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As I reviewed chapter four there were some concepts that captured my attention. As we go through the course EME 2040 I feel like many of these concepts are things that re going to affect our teaching styles.The three main concepts I think would help any educator including myself, are somethings that have to do with lesson planning. what to teach, how to teach it, and lastly,standardized test. 

To begin with I want to discuss what is referred to as Lesson design and Development. A part of this topic is the Academic content provided through the lesson plan, In other words the teacher faces the question, " What to teach." As educators although there are school system guidelines , one must know how to make it into a lesson plan so there is a clear objective. The academic content is, the facts, concepts,ideas, skills and understanding that one is going to share with their student, I feel this is very vital because a student needs to know what needs to get done. I think clarity is something big in this part of Lesson design and development,

Another part of lesson design and development that I think is what I would like to be able to achieve is how to teach a concept. It is one thing to figure what what one is going to teach but is another thing to know how to teach it I think this part of Lesson Design and Development is harder to achieve. In the book it lists many ways to be able to achieve this by using  technology such as, using presentation software, or websites, webcast, blogs or online discussion. I believe that as a teacher one should get to know the students to see which way can be more helpful to the students. For example to get the How to teach part, is important to understands ones students first. This will allow teachers to take different approaches. 


Lastly  I want to take the tome to discuss standardized test. These affect what is going to be on the lesson plans.  For those who do not know what standardized test are provided by nation, state, or district. " Specify what students are expected to know and  able to do at each grade level. " In my opinion I do not like these type of tests. I have taken them since 2nd grade all the way to my sophomore year in high school. I think theses test do not measure the intelligence of a student or can accurately measure what they know. I know this because growing up I hated the month of march and April. It was a time of stress to see if I would go on to the next level. I hated the fact that they were timed because although I knew the material it was terrifying thinking what if i did not have enough time. I think these test can only go so far. Also the new way of taking these test is now being taken using technology. These tests are behind a computer screen and it is terrible. I have experienced both the physical and the digital. When being behind a screen for more than 3 hours it affected how i saw the screen. My eyes began to hurt  I felt that it only deprived me from scoring higher. I honestly feel like standardized testing is not as accurate and is a kids nightmare. 

Resources: 

 Free Image on Pixabay - Check List, List, Exam, Test. (2012). Retrieved November 12, 2015,

Gonzalez, I. (2015, November 12). Chapter 4 Iliana. Retrieved November 12, 2015, 

 Sathy, K. (2013, May 15). This Test Does Not Define You. Retrieved November 12, 2015, 

Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.