The Cigar Box Project
In this episode they interview the professional development teacher from a science school. Which is a school based on inquiry. There pillars of education include science, technology and outdoor education. I think it is so cool to be able to include outdoor education in the curriculum. I love the outdoors!
the school is in Canada and they do the cigar box project for history. The students (7 grade) study, analyze and collect documents and artifacts that they think shapes their history. Then they graphically design their own unique cigar box panels. By the end they get to build their own wooden cigar box creating their own historical artifact. This is really neat way to learn about their country's history! I think it is a lesson they will never forget!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Reflection #11: parents as partners
What works and what doesn't
What works and what doesn't
Parents as partners is all about breaking barriers between parents and the public school systems and how to build the bonds between parents and their children's teachers. They talked about the book Building Parent Engagement in Schools by Larry Ferlazzo" The author was on the show and he talked about how this book is supposes to guide schools in changing parent participation or involvement into parent engagement. His book directly challenges the things teachers and schools usually do like making copies or chaperoning field trips. I think it is definitely something worth looking into. It is only 19.95 for the kindle version and according to the amazon reviews it is well worth it!
I really enjoyed learning about this book but I. Was not very impressed with the podcast series itself. The woman speaking was verify monotone and hard to hear/understand.
What works and what doesn't
Parents as partners is all about breaking barriers between parents and the public school systems and how to build the bonds between parents and their children's teachers. They talked about the book Building Parent Engagement in Schools by Larry Ferlazzo" The author was on the show and he talked about how this book is supposes to guide schools in changing parent participation or involvement into parent engagement. His book directly challenges the things teachers and schools usually do like making copies or chaperoning field trips. I think it is definitely something worth looking into. It is only 19.95 for the kindle version and according to the amazon reviews it is well worth it!
I really enjoyed learning about this book but I. Was not very impressed with the podcast series itself. The woman speaking was verify monotone and hard to hear/understand.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Reflection #10: Driving Questions
ipad in the classroom
In this episode, Kevin met with two teachers who had ipads in their classrooms. He asked what they thought of them, how they were changing instruction in the classroom and if they recommend them to other educators. you could tell that these educators were excited about using the ipads in their classrooms and had seen the differences they made in the instruction. They mentioned an app i hadn't yet heard about called "spellboard." The app lets the teacher enter in that weeks spelling words and it brings up the definitions and allows her to record her voice with the pronunciation of the words. Then the students can access that weeks words and practice writing them with their finger on the app. It also lets her make practice quizzes on the app as well! They talked about how ipads are cheaper than laptops and allow teachers to individualize the curriculum more than a laptop allows. They said the best way to figure out how to use them is to just take them home and play with one. Explore and experiment and figure out all the ways the are beneficial. I can say from experience that is true because i just recently got an ipad and that is how i have figured out everything about it, just play!
In this episode, Kevin met with two teachers who had ipads in their classrooms. He asked what they thought of them, how they were changing instruction in the classroom and if they recommend them to other educators. you could tell that these educators were excited about using the ipads in their classrooms and had seen the differences they made in the instruction. They mentioned an app i hadn't yet heard about called "spellboard." The app lets the teacher enter in that weeks spelling words and it brings up the definitions and allows her to record her voice with the pronunciation of the words. Then the students can access that weeks words and practice writing them with their finger on the app. It also lets her make practice quizzes on the app as well! They talked about how ipads are cheaper than laptops and allow teachers to individualize the curriculum more than a laptop allows. They said the best way to figure out how to use them is to just take them home and play with one. Explore and experiment and figure out all the ways the are beneficial. I can say from experience that is true because i just recently got an ipad and that is how i have figured out everything about it, just play!
Reflection #9: Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education
Reinventing education
Wow this video is really neat! It introduces yet another great, free resource for teachers. One aspect that really hit home for me was when he was talking about how this type of technology humanizes education and humanizes the classroom. That is something i worried about a lot when this class first started and we started covering all these different ways to incorporate technology. I think getting rid of the "one size fits all" lectures is a great idea and anything we can do to personalize and individualize our students curriculum should be done! There is also the option of working on this outside of class at your own time. This gives kids more practice time and the opportunity to feel more confident about their skills and understanding of the material. This resource also provides a ton of data about the students learning progress. This makes the time spent with individual students more productive and beneficial. You can actually see learning happening in the data! So cool!
Wow this video is really neat! It introduces yet another great, free resource for teachers. One aspect that really hit home for me was when he was talking about how this type of technology humanizes education and humanizes the classroom. That is something i worried about a lot when this class first started and we started covering all these different ways to incorporate technology. I think getting rid of the "one size fits all" lectures is a great idea and anything we can do to personalize and individualize our students curriculum should be done! There is also the option of working on this outside of class at your own time. This gives kids more practice time and the opportunity to feel more confident about their skills and understanding of the material. This resource also provides a ton of data about the students learning progress. This makes the time spent with individual students more productive and beneficial. You can actually see learning happening in the data! So cool!
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