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Chapters 12, 14, and 15 talked about motivation in learning. Other important topics include classroom assessment and grading. My experience with motivating students have been the hardest for me as a substitute teacher. Not having the time to connect with students makes it challenging for me to motivate students to do the work that their teacher left for them. Motivating students to learn has become challenging. Teachers should look into their lessons plans and modify the lesson to have students be engaged (pg.462). One of my aha moments as a substitute teacher was when a student asked me "Am I ever going to use this math?" Students often asked me this question and it is sad to hear them ask this because that means that they haven't been able to connect their learning to real life. I find that students get motivated to do the work when they can connect the school work to real-life employments. I am a huge believer in projects that connect all learning. Grading connects to ...

In chapters 9, 10, and 11 talked about the classroom environment and different learning strategies and tactics to use as teachers. I learn about concept mapping and it wasn't my favorite strategy. To decide on which learning strategy best fits your students, teachers should find out the learning style for each student. One example the book mentions is KWL charts that help metacognitive development (pg.342). KWL charts help students write down what they know, what they want to and what they learned. I have used a KWL chart in the past and I find it very helpful because it allows students to deeper think on what they are learning. In chapter 10 it talks about collaboration and cooperation. Both of these topics are important for students to understand because in today's economy students are expected to collaborate with others. Employers expect employees to work on projects with people you may or may not like. In my experience with students is that teachers should prepare students ...