Blog #3

 With the reading you've done so far, about differentiation, can you see any differentiation I have organized for you in this course? Look at the assignments (listed on page 3 of the full syllabus and outlined on pages 7 - 11). Which one appears to you (not your friends, or study buddies, but to YOU) as if it may be the product and process differentiated for student interest? Briefly explain why you think so, and connect it to something you read in Ch. 1 of Fulfilling the Promise. 


Not to suck up or anything, but Dr. Peterson you really are the best professor I have ever had. That reason being is because you understand that  their are traits you must recognize to ensure learning. Those are the traits explained in Fulfilling the Promise, readiness, interest, learning profile, and affect. I recognized this as I listen to you in class as well as, when I read through the assignment descriptions in the syllabus. Especially when I heard/read that you give us a choice for our final project. I believe that allowing us to choose our final project is the product of differentiated instruction. You understand as a teacher that we have to be interested in what we are working on to understand the material at the level you expect. You know that because we are interested in something, we will work hard and really learn the material rather than begrudgingly finishing assignment simply for the grades.