In the " Mr. Dancealot" video the teacher was shown instructing a class on learning various ballroom dances, however the method he used proved not to be effective. I think the author's main message in this video was that each subject whether its dance, math, P.E., history, etc. takes a different kind of teaching. The author makes his conclusion by showing how confused the students were during the final when they actually had to recite the dances. I agree with the author's conclusion, Not one teaching method can be used for every subject, for example a teacher lecturing on how to solve a math equation would not be the ideal way for a student to learn how to solve a math equation, rather than the equation being simplified in front of them on a board.
The Networked Student
In the video The Networked Student by Wendy Dexler, the author is describing a situation in which a student is using technology including blogs and websites to communicate with other students all over the world and help them in problems or give his input in situation that he was in early. This video is showing students using new technology to learn and develop new skills. The teacher is needed to teach him how to build the networks for guidance, to communicate properly, and how to use these new forms of technology that may be difficult for him, and to develop certain skills to take with him into the world and solve problems. This video showed me that there is more ways to teach and learn, that communicating with others around the world could really expand our knowledge and show us how to do things we thought we may not be capable of. After watching this video I am liking forward to learning new things this semester.
Harness your Students' Digital Smarts
The video Harness your Students' Digital Smarts by Vicki Davis believes that only a select few students will succeed if paper and pencils are the only materials used. She teaches her students how to learn and succeed using blogs and any kind of technology out there. By using her method in teaching she learns new things herself and she finds that more students can succeed and learn more. This video has me thinking of the kinds of ways I might want to teach one day and if it would be successful for me as well.
Who's Ahead of the Learning Race
To answer Mr. Strange's question, as far as using new technology the elementary students are defiantly ahead. I am an undergraduate student, and I have not used some of the programs listed in the video that the elementary students have used. I would say that I am not ahead in the learning race.
Flipping the Classroom
Flipping the classroom is definitely new to me. After watching this video, it has shown me a new way of teaching. This is definitely a strategy I would consider taking due the fact I will become a math teacher and this subject could be quite confusing to a lot of students.
Bringing the Locker Room into the Classroom
As discussed in this article Bringing the Locker room into the Classroom I think I could bring participation and having students work together to help each other understand concepts and problem solve. I feel like it would be a very effective way of learning and discussion.
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ReplyDeleteHey Janae! This was a good blog post, great job at adding in all the working links :)
ReplyDeleteVery thorough and thought out blog post, Janae. I like how you are already thinking about how to apply the concepts to your future math classes. I think it is always beneficial to be thinking ahead like you are. The structure of the blog post was well done also. It was segmented and easy to read. On the critical side, I noticed a few spelling errors. Other than those very few minor errors I think this was a fantastic post!
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