Hey Everyone,
After I read over the syllabus for Language Arts I have discovered a few goals for myself. One of the first goals I have is to better understand Language Arts as a whole. I never enjoyed Language Arts as a learner, so I am hoping to discover ways to teach the subject to students that gets them engaged and interested in what is being taught. I would like to find ways that will engage of single student at some point. Another goal of mine is to have a better understanding of reading, writing, and grammer (like Catherine) because I feel that my skills are not where they should be to benefit students. I feel that there is a lot that can be done in a Language Arts class to make it fun and interesting, but I do not know how and I am hoping that TE 402 can help me. These are just a couple of my goals that I believe are the most important. I am looking forward to building upon my skills in Language Arts because I have little and I really have no idea on how I should teach it. Well, that is all I have for now and I will see everyone on Wednesday!!!!
4 comments:
SOme good questions that might give you insight into some of your learners is: Why didn't you enjoy language arts? What would of had to be different for you to enjoy yourself? If you can identify that, you'll be able to start articulating your philosophy of teaching and learning in language arts.
Definietly, I think assessing what you liked and disliked about language arts will really show you the approches you would like to take when teaching this subject yourself. I know I need to do the same for myself.
I think one way to make sure that you engage every student at some point in your lesson is to get to know your students on a more personal level. As we mentioned in class, not all students will come into your class having had the same experiences. If you get to know your students, you can build your lessons upon what you think might strike emotion in certain students.
I think that being able to assess your students for their dislikes and likes in terms of language arts will help you make the experience more enjoyable for them. Also, I share the goal of being more in depth in my knowledge of language arts, i think that it is important for a teacher to know in depth the material that they are teaching, and my confidence with regards to language arts is just not there yet...but hopefully it will be.
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