Abstract- Lizzie
It was a clear that the class understood that this chapter was about using the WHERETO design model. This model uses six facets of understanding to help each student learn. The WHERETO model stands for: W-what and why, H- hook, E- equip, explore, and experience, R- rethink, revise, rehearse, and refine, E- evaluate, T- tailor (multiple intelligences), O-organize. Each section of the WHERETO model offers ways of not only keeping students engaged but allowing for different experiences verbal, physical, metal, as well as helping them to fully understand the material at hand. This chapter also highlights several points about teachers being able to guide their students towards finding meaning on their own. Guiding with essential questions, examples, and fun activities can help a student to understand the material. Many agree with the chapter with the belief that it is important to cover the material in a way that does not spend too much time on the basics, hindering the students’ ability to truly become immersed in the material. This means finding a way to cover the material without being too repetitive or boring as well as allowing students to not just know but understand the material. Re-enforcement is important when it comes to the WHERETO model, making it easier for each different learner to adapt and understand in their own way. The primary focus of the chapter was to understand that it is not enough to merely cover the content at hand but to work for a deeper understanding of the material.
Reflection- Lizzie
Allowing this chapter to fully sink in, many realized just how important it is not to skim the material. As several people suggested, you must cover the material yes, but it should not cost your students’ understanding of the material to do so. Finding a way to be able to adapt to each classroom environment and work with such a wide range of different learners, is always going to be a challenge. However, as agreed by many yet again, if a teacher can immerse themselves into the material and truly know their students then it makes it easier for their students to become immersed in the material as well. Engaging students is critical in order for them to want to and be able to understand and want to understand the material. Repeating the goals and why this material is important is also crucial. Letting students know that what they are doing is actually going to be able to help them in life and can be applied to real life, may interest them even more.
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I think both sites were excellent. I enjoyed the first site because it gives teachers some great adaptation ideas in order to help students do the best work they can. The other site was also fantastic because it gave great ideas of how to keep students engaged; if students are not paying attention then they will not learn at all so keeping them engaged is the most important part of teaching.
ReplyDeleteI thought the second site was great as it elaborated on ideas previously discussed in the chapter. For example, rather than just stating that we must make content and assignments relevant to student life, the site stated that in order to do so we should ask students to bring in articles of interest to them or relate work to real life experiences. Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI really think that the site for the 9 different ways to adapt or differentiate will be helpful when it comes time to do so. Each suggestion offers something other than to change the content. -marcy
ReplyDeleteI really feel like your reflection captured my feelings about the chapter completely. Throughout this course we have hear more and more about the challenge we face as future educators, but at the same time I feel like we have gained the tools in order to be successful in any environment. We have learned many techniques in order to engage the students of the 21st century, and I feel like you got really great links to give more tips to reach all the different types of the students within our classrooms.
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