Introduction

            During this semester in educational psychology 401, I hope to learn more about what strategies exist that help teachers manage classrooms as a whole and individual student behavior. Through observations I have discovered the better a class is managed the more learning can be accomplished throughout the day. When I am a teacher I want to be able to use each moment I am given to contribute to the education of my students, and by taking this class I think I will have a better understanding of how to accomplish this goal. At the end of educational psychology 401 I also want to have a better understanding of patterns of learning and how to apply content in the classroom in order to reach various types of learners. I hope this class will increase my knowledge of methods used to target each type of learning. I also hope the knowledge I obtain in this course will allow me to be more creative in apply content to engage students and help keep lessons interesting.  I think this course will greatly help my future as a teacher by introducing me to effective strategies to manage, engage, teach, and assess my future students.