Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Blog Post 11: What can we learn from the teachers provided in this weeks list?

What did i learn from this week's teachers?
By: Noah Armstrong
One teacher teaching a group of teachers


1. Mr. Crosby seems to be an amazing Science teacher. He is taking a non-ideal group of students, most of which are learning English as their second language, and using technology to not only cover his Science criteria but also teach reading, writing, and oral skills through blogs and building a global learning network. he reinforces the need for technology in the new age of teaching by showing that it can really bring children to want to learn.

2. Mr. Anderson has come up with a great new spin on the Scientific Process that he calls Qu.I.V.E.R.S. that is a great representation of blended learning that really brings technology into the classroom with his daily videos. This technique not only frees up some of his class time with a uniform lecture video but also makes sure that everyone is getting the same information. He then makes sure that his students understand the concepts they have researched in their text books before they attempt the quiz. I like this style because he uses technology but he doesn't just hand his students the concept on a silver platter but makes them read from an actual source and learn to pull out information, a skill that i think is dying with Google. 

3.   Mark Church demonstrated one concept of project based learning quite well in this video that jumped out at me, and that is the concept of coming back to an aspect of the project at the end to show the change in it. He did this by making each group come up witha a headline that summed up the main idea of the project. this not only makes the students bring together their thoughts but also allows them to compare how their thinking has changed after finishing the unit.
Mr. Churches Video

4.Sam Pane addressed one of the main problems I have with the use of so much online learning in today's schools and it is that of online safety. I like how he used super heroes in his lesson to bring his students' attention in while actually using technology.
Sam Pane's video

5.This project based learning video brings forth a concept i have never really thought about. the ideo of combining classed to allow for more time but also teach two things at once. this chaneles the more substantial subjects like in this case History through the other tool and skill based classes like Literature and Computer Science. I think it is a wonderful idea but like in this video I'm sure that it would take a lot of work to bring to reality.
PBL video 

6. Roosevelt Elementary's PBL starts kids out young learning how to work together in a team as well as teaches them skills that are harder to master later on in life like public speaking and for that aspect it is a great system.
RES's PBL video

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