It's All Relative!

It just struck me. One of the powerful things that I learned in Professional Development is to bring meaning into the lesson. An example that Madam Mariah gave was to teach measurement in a Math class filled with football crazed students by incorporating the width and length a football field as a reference. Relating student's interest to the targeted lesson not only engages them, but also ensures that the lesson 'makes sense' to them.

It is easier said than done, but I hope I would be able to make connections between student's interest and my lesson content, and ultimately bring MEANING to their learning. 



English football.... in English class??

Yes, it's possible.