Chapter 5B and 5C

Chapter 5B:
Pages 185-202

The second part of this chapter discussed how to use textbooks in a classroom setting. Once I graduate Bradley University, I will be teaching in a school of need. With that said, I need to be prepared that I may not have all the resources that I would like to have, such as textbooks for every student in the classroom. I will be extremely thankful for a classroom set of textbooks. As teachers, we need to encourage respect towards textbooks because they are useful tools that are expensive to replace if vandalized. I like how this teaching textbook talked about using many different text in the classroom. Students may develop a hatred towards textbooks if used everyday. Since I plan on teaching middle school mathematics, I plan on using the textbook frequently. However, I will encourage my students to use the Internet as a useful tool as well, such as Khan Academy on YouTube. By introducing math videos online, this  will help appeal to both visual and auditory learners.



Chapter 5C:
Pages 202-220

This section of the chapter had a big emphasis on Bloom's Taxonomy of cognitive objectives. The following are the 6 levels of cognitive objectives: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The last four levels represent higher-order cognitive skills. Teachers should incorporate Bloom's taxonomy in their lesson plans in help students develop high-order cognitive skills. I am glad this chapter explained Bloom's taxonomy thoroughly because I have heard of this before, but now I have a better sense of how each level works. Each student will come into the classroom with the first level, knowledge. As teachers, we need to guide our students into the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy. I will make sure that I am aware of these cognitive objectives while creating lesson plans for my students.

A term that caught my eye in this section of the chapter was character education. The textbook explained this term as the "development of young adolescents' values, especially those of honesty, kindness, respect, and responsibility". Teachers have a huge influence on their students because they are educating the future leaders of our world. I believe that it is necessary for teachers to model how it is to be a good citizen. I will promote respect, kindness, responsibility, and honesty in my classroom. All of these qualities will help influence the students, and it will create a positive learning environment in my classroom.