UbD: Chapter 2

In the previous blog I questioned where to draw the line between determining what needs a student has and just flat out labeling them. This chapter helped me to understand exactly how to avoid labeling. What I have to realize as a teacher is that every single person is different, so therefore every single student is as well. My lessons plans cannot be base around each individual student in the class. I need to determine how each student learns best and where that at when it comes to my class. As the chapter explains, it is best to use many different methods of teaching and also provide the students with many options when doing project, reading, or doing homework. To be a good teacher I shouldn't look at my class as whole but as individuals.