Overview

So, this class has come to an end. It was an interesting semester because I found myself asking so frequently throughout the semester "what am I supposed to be doing?" In the end everything came together though, and really made sense. I have worked with groups in many of my other classes, but never to the point where I was working with a group for the entire marking period. Everything worked out well in the end because we figured out how to work off of each other's strengths and supported each other when there were any problems or questions. I enjoyed this class because it was a challenge for myself as a professional. I don't know if I will ever work on curriculum again, but when and if I do I will be better prepared to do so because of some of the information I learned i this class.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

We just recently finished our CCCS projects and I feel it was an insightful process looking into a subject that I a not completely comfortable with. Looking the at Language Arts Literacy Content Standards was interesting because I got to see how the LAL standards were similar to my content area, P.E. and Health. I found that looking at the different content areas that the standards are a guide for all teachers. The commonality between all the standards was that they're very wordy, but also vague. I feel that they create the standards this way so it gives the teacher a chance to work with each of the standards in their own individual way. Another thing that was evident in all of the standards was that they're meant to build off of each other's strengths and supplement each other. This is neccessary to prepare students in becoming life-long learners.