What Can We Learn About Teaching and Learning From These Teachers?
After reading through all of the information presented, and watching the videos that these educational professionals provided, I noticed one thing that they all had in common about teaching. The common factor is technology. Technology is a prominent tool used in every one of the classrooms that were presented in the videos and blog. All of the teachers that spoke on these videos also agreed that technology is a very important and helpful tool to use in the classroom.
What We Can Learn About Teaching and Learning:
Back to the Future
In this video, Brain Crosby talks about his students, his classroom, and mostly about the activities that his class participates in and how he teaches his students about various subjects. Crosby's classes consists of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders who are predominantly second language learners. The majority of his classes are also considered to be at risk due to poverty as well. Here is some important information we can gather from Mr. Crosby about the classroom and use of technology.
- Technology allows for students to think outside the box.
- Children can create their own learning networks with technology in classrooms.
- Narrowed curriculum can cause disconnect in learning.
- Students need creativity and imagination.
- Students need to set goals for themselves, their community, and the world.
- It can be helpful for students to hear about information relevant to a lesson from other knowledgeable people familiar with the subject outside of the classroom. (Guest Speaker)
- Have all of your students play equal roles in learning and participating.
Blended Learning Cycle: Paul Anderson
- Try something new in the classroom.
- Use blended learning: -Engage-Explore-Explain-Expand
- Try different blended learning techniques/cycles.
- Help your students to elaborate; be able to go through the textbook themselves to gather information.
- Have students show you what they have learned.
- Have your students test their own knowledge first-hand.
Project Based Learning
This was my favorite video that I watched. I love the concept of PBL and this video really showed how effective and motivating it really can be. Their are so many things to learn about PBL, but this video in particular can teach us:
- Technology and PBL enhance learning significantly.
- Students use technology as a tool to bring content to life.
- PBL helps teachers to provide quality feedback for students.
- PBL can be reached by combining teachers, students, and subjects.
- Technology allows students to reflect more own their own work.
- Us educators should teach beyond the curriculum.
Roosevelt Elementary PBL
This was also one of my favorite videos, once again because of the idea presented about PBL. If I were to try and explain PBL to someone, this video would make a great start. Some of the things one might learn from this video includes:
- What is project based learning?
-In depth learning
-Integrated thematic instruction
-Research based
-Project and presentation
- Benefits of PBL
-Incorporates real-world problem solving
-Requires public speaking and takes the fear away at a young age.
-Provides different ways of learning.
-Gives students a sense of power.
-Makes students more independent
-Students learn how to work more independently
-Students learn how to work cooperatively
-Problem solving skills
-Provides support to each other
-Teaches students better social skills
-Incorporates many different and new intelligence
-different subjects integrated
-builds vast background knowledge
-ignites love to learn
-self motivates
-provides students with control of their own learning
-interactive learning approach
-gives students more chance to self reflect
-allows students to answer questions that they have about their world
-allows students to develop new questions about their world
Teaching Channel: Sam Payne 5th Grade
- Teach your students about the power of the internet
- Inform your students about internet safety and who is in charge of their safety when on the internet.
- Teach your students to be responsible and respectful when using the internet.
- Make information relevant to your students.
- Incorporate technology into core subjects such as English like Mr. Payne did with his students and the superhero/narrative assignment.
Each and every bit of information conveyed by these teachers throughout these videos is very important to consider when teaching. We must remember that technology makes things more relevant for today's students. I hope to one day use many of these same methods in teaching my class.
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