Reflections

This weeks' application assignment was to plan a lesson that focuses on STEM strategies for diverse learners. As I was planning and thinking about the lesson, I reflected back to many of the articles I've read this week and how I could use some of those strategies in my lesson and classroom. First of all I want to say that I found the information on STEM education very fascinating and interesting, simply because there is so much emphasis on improving the U.S. position of being the leading country in scientific discoveries. Keeping these goals in mind as I planned this lesson made it very challeneging to incorporate the strategies that would get the most engagement from my students. Using the 5E's to plan this lesson was actually very helpful. This offered a guide and description for each step. One thing I do know I need help with are the diverse learners that I will teach. At my present school there is not much language or cultural diversity, and most of the student's are SES backgrounds, or students with IEP's or 504 modifications. However, I still want to know how to plan and prepare for those students when the time and opportunity arises.