Over the course of this semester, I have learned a lot that I did not previously know. Much of what I have learned has proved to be invaluable in my classroom. For example, I will start with the grouping strategies. This is probably information that I should have known, but I had never really taken the time to think about it in that much detail. After we worked on it in class, it made sense and it made several of my assignments go much smoother than they had previously. Secondly, the Bloom's Taxonomy lessons were very beneficial to me as I was not familiar with Bloom or his work prior to this class. It has also helped me in planning and lessons. Lastly, the task assignments that we had to create have really helped me in my classes. Last year, I would just assign projects and then have to prod students along to do their work. Creating the task lists has helped me in keeping students on track with their assignments that last longer than one class period. All of these lessons have helped me tremendously. I learn a little more each week that makes my life a lot easier in the classroom and I really appreciate it.
I have found that I really like the task list lesson, too... I just have not done a very good job of always using them in my classroom. Thank you for sharing the successes you've had with task lists, I may kick myself into gear and create them for more of my class activities.
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