Assessments
As this class progresses, I am finding myself asking how have I been taught Literacy throughout my life.  I realize more and more that teachers may not have directly taught the subject, like in the area of math, but some of the same techniques described in this class are reflecting how some of my teachers taught throughout my years in school.  


So what does this mean?  Should a teacher just take information and present in a way that the teacher understood the material?  The simple answer is no.  A teacher needs to take material and present it in a way that is for his/her students.  Teachers must include the students in creation of presenting material as more than just the audience.  We must consider the students as an active part of the presentation.  To create a lesson based on this, teachers must be ready to adapt the lesson based on how the class reacts to the materials presented and be flexible when we present.  


Assessment is the key to staying flexible.  As a teacher, I need to always be assessing my students, not just formally, but informally through activities and the questions asked by students.  There is no real way to prepare for what I think that students will do, because every teacher that I have had has told each class I am in that we are always different each day.  There is no real way to prepare for this, so I just look to be ready for anything each day.