Blog Post #11

What can we learn about teaching and learning from these teachers?

Back to the Future
Brian Crosby, the speaker and the teacher in this video has shown plenty of examples on how he is able to capture the interest and encourage his students to learn in a fun and enthusiastic way. He allows his students to be involved in hands on activities such as the hot air balloon project or the soda can project. Crosby then has his students post what they learned during the science project to their blog instead of taking a 20 question test. I think what we can learn from him is that their isn't just one way to teach, that teachers should teach in a way that benefits the student the most. By doing this the student learns in a fun way and is most likely to remember what they learned.

Blended Learning Cycle
In this video Paul Anderson introduces Q.I.V.E.R.S., a system that proved well for his students. It stands for question, investigate, video, elaborate, review, and summary quiz. This is one method of teaching that I have not come across in this class yet. What we can learn about teaching and learning from this video is that teachers don't have to teach from power point presentations or just write notes on the white board, there are other ways like QU.I.V.E.R.S. that allows students to learn and be engaged in what is in front of them.

Sam Pane 4th Grade - Building Comics
In this video Mr. Pane was very active in his class. He opened class with a driving question and led a discussion with his class. They discussed their topic and he assigned them to create a comic about what they discussed, But before they did their own they built one together. I think what we ca learn about teaching and learning from Mr. Pane is to engage the class in a discussion to get them interested in what they will be learning and to get them involved in a test run for an activity before they do it on their own