing where each child needs extra support or enrichment, which makes my teaching more effective and purposeful.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest take away from this chapter for me is prioritization. I have been teaching for over 20 years and I continually stress over teaching ALL the standards. While honestly just like the author emphasized I need to prioritize - what do I want them to learn at the end of the lesson and what content must they remember. Teachers often spend too long on a standard that isn't a priority just because they like the topic or its fun- well make the other standards/ topics "fun". I need to intentionally repeat concepts/ or skills that are of priority.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest takeaway from these chapters is repetition. Although students might think what you are saying is redundant, repetition is key for remembering. Just like "the more you practice the better you will become". If we want something to stick in their brain it is important to use repetition- even if it looks "different" each time. For example repetition about meth use: They might see a video of meth mouth and what it looks like, and another day I might explain the symptoms of meth mouth. It is repetitive but different.
ReplyDeleteThere is alot of interesting take aways...
ReplyDeleteI am going to say...Forgetting, lol. Forgetting is important to -Only through the act of forgetting can the significant points bubble up in the brain and feed meaning-making and memory. Honestly I have personally dealt with this in an amazing way this year... Chemo fog. Fatigue, stress brain. Hind sight is 20/20... I could have used some hidden cheat sheets, learning students names about 200. I struggled. Interesting observation on myself, I remembered the kids whose behavior stood out, either were extra helpful... or extra needy or negative. I want to and will be better. Content. I introduced the kids to the elements of art and we talked about them as we used them. How this translated to the kids? Students were able to forget some of the bad projects we did and remember the more memorable. Many could name 4 out of 7 of the the elements of art and give me an example. As I have gotten feedback from the students, they loved working with clay. (they made 3D pumpkins) They loved painting with watercolors. They were overwhelmed with an origami (5 step dog/cat) . We did some lessons that required 2 weeks. About half of those were annoying. (if a student is gone, it's very hard to "make it up") Managing the different ability levels with the time window... finishing on time for the next class. I want to remember all the projects that made the kids express that they want to do it again. Forgetting those things, (the stinky, messy acrylic paint) throw it away, it's gross. Pressing on... working to learn cooperation, collaboration, appreciation, how we are all different and our art should reflect that. I think forgetting leaves us room for prioritizing the things that important to remember. Maybe those things (in art) fit or don't fit in the state standards, but they fit in life. (Did I say that out loud) Hopefully I can intertwine both...
What was the most important takeaway from these chapters for you? Explain why.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's prioritizing skills that are important and necessary to teach every year. This has been tricky for me the last few years as I am finding new games and units that I want to incorporate into my curriculum map. I do not have time every year to play every activity that I want to with my students. At the end of each year, I go through and prioritize what I need to teach for next year. Then I fill in the rest of the year with fun games and activities that I think the students will enjoy or were some favorites from the previous year. One example of a non-negotiable unit is Catching and Throwing. This is a skill that I start with my Tk students and continue all the way through 5th grade. I think it is such an important skill for students to learn because it has a lot of benefits for hand-eye coordination. A unit that is one an every other year rotation is my frisbee unit. This skill itself is not in high demand, but there are benefits to learning how to through a frisbee. Since it is not a top priority it goes into my every other year category. I think it is important for us as teachers to make sure we are prioritizing what we are teaching and make sure that it is a vital skill that needs to be taught and learned by our students.