Personal Concerns and Next Steps

I am truly concerned with my ability to connect standards to lessons correctly. This is one of the most important things we as teachers have to do. I feel as though we have not been taught enough about this subject in previous classes. In Dr. Reins class we are talking about it, but I still feel like I am not able to go out into a classroom and start writting lessons with standards without wondering if I am doing it correctly. I hope that in this class we will talk about standards more and in more depth. This way we can feel comfortable using the standards in our lessons. The question that I am wondering about is why if these standards are so important how come we haven't talked about them in all subject areas. We have been required to look them up, but nobody has ever helped us learn the true meaning of them. I am going to work hard in Dr. Reins class by reading the material and taking notes in order to learn as much as I can about the standards and how to use them correctly. Hopefully this will help me feel more comfortable using these standards in the future.