Student-Oriented Curriculum Response

I really liked this presentation and thought that the group did an excellent job in portraying the message of the book. By using the Wiki page, I found it very easy to pay attention to and absorb the information that was being presented. It will also come in handy if I need or want to refer back to the information. I had never done the rope activity before so that was a fun exercise that I would definitely use in my classroom. Also, it was good to get up and move around. Even though it's not such a pressing issue in Maine currently, the visions for inclusion of multicultural students was interesting and useful. I really liked all of the diverse means of communication that the group used, I.e. powerpoint, wiki pages, links, files, charts, activities, videos, etc. By using a wide variety, I was engaged throughout all of the presentation. I'm a very visual person so maybe some more pictures or charts on the wiki page would have brought it to a whole new level for me. I also easily connect to music so maybe adding some music into the presentation would have made it even more engaging. Out of all of the information presented, I really connected with the video at the end. It presented two very important issues, 1. how to assess integrated curriculum(no set textbooks) and how to accommodate students who are on the cusp of taking directions or moving forward on their own.