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Saturday, October 9, 2010
CED525 Week 5 Strategies
Generating and Testing Hypothesis
When people see these words they think of science class. This strategy should be used in every classroom and not just in the science rooms. This strategy makes students think deeper about the concept, or lesson that is going to be taught. The book gave the example of historical investigation for social studies. Students construct hypothesis about historical events for which there is no agreed-upon resolution. I love this activity because my students can discuss their thoughts, listen to other students thoughts and build a great discussion. Sometimes this can even lead into a debate. My students love doing debates, so this strategy always seems to bring an exciting class period. Overall, this is a great strategy for seeing what your students already know and what they need to learn from you.
When people see these words they think of science class. This strategy should be used in every classroom and not just in the science rooms. This strategy makes students think deeper about the concept, or lesson that is going to be taught. The book gave the example of historical investigation for social studies. Students construct hypothesis about historical events for which there is no agreed-upon resolution. I love this activity because my students can discuss their thoughts, listen to other students thoughts and build a great discussion. Sometimes this can even lead into a debate. My students love doing debates, so this strategy always seems to bring an exciting class period. Overall, this is a great strategy for seeing what your students already know and what they need to learn from you.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
CED525 Principles of Teaching and Learning
This article reinforced the "goal" an educator strives to achieve. Knowing how your students learn and being able to teach based on their needs. Throughout my teaching career thus far, I have strive to focus on the multiple intelligences and how students learn. Meeting our students "needs" in the classroom is the key to their success. I found many statements and facts throughout this article, that made me reevaluate my teaching style.
"Students’ prior knowledge can help, or hinder learning". I found that statement very interesting. The information you present to a child is only relevant if they filter and interpret the information correctly. Sounds self explanatory, but is it really? Every child learns and perceives information differently. " We cannot control the developmental process, we can shape the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical aspects of classroom climate in developmentally appropriate ways". Educators need to focus on direct instruction, feedback, assessment, and other communication tools. Feedback is not only important for students, but for teachers as well. Teachers need to take the feedback their given and adapt and make the appropriate changes, to enhance student learning. Feedback should be used to help a teacher develop and enhance their teaching style.
Effective teaching involves aligning the three major components of instruction: learning objectives, assessments, and instructional activities.
"Students’ prior knowledge can help, or hinder learning". I found that statement very interesting. The information you present to a child is only relevant if they filter and interpret the information correctly. Sounds self explanatory, but is it really? Every child learns and perceives information differently. " We cannot control the developmental process, we can shape the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical aspects of classroom climate in developmentally appropriate ways". Educators need to focus on direct instruction, feedback, assessment, and other communication tools. Feedback is not only important for students, but for teachers as well. Teachers need to take the feedback their given and adapt and make the appropriate changes, to enhance student learning. Feedback should be used to help a teacher develop and enhance their teaching style.
Effective teaching involves aligning the three major components of instruction: learning objectives, assessments, and instructional activities.
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