Sept 30 Class

Today was an online class only. We were asked to read chapters three and four. The reading guide that I filled out followed these two chapters. These chapters ask a teacher to focus on the four domains of knowledge that can help harness the children’s shared base of understanding. The four domains are simple mechanics of solid bounded objects, behaviors of psychological agents, actions and organization of living things, and makeup and substance of materials. The chapters also give case studies that look into actual classrooms and what they are doing. The major components that are used to make good units and help the students progress require a lot of time on the teacher's part. Also, the right material must be used so the student's can tie everything together. By having good lessons and guiding the students, they will be able to take this knowledge into their other classes. These chapters discussed ways in which teachers can try to improve their teaching to meet short-term and long-term goals in the classroom and find ways to help a child's progression throughout their years in school.