UbD/DI Chapter 2

This chapter taught me that the student is what really matters in teaching.  A lot of people would say that that’s something obvious and that everyone should know that, but I think that some teachers forget that they need to focus on the student and get caught up in just teaching what they’re supposed to without making sure that the students are benefitting from it.  I liked the ideas and suggestions this chapter provided on how to teach responsively, meaning that you teach to all learners and you adapt your teaching to suit each learner. The suggestions helped make it seem a little less daunting I think, but I’m still not sure quite how I would apply that to my classroom.  I think that might be something I will think about when I am in the classroom this semester, not only looking at how my mentor teacher teaches responsively, but also how she can alter her teaching methods so that she is including more responsive teaching. When I am working on my unit and lessons this is something that I will be keeping in mind because I think that it is an important way to teach students and you are better ensuring that each student is learning because you are constantly assessing each student’s performance so that you can better respond to them.