chapter 6

This chapter talks about the instructional decision making of the backward design model and how it works with a classroom. In order to be an effective teacher you have to use the classroom elements to your advantage to achieve the highest academic outcome for our students. This chapter tells us that differentiation is not all about meeting the students needs, but instead it is about responsive to our students. This chapter also touched upon classroom management tips a little and how the classroom could be ran to maximize student output. Understanding the differences between the students and the teacher can only help in developing the lesson so that everyone learns something.

We as a group liked the fact that the book explained differentiation a little more so that we could gain more insight into it. It helps us with the fact that we need to adjust to every different student because they all have very different learning styles. It breaks it down even more into simpler words that we can better understand. We all want to have the mindset to be able to teach responsively so that we can adjust to other student needs. If we can't adjust then we are not an effective teacher and we should not be shaping the minds of our nations children. We know that it is almost impossible to reach every student, but a good teacher will try to do this and that is what separates them from the other teachers that just want the paycheck. A true teacher is there to further learning and help people learn new ideas and concepts. As a group we all believe that the ramp example summed up the chapter for all of us. It may have been built for a few people, but in the end it helps everyone.! That is our group response to this chapter!