FIAE Chapter 2

According Rick Wormeli, mastery of a subject is when a student can use the six facets of McTighe and Wiggins. When a student can use explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy, and self-knowledge on a topic that he or she just learned then he or she has mastered the subject. This chapter explains that a teacher must decide what is the most important to master. To accomplish this, I would talk to colleagues and look at the text to see what they would emphasize in my lesson. Mastery of a concept is important in education. It shows us that as teachers we are achieving our goal because students understand the material so well that they are classified masters.