Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Digital Blog Post #K- Chapter 4
Learning Assessments: I can definitely understand how important these would be. These allow teacher to know what they have to teach before they start the lesson, how fast or slow the kids are picking up on the material mid way through it, and how much they got out of the lesson at the conclusion of it. Without these, I believe teachers would not be able to know how much of the concept their students are grasping, and in turn would leave some more confused than anything.
Electronic Grading System: With all the planning and prepping teachers