Response to TPA

I like the TPA we got in this class versus the box one I have to complete for the education program. I like this lesson outline a lot better because there is not so much information that I have to include. I find the simplicity of this outline is more compatible for how I think and organize my thoughts. I like the simplicity of it because since I am writing these lesson plans mainly for myself, I do not find it necessary include every single detail of the lesson. I am more of a bullet person because I can visually see what is first, next, and then last in my lesson. That is  why I really like this outline because it is broken down into the main chunks of a lesson and all I need to do is bullet my information for each outline. I believe that for my learning style, I would for the most part be a visual learner, so when I see a bulleted outline, my mind is better able to comprehend the information and apply it, instead of it being in paragraph box form. I think the point of a lesson plan is for the teacher to have a workable outline that is compatible with the way they think. If I cannot process a lesson plan that is written in paragraph form, then it is not a useful tool for me to use. Therefore, I really like the TPA we have to do for our mini lessons because I will be able to work thought it better than the original TPA. Even though the information required is almost the same, the simple difference of changing it's visual appearance makes all the difference to me.