Advice to Future TE students

My advice to future TE 15o students to be able to learn the most would be to think of every topic learned in class or in the book in the context of the classroom. Every topic learned in the class has some real world application, and even though you may not remember every stage of development or all the many terms you learn when it comes to memory, the overall lessons offer informative issues that would come up in a real classroom. Issues such as creating inventive ways to get your students behaving in the classroom, finding the best ways to get your students to remember long term what you have taught them, to even the kinds of "life problems" your students may be going thru at this point in their daily lives as they attend your classroom. Honestly the terms and theories learned in class may seem abstract and "just talk" at first. But talking from personal experience I thought this at first but then I began working in a classroom as a teacher's aide the semester I took TE 150 and I would have to stop myself because of something I observed in the classroom and think OMG the teacher just asked the students what they knew about how about drinking water, where does it come from, and where does it go after it goes down the sink. She was assessing their Zone of Proximal Development by getting them to brainstorm about the topic and answer questions based on their back round information if any, on drinking water. It was the topic discussed in TE 150 right here in use in the classroom, I was impressed. So in conclusion thinking of everything learned in the classroom as a real usable tool for your professional career, showing up to class, paying attention, and actively engaging in the topics presented will most likely lead to academic and personal achievement success in TE 150.