Blog 15

What issues arose as you tested your lesson plans? Why did these issues arise? Can you ever fully anticipate every detail of the situation you will be working in? What role does planning play in a responsive teaching approach?





One of the issues that came up in the lesson plans was being able go through with your ideas and knowing later that it wouldn't work because the materials used would be frustrating for the child when they are working with it. When planning your lesson plan you want to incorporate all the things about your child and get them to be engaged in your project. Honestly, the issue arose because of my lack of experience working with the particular media, and finding out that it could not easily incorporate the goals I had in mind. Otherwise, things went smoothly. No, I do not feel any teacher, no matter how experienced, can anticipate every outcome. I think that good planning allows you to be responsive to changes in the situation. If you're trying something new, for example, you'd better have a backup in case something goes wrong! Teachers need to be flexible, and change things up or modify things if something isn't working.