Final blog

This class was an amazing class that was thought provoking and drove us to be better teachers. I really liked how we learned about different teaching strategies that applied to all of us students no matter what our content was. In this blog I will list different items I will use in my own class as well as how I will use them. I really want to get away from the norm of teaching and branch out to better suit students of all diverse learning abilities. 

Comprehension instruction- This is one of my favorite way to teach students to understand a little more about their reading comprehension skills. I can not tell you how many useless reading activities that I was able to bs my way through and get a great grade. I want to change the norm to help students understand more about what they are reading. In health they have a very good textbook that I will skim through the heading to give the students a front loading exercise to help them understand what the students will be reading.

Digital literacy- I will use technology in the classroom to help students understand concepts in both health and pe. I also hope to have software in the classroom to have students view themselves throwing a ball and analyzing their form. There is also some really good software that allows a student to record and analyze their diet.

Oral language- I feel it is very important for students to be able to express themselves orally in a group setting. This will be done by having discussions in class and also presentations to show the students that  other people feel the same way they do about different health ideas.

Text- I want to have a mini-library in my classroom that gives further insight to important issues. Also there will be books in there to apply to special interests of students to broden their horizon.

Thanks Amy your the best!!