What I learned in General Methods

I learned

• Many teaching tips
• Backwards planning
• The difference between a learner centered and direct lesson plan
• How to teach a learner centered and direct lesson plan
• I learned to analyze many different lesson plans
• The importance of analyzing lesson plans
• The importance of Objectives
• That there are both affective and effective objectives
• As a teacher there are many things to be aware of
• Don’t assume families
• Remember diversity
• Talk about the unwritten rules
• Multiple intelligences
• Special Education
• Laws
• Adaptations
• IEP’s
• 504
• Definitions
• Writing lesson plans to fit individual needs
• Peer tutoring
• Assessment
• State
• Nation
• Different forms
• Performance Based
• Rubrics
• Using technology as a tool
• How to make an effective and affective webquest
• PowerPoint
• Characteristics of an effective teacher