My only negative comment is I felt her instructions could be a bit lacking and time consuming. When she was telling them what job went to what station at the beginning, I was really confused. I may have understood it better though if I had been informed they were assigned titles. When she was showing the kids how to use the handheld computers, I was amazed she used class time to explain them. I think she should have printed out instructions for each device that came with the instrument when you got it and then let the kids work in pairs to figure out how the device works for like ten minutes. If it was done like that then less time would be consumed, plus the kids would a chance to help each other. During this time the teacher should be walking around and seeing if she could be of assistance to anyone, as well as make sure they were treating the devices with proper care.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Journal Blog 4
I thought this teacher did really well. She covered a lot of material throughout the video about the different types of birds and she was very good at volunteering bits of information that the students may not have known. I was most impressed over her stressing on the importance of citing things used for the assignments, like pictures. She told them why they needed to do so and they seemed to ask more questions about that topic because she made it a significant topic. I do not believe the girl would have asked about getting pictures on any site they wanted if she had not. I especially was impressed that the teacher brought up right after the question that a picture could not be used if the person said not to use it. I was thinking about being in that setting on film and I do not believe I would have remembered everything as she did. She thinks well on her feet.
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One of the reasons I chose this video for us to view is because it incorporates so many technologies – and I think the teacher does an exceptional job integrating them. There is always room for improvement (as with all of us!), but overall, I think this video does a great job of showcasing how technologies can make a potentially dry topic more engaging. And quite frankly, I admire anyone who’s willing to have his/her teaching recorded and critiqued.
ReplyDeleteOne area I’d like to point out is the practice of students teaching students. When implemented well, it can be a great way to empower students. But I feel that before we can ask students to teach each other we need to teach them how to teach. And we need to be confident that they understand the skills they’ll be passing on to others – otherwise, we can end up with a version of the game ‘telephone’ where the content can become filtered and twisted. So I’d encourage you to take the time to model for the students how you want them to teach (not just tell them what they should teach) and have guidelines in place to make sure they themselves understand the content well enough to teach their classmates.
I only wish I could promise that you’ll have such great technologies available in your future schools…