UBD Response - Module A & F

      UbD is one approach that teachers may use in their classroom. In my opinion, it is a good approach especially for teachers such as myself that are teaching social studies. When I was in school, I would *know* the content for the exam the following month, but I did not *understand* it and I was forgetting the knowledge easily. Knowledge is at the bottom of Bloom's taxonomy and is essential that we push our students to the highest levels of Bloom's. To me, UbD just makes sense. It advocates that teachers figure out how they will assess their students first to ensure that the lesson matches up with the outcome. This "Backwards" approach helps teachers avoid giving students meaningless work or work that is too easy. Learning should have affects that extend outside of the classroom. It should not be copy and paste memorization, but a way for students to learn how to inquiry and make conclusions based on facts.

Wilhelm Article

Reading is such an important school in life. It is essential for teachers of all disciplines to understand that is their job to teach reading skills in their classroom. It is pointless when a child is suffering and we are using precious time to argue over whose "fault" it is. Reading is not simply reading the words, but it is comprehension and application into life. In the case of Nate as a teacher, it was important for him to understand that the content was important. But it was even more important for him to understand that the skills and tools students learn from teachers in the classroom should allow them to apply it to their life as a whole. Learning-Centered Teaching is a wonderful idea and how most if not all teachers should model their classroom. In my own personal high school experience I was not exposed to that kind of learning and much of it I have already forgotten.  I want the best for my students and this article has provided me some insight into how to do that.