Chapter Four Reflection

The part of the chapter we all really related to was when they spoke about falling short of implementing responsiveness in the classroom. The book stated that most teachers are aware that they need to have responsive teaching and differentiated instruction but they don’t exactly know how to include this in their classroom. “We don’t really know how to get from point A, where many of us practice now, to Point B, where many of us would like our practice to.” I think we would all like to incorporate all of these valuable lessons we’ve been reading about, but how exactly do we do this? One can posses the knowledge of how to do something, but actually have the skills and being able to perform and practice this in your classroom takes much expertise. Another connection that the majority of the group had was about accepting responsibility for learner success. We feel that if educators take responsibility for their students grades and learning, they are more likely to accept and recognize if the course needs a change in the curriculum or methods used.

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