I Love It When A Plan Comes Together (Module V)

After 5 fast-paced and intense weeks of AEDU 303, I finally bring to you the final blog post of this class. Week 5 featured the reading of chapters 12, 14 and 15, along with our final project for this class. Just as a lot of these weeks were, it was hectic with the holiday season upon us but nonetheless I got it done. Chapter 12 was Motivation in Learning and Teaching, where a variety of topics relating to the title were discussed. Among them were topics like motivation, goal orientations, needs and interests. Chapter 14 was Teaching Every Student where many important things like research on teaching, lesson planning and teaching approaches were discussed in depth. The final chapter assigned was Classroom Assessment, Grading and Standardized Testing. This chapter was familiar to me and especially interesting because I wrote my research paper on standardized testing. This chapter was a nice refresher and also added some interesting information that I did not pick up in my independant research.

Though chapter 15 was the most familiar to me, I found chapter 14 keeping my attention longer. One of my strengths in life is planning. As a coach, I planned every practice meticulously and for every game the same way. My colleagues would look at my practice plans, at the time, and wonder why I did not go into teaching. Chapter 14 gave me some new perspectives on planning and what to expect out of my students. Throughout this course, I've thoroughly enjoyed the chapters that have a direct, hands-on connection to the real world.

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  1. Ryne FosterDecember 19, 2017 at 8:06 AM

    Jay, I totally agree with you on the chapter 14 point. I am also a coach and look into every detail of practice and what to do. The chapters for this week totally hit home with me because a lot of them tied in with my every day tasks.

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