Sunday, April 26, 2015
Part 2 of Blog Post #5
At the beginning of this class I only had a few items in my Personal Learning Network, such as Facebook and Twitter. Since my time in EDM310 it has expanded greatly. There have been numerous networks, websites, and blogs introduced to me through this course. I was introduced to many of the blogs by the comments we left on various peoples blogs around the world. Many of which will be helpful in my career as an educator.
As I delve more into my career and education I'm sure that my PLN will continue to grow. I know I will come across other individuals who will introduce me to bigger and better things. I plan to continue the use of my PLN to the point of perfection. There will always be improvements made to the ways we see things so there is no telling what all will be available in 10 years.
Here is an example of a PLN:
As I delve more into my career and education I'm sure that my PLN will continue to grow. I know I will come across other individuals who will introduce me to bigger and better things. I plan to continue the use of my PLN to the point of perfection. There will always be improvements made to the ways we see things so there is no telling what all will be available in 10 years.
Here is an example of a PLN:
C4K April 2015
My first comment for kids, for the month of April, was on a student named Macie M. Macie is a student in Mrs. L's 7th grade class. Check out her blog here. The post of Macie's that I commented on was on her favorite sport of volleyball. Macie talked about how much she loved the sport and what all it's taught her. In my comment I told Macie of the benefits of being a part of a team.
My second comments for kids was on a student named Pixl. Pixl is a student in Ms. Thomas' class. Check out her blog here. For their assignment the kids were to recall a time when someone showed them a kind gesture. Pixl, in her post said she couldn't recall a time when anyone at her school showed her a kind gesture. Hopefully she was just in a hurry and didn't want to do the assignment. In my comment I told her that it was sad she couldn't recall at least one kind gesture someone showed her at the school. Perhaps she was just having a bad day.
In my third and final comments for kids, I was assigned to the blog of Deneen, who was also a student of Ms. Thomas. Check out her blog here. The assignment for Deneen was the same as Pixl's. They were to recall a time when someone was nice to them. Deneen did recall a time when a fellow peer was nice to her however, she said one of her friends was kind "when I had food". In my comment I expressed my concern for a better introduction to help the reader understand what the purpose of the post was for.
My second comments for kids was on a student named Pixl. Pixl is a student in Ms. Thomas' class. Check out her blog here. For their assignment the kids were to recall a time when someone showed them a kind gesture. Pixl, in her post said she couldn't recall a time when anyone at her school showed her a kind gesture. Hopefully she was just in a hurry and didn't want to do the assignment. In my comment I told her that it was sad she couldn't recall at least one kind gesture someone showed her at the school. Perhaps she was just having a bad day.
In my third and final comments for kids, I was assigned to the blog of Deneen, who was also a student of Ms. Thomas. Check out her blog here. The assignment for Deneen was the same as Pixl's. They were to recall a time when someone was nice to them. Deneen did recall a time when a fellow peer was nice to her however, she said one of her friends was kind "when I had food". In my comment I expressed my concern for a better introduction to help the reader understand what the purpose of the post was for.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Blog Post 13
What Did I Leave Out?
In this week's blog post assignment we were to create a specialized post that adheres to our area of expertise. For instance, me going to school to be a secondary education social studies major will be creating a post for history class.
What would be some ways to incorporate PBL in the modern History classroom?
Of course you could simply get your students to do a research paper on a specified individual, era, or genre; but if there anything this class has taught us, it's to get away from the repetitive style of education that is all too prevalent in schools. However, I don't really see myself using a blog to get my students engaged in PBL either. Technology has it's places in schools no doubt, but in a history class I hope to be sticking with my textbook.
Recently, I was registered in a class called "Old Regime and the French Revolution". In this class the professor didn't do the typical burp-back style of teaching us.We played a game called "Reacting to the Past". We were all given roles to play of important figures during the French Revolution, and split up into factions of the National Assembly. We had the chance to debate and literally change history, only this was 225 years later. Each individual had victory objectives along with factional victory objectives, which played a big role in the grade. Not only did this give us a better understanding of the French Revolution, but it also engaged the class. It also motivated us not only to come to class, but to come prepared. I really enjoyed that class and hope to do something along these lines when I have a class of my own one day.
Here is an example of the game in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTDFOSwhpg
C4T #3
In my third comment for teachers, I was assigned to the blog of Karl Fischer. Check out his bloh here: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/
The first post of Mr. Fisch's that I read and commented on was titled "Whose Test Is It?", which discussed the regulations for certain in school tests and their validity. Mr. Fisch also talked about how teachers should give their students immediate feedback on their test, and not make them wait long periods of time wondering how they did. My comment on Mr. Fisch's post was mainly in agreement with some of the things he said about teachers getting feedback to their kids faster. I agreed with him and gave examples from my past when teachers did not do this.
The second post of Mr. Fisch that I commented on was titled "Teach This, Not That". In this post Mr. Fisch argued against the standardization of schools and the implementation of it by teachers who have no choice in the matter. He also suggest that some things being taught in schools today is merely an occupation of the students time and that they won't take much from it. The comment I left on his blog was again in agreement with him on his stance. Much of the stuff being taught todays is not of that much use for kids in the world.
