Chapter 5,6 MI and 6,7 UbD

The main idea that I got out of all these chapters was how to teach. The two MI chapters talked about how to teach in a way that incorporates all the multiple intelligences. In chapter 5 of MI I learned about how much classroom time is typically spent on teachers talking at students, such as giving directions and lecturing. This chapter also had a big emphasize on hands-on learning, self-reflection, and pictures/video clips being incorporated into lessons. Chapter 6 in MI will have a big impact on me when I am teaching in the classroom and when I am planning out my lessons. Chapter 6 gave 5 examples of teaching strategies for each multiply intelligence. Some of the ideas for each intelligence could work for more than one MI. These are the strategies that will have the biggest impact on me when I am teaching and planning lessons since they will help me reach more students. Some of the strategies I think will work for multiple MIs are journal writing, classifications, Socratic questioning, color cues, hands-on thinking, mood music, personal connections, and window learning. One of the main things that I got out of UbD chapter 6 was that students should always see the immediate connection. I feel like a lot of students ask the question “when will this be useful in real life?” and most of the time there is no answer or the answer applies to something that is so far in the future that the teacher basically said nothing. The idea that students should see the immediate connection to their lives or their futures will change the way that students view the material that the teacher is presenting. This idea will impact the way that I answer that question. I will try to answer that question when planning my lessons and I will try to make sure that I can answer that question with an answer that will immediately connect to my students’ lives not just an answer that will apply 5-10 years down the road. The biggest idea that I got out of chapter 7 of UbD was WHERETO. I learned what each letter means and how it will affect the next stage of making lesson plans and creating a unit.