Reading for October 21st

There were a lot of great ideas in this reading with organizing information and good ideas for differentiating material.   I really liked the idea of creating Menu's with information.  Its a lot like having contracts but it portrays it in a creative way.   The main course where you have to do all of the assignments, you can pick and choose the side dishes and the desert is optional.  If I were to do this I would have appetizers that are like warm up activities that introduce the topic.  I would also make it necessary to complete one of the desserts instead of it being optional.  

I sometimes have a hard time compiling information that I have read so I think that the graphic organizers that they have would have helped me out a lot.  It's easier if you start doing something like a graphic organizer in the beginning of your school career because it helps you actively think and comprehend while reading.   Its hard to begin those habits now that I am older, even though in the long run it would be very useful.  

I also liked the examples of how they organized the objectives.  It makes it easy to see and understand.   I would much rather put the objectives in these formats rather than just listing them on a page.  I think by doing this it will clarify what we need to teach so we can see where we need to go and need to be at the end of a unit.