Week 9

I thought learning about differentiating in the classroom this week was very helpful. I had touched on it in other classes, but I felt like we went more in depth with the activities and assignments we completed this week. I learned how to more effectively differentiate a lesson in a classroom, and the difference it can make to those students who need it. I noticed that differentiation is needed not only in the academic area, but sometimes physically and mentally too.  I liked the information in the reading that mentioned children's academic success between the ages 9 and 10 can be attributed to the amount of words and talk they hear from birth through age 3. I think that shows the importance of early learning in a child's life. 

I liked the class activity we did that allowed us to teach other students, and try to differentiate our lessons for each level. It showed me how simple it can be sometimes, but does require a little extra effort on the teacher's part to prepare the different levels of the lesson for each student. I look forward to using the techniques and methods we learned this week in my future classrooms.