Making it Better

Many of the required readings this week had to do with editing a video.  Obviously editing is a huge part of any video production.  Anyone who has ever shot any footage of anything knows that there are usually 2 really good seconds out of about 30:)  Editing also has to take place when planning a great lesson or unit.  There is so much material available nowadays.  Between textbooks, teacher stores, websites, other materials available online, colleagues, etc., there is an overabundance of resources for just about any topic.  The teacher's job is to sit down and sift through that material to put together the stellar lesson.  It's not always the easiest thing to do and it definitely is not something to leave for the last minute.  Sometimes it takes a few "trial runs" in the classroom to see what works and what doesn't.  (Unfortunately, to get a really good feel for if a lesson will work or not, you have to test it out on real students in a real classroom.  And, at times, you have to wait a whole year to get a chance at "take two.")