Discussion boards offer very important opportunities to allow students to interact with each other as well as with the teacher. Discussion boards allow students the opportunity to take the time and come up with insightful thoughts to share with the group as well as opportunities for others to question and elaborate on other’s words. Ways that discussion boards can be ineffective is to not make them natural in the outline of the course. Many times, when discussion posts are mandated and they aren’t interesting or on topic with what is currently going on in the class. I believe when the discussion boards are created to activate thoughtful conversation, is when discussion posts are done the best for the most effective way possible.
In the teacher assignments, it is seen that the classes with over 50 students will need to more extensive attention when it comes to differentiation and individualized learning. Also the AB courses will have more content to cover over time so it is vital that the pacing is set in advanced and that there is constant communication to ensure that the students are keeping up. Lastly being that all the classes are starting on the same day, it is vital that the teacher is prepared. In the roster, it is clear that the teacher had several students that need special attention when planning for instruction. two students will need 504 accommodations and one student will require time for accelerations since she is gifted. The students also have different session lengths, so it is important to ensure that students who have less weeks, still get all the required content that is needed to be learned. In this communication log, the teacher sends out general informatio...
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