3 Pointers
I have learned many strategies and more from Instructional Strategies: D/HH. It is amazing to me how much information this one class has provided me. There are three major pointers that I have learned from this class.
The first pointer is when teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing we must think about their needs. When using strategies we need to think about adaptations we need to make in order for the strategy to be the most beneficial it can be. If a child is struggling through a lesson, we need to know how to adapt and use differentiated instruction to help them. With all the strategies I have learned during this course, I want to make sure they are actually helping the child learn. Along with this tip, I just would like to mention that I have learned we should push our students. We want to encourage them and use higher level thinking skills with them so they can continue to grow in their education.
Secondly, I have learned a lot about behavior management from this class. I know behaviors from students can be a challenge to deal with. However, this class has provided me with many strategies and tips for working with the behaviors and minimizing them. I have learned there are a tremendous amount of resources out there to look at for help with behavior management. Trying out different strategies on different behaviors may be what the student needs.
The last and most significant pointer for me that I have learned in this course is all the different types of instructional strategies and the categories they fit in. What I wanted out of this class was to learn when to use certain strategies for specific subjects. This course has definitely fulfilled that. I have so many strategies to choose from and know exactly what could work for subject areas across math, science, social studies, writing/spelling, and reading. There are just so many new ideas I have attained from this class.
My Viewpoint on Teaching
My viewpoint has changed tremendously. Before this class I thought about how I did not feel prepared to start teaching in a classroom. This class has definitely changed that. I think I now have a very good sense of direction and know that I could take on curriculum and at least have a starting point on what to teach and how to go about teaching it. I know it will take a lot of practice and planning to feel comfortable with the curriculum, however I think this class has prepared me so much for it.
I also mentioned how it is important that we as future deaf educators use the strategies that are provided to us, but make the adaptions that are necessary to be successful with our unique students. I agree that this course really taught us different strategies that are particular to different subjects. We don’t get the opportunity in grade school to teach all the subjects at the different grade levels so talking about different strategies that we can add to our “tool box” to use in the future will be very beneficial. This class did give us valuable information that we will be able to take with us as we begin our careers. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have learned A LOT from this course! When speaking to the cohort above us they continuously told us how beneficial this class is and I have to agree! Before this course, there was one theme that we were always told: students with a hearing loss are very different-what works for one student may not work for another. This class really emphasized that theme. This class has provided me with such a great start to student teaching AND my career in the field after graduation. I am thankful for all of the information that has been shared. Good job!
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