Wrap it Up

This course has been a good refresher for me. Many of the things we covered were discussed in my pre-service program. It was a great reminder because it is easy to get into a routine of assessing and the type of activities I assign. I need to start varying my instructional strategies more frequently that I currently do. I know that my mathematics students would appreciate it. It should be apart of good teaching practice and I feel that I do an okay job of this on my assessments but should try to do a better job of this with informal assessments, mostly homework. I do run into difficulty when students need the concept for a higher leveled concept because they do need practice and I need to ensure that they have a firm understanding of the material. This class has inspired me to look at my curriculum to see when i could integrate more student-directed learning opportunities. A fine summer goal.