Chapter 3 -MI

Chapter three went over different ways that I as a teacher can identify my students best learning styles. There were 4 ways of doing this processes that caught my eye or that I agreed with. The most obvious way to learn about your students is to observe them in your class each day. What I found very interesting though, was that some teachers take notes, pages worth, of each student they have. Another way I agree with is to ask other teachers about the student(s), even the music, art, or gym teachers. We should all be working together and sharing enough info back and forth to benefit the student the best way we can. I also know that another good way to know the students learning styles is to assign a project where the students get to choose how they want to do the assignment. This really allows them to branch off and show originality. But my favorite way was looking back at previous years and grades. I never thought of this as a strategy, yet it can be really effective. You can see patterns, changes, and you can immediately see the student’s strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes I feel that a bad teacher gives the next year’s teacher a bad impression, by having multiple years, you can see the bigger picture. I hope to utilize all 4 of these strategies and more when getting to know my students. By taking the extra effort to know how they learn, it will be easier for me to make the lesson plans for that school year and the students can grow more, and faster. I did not like the idea of taking my students pictures all the time. I would feel uncomfortable and I feel there are so many other ways to get to know your students besides taking pictures all the time.