Fulfilling the Promise pp. 120-162

I really enjoyed this assignment to look at all the tools you can use. Looking through these ideas I can see which ones I would use in my class, and will help me be a differentiated teacher. I loved how you could use them with all grades or adapt them to the grade level you would teach. Teaching 6th grade this year, I see what I would like to use in my classroom to make subjects more fun. I really liked the "Learning Menus" pg 127, I think this is a great way to help students know what is expected of them on all different learning levels. That way early finishers can choose a dessert, and if students don't get to the dessert its okay. I also really liked the "Novel Think-Tac-Toe" pg 131. I think this is a great for 6th graders, because it is fun activities they get to choose with the novel they read. I like this so much better than just a regular book report. I also think that because they can choose what they want to do it makes them so they want to do the activities. Another idea I liked is the Learning Contracts pg. 149. I think this will help get the students to stay on task as well to create an organized environment for the class. I am a very organized person, so I think this will help me as a teacher. Overall, I have enjoyed looking at all of these ideas and I have tried to put them with lesson plans I am creating. I LOVE THIS BOOK. I can't wait to use what I have learned and use it in my class.