Open Textbook Benefits

This means students can do their work anywhere they please and all their work is on one device making it easier to find material or resources through the iPad. By having students do their work on the iPad, it allows the teacher to stay more organized and

A good way to know you have fully grasped the concept of new information is to continuously practice what was taught. Teachers could emphasize to students how this could help them during class and later on in life. (readingrocket.org) Strategy 3 Teach students to use visual images and other memory strategies: A teacher could make use of using different cues like word substitution to help aid in students memory. The use of word substitution is used normally for information that is hard to remember. These type of word are words that are said and can easily be visualized when heard.

When teaching number sense there should be multiple posters and visuals around the classroom accessible for students at all times. Positive energy and constructive criticism so that students are not afraid to learn, whole class participation and group activities where all are involved, are more ways of developing better understandings. Teachers should have knowledge of what is being taught, of the teaching strategies, such as questioning, grouping, planning, assessing, and general factors that may impact the learning. Lastly, teachers need pedagogical content knowledge of the ways of representing and formulating the subject so that is it comprehensible to others, knowledge of what makes a specific topic easy or difficult to learn, and the preconceptions that students of different ages and backgrounds bring with them (State of Victoria, department of Education and Early Childhood development,

Another quote is " Assessment has several important purposes, including informing how teachers plan learning experiences, identifying areas of learning and development where children may need support or extension, to make valued learning visible, and integrating learning with curriculum and program provision" (Mclachlan). The author is making clear with assessments it is helping everyone because there is a major meaning to having them. It shows the way teachers communicate planned learning experiences to prepare for test. To represent how the teacher prepares the students to learn the components that are going to be on the test. Like stated before, it gives the teacher to see where the students ' strong points are or where their weaknesses are and need to work on that specific topic.

The explicit curriculum refers to intentional instructive techniques. A teacher can purposefully change the environment of his/her class as an intentional learning experience. For example, she may have the class role-play a setting where normal classroom restrictions do not apply. This explicit curriculum is still affected by the implicit curriculum, because the underlying structures of the classroom and school continue to teach students. Teachers and administrators may be aware of how implicit curriculum operates within their school.

As Gordon says in her lecture, Comprehension Part II, power mapping graphic organizers show the relationship between ideas/ concepts and can be applied in all content areas. They are also fast and easy to use. It will also be beneficial to the student for the teacher to consistently use the same colors and shapes for the same ideas (main, subtopic and supporting) so that students will fall into a flow while filling out the maps throughout the year. iii. Differentiation Context: Teacher will pull words from previous spelling vocabulary and sight word list to use in word sort.

Students can get benefit from using the textbook for learning purpose A. Ease the student to find the reliable information for their homework and assignments. B. Provide structure for student’s learning as each chapter has a logical flow. IV.

I was effective when it came to thinking out of the box. Students learn differently, so I had to develop and utilize different strategies and techniques to influence every student. Moreover, what works for one student may not work for another. Therefore, teachers have to be creative and adaptive with their

Just about every class uses one. Math classes use dry erase boards but also smartboards. Smartboards are very helpful they can show videos, pictures, articles and much more. This allows students to learn more and in different ways. Without the smartboards students would not be able to see some of the material professors would want to show.

Devices can even replace heavy, paper textbooks. Calendars can also keep students on track for deadlines and assignments. With the facts and organizers at the student’s fingertips, it is easier for students to find information. Students like easier ways to do work and getting things done faster means more time learning for the