Week one Reflection

This first week was fast and a lot of new information. I have never done a blog, info-graphic, or twitter. So, lots of new things to consider and figure out. I liked being able to look at everyone's blogs. We all the take information that we see and find different key points in it. I think that Gerald's info-graphic spoke to me the most. It was straight forwards and really showed exactly what could happen in the classroom to create a productive outcome. Differentiated instruction can seem scary when I look at is as a whole, but when I break it down into smaller parts it seems more manageable and attainable. It also gives me inspiration to keep working towards a better teaching practice. I commented on a couple different peoples blogs, but the conversation that stuck out to me was Gerald’s. He had mentioned that it can sometimes be hard to differentiate for math and it made me think about the difference between high school and elementary classrooms. It also made me think about how the math classes are set up to begin with. It seems like more students would be receptive to learning math if it pertained more to their life. Maybe having math classes for people who want to go into business, medical, or even everyday math like taxes, mortgages, and a budget. It seems like this approach would be differentiated and create meaningful learning for far more students.