Crosby Video showed a classroom where students were excited about learning and exploring topics. In this video, we see that teaching needs to allow students to be creative and explore the topic being discussed. Also, teaching doesn't necessarily come from the teacher. Students can learn from interacting with other students, guests, and doing their own research. Learning also has to take on a explorative quality so students can have a understanding of a topic that they discovered. Independent learning is not a bad thing and should be encouraged.
Blending Learning Cycle had really interesting ideas about how to keep the students learning and questioning, and the teacher was able to keep track of the progress. I really liked the emphasis on questioning in this video. The speaker also goes into application and exploration for the student to show the student's progress.
Making Thinking Visible discusses asking questions before and after a project.This video showed a teaching technique that involved asking students a question, researching, and then asking the question again to see if the students' have a different answer. I think that when it comes to teaching and learning, this video shows that questioning furthers a students understanding and allows teachers to keep up with that student.
Teaching Digital Citizenship taught students skills using technology and skills on how to be safe. Also, allowed students to share work. Students were not only taught academic skills, but they were also taught life skills like being safe on the internet. This video showed that teaching and learning needs to include life skills that help students in everyday life and not just in school.
Project Based Learning and Roosevelt Elementary's PBL Program both discuss the improvement in students' work ethic and learning experience because of Project Based Learning. I think that these two videos can teach that with learning students have to have some freedom and the chance to be active. Also, in the first the video students are given the chance to work with multiple teachers so they can continuously improve on a project. Students are able to have time to address issues and learn from them. The videos also teach that while teaching, teachers should give the students some choice. Instead of a rigid outline to follow, students learn better if they have the chance to explore.
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Hi Erica!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job summarizing your thoughts on each video. I also agree that learning does not always come from the teacher. That is one thing we need to start emphasizing and encouraging in our classrooms. I also feel that asking questions before and after an assignment or project is a great way to assess progress. This way you get to see what they learned from the before questions to the after answers. Being teachers to elementary age students means you are not only teaching them academics but also about life. They are like sponges at these ages and the earlier we can teach them about safety on the internet and other life lessons the more likely that they will listen. Project Based Learning is shown how effective it can be in the last two videos mentioned. PBL is something we as teachers will have to put thought and effort into but I believe it will be well worth it for the students. Your post was great but I would have liked to hear more about your thoughts and ideas.
Callie Barton
Great job!
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