The first post of Mr. Fisch's that I read and commented on was titled "Whose Test Is It?", which discussed the regulations for certain in school tests and their validity. Mr. Fisch also talked about how teachers should give their students immediate feedback on their test, and not make them wait long periods of time wondering how they did. My comment on Mr. Fisch's post was mainly in agreement with some of the things he said about teachers getting feedback to their kids faster. I agreed with him and gave examples from my past when teachers did not do this.
The second post of Mr. Fisch that I commented on was titled "Teach This, Not That". In this post Mr. Fisch argued against the standardization of schools and the implementation of it by teachers who have no choice in the matter. He also suggest that some things being taught in schools today is merely an occupation of the students time and that they won't take much from it. The comment I left on his blog was again in agreement with him on his stance. Much of the stuff being taught todays is not of that much use for kids in the world.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Blog Post 11
What can we learn about teaching and learning from these teachers?
This week we were to watch several videos by teachers who are implementing technology into their classrooms.
In the first video Back to the Future we meet Mr. Brian Crosby who is an avid participator in his community. Brian uses Project Based Learning and hands on experience to help children in his community, who are less fortunate, learn how to use technology in the classroom. His students are also using a blog to help them learn to communicate with other people all over the world. The world needs more people like Brian Crosby to show a passion for motivating kids to better themselves.
The next video we were to watch, was by Biology teacher Mr. Paul Andersen called the Blended Learning Cycle. In this video we see various types of learning in his classroom. He starts out by incorporating online, mobile, and classroom learning. There are also 5 E's that Andersen lives by and they are as follows: engage, explore, explain, expand, and evaluate. Andersen also blends the acronym Q.U.I.V.E.R into his lesson plans, which stands for question, investigate, video, elaboration, and review.
The third video we were to watch was called Making Thinking Visible. In this video Mark Church describes the process he uses when he engaged his students in critical thinking skills. He gets his students to progressively write about a specific topic only to later reflect and see how their writing skills evolved.
The fourth video, Super Digital Citizen, mainly covers the concerns for surfing the web safely. I could definitely see myself using this lesson in my classroom, because it is important for children to know of the risks of using the internet. This video by Sam Pane also explained what it meant to be a responsible "citizen". Pane explains to his students through comic strips how to be a responsible citizen. With the kids newly created superheroes, they can differentiate between situations that are both safe and unsafe.
The fifth video Project Based Learning by Dean Shareski, was focused on an example of what a school did in Canada to promote project based learning. This school combined three classes into one. The subjects of history, literature, and computer we merged into one, all while still giving the students grades in the individual classes. This allowed for longer, more intense classes that generated an overall greater interest in the subjects. I think the integration of classes is a great idea, although you would have to make sure that the classes coincide.
The final video was another example of a school that uses PBL. Roosevelt Elementary's PBL Program is another example of young students being delved at an early age into the advantages of technology and project based learning. We have seen this many times now when teachers are getting students involved as soon as they are introduced into the educational system. We as future educators are going to have to know our way around this technology because the chances are that our students will already know how.
This week we were to watch several videos by teachers who are implementing technology into their classrooms.
In the first video Back to the Future we meet Mr. Brian Crosby who is an avid participator in his community. Brian uses Project Based Learning and hands on experience to help children in his community, who are less fortunate, learn how to use technology in the classroom. His students are also using a blog to help them learn to communicate with other people all over the world. The world needs more people like Brian Crosby to show a passion for motivating kids to better themselves.
The next video we were to watch, was by Biology teacher Mr. Paul Andersen called the Blended Learning Cycle. In this video we see various types of learning in his classroom. He starts out by incorporating online, mobile, and classroom learning. There are also 5 E's that Andersen lives by and they are as follows: engage, explore, explain, expand, and evaluate. Andersen also blends the acronym Q.U.I.V.E.R into his lesson plans, which stands for question, investigate, video, elaboration, and review.
The third video we were to watch was called Making Thinking Visible. In this video Mark Church describes the process he uses when he engaged his students in critical thinking skills. He gets his students to progressively write about a specific topic only to later reflect and see how their writing skills evolved.
The fourth video, Super Digital Citizen, mainly covers the concerns for surfing the web safely. I could definitely see myself using this lesson in my classroom, because it is important for children to know of the risks of using the internet. This video by Sam Pane also explained what it meant to be a responsible "citizen". Pane explains to his students through comic strips how to be a responsible citizen. With the kids newly created superheroes, they can differentiate between situations that are both safe and unsafe.
The fifth video Project Based Learning by Dean Shareski, was focused on an example of what a school did in Canada to promote project based learning. This school combined three classes into one. The subjects of history, literature, and computer we merged into one, all while still giving the students grades in the individual classes. This allowed for longer, more intense classes that generated an overall greater interest in the subjects. I think the integration of classes is a great idea, although you would have to make sure that the classes coincide.
The final video was another example of a school that uses PBL. Roosevelt Elementary's PBL Program is another example of young students being delved at an early age into the advantages of technology and project based learning. We have seen this many times now when teachers are getting students involved as soon as they are introduced into the educational system. We as future educators are going to have to know our way around this technology because the chances are that our students will already know how.
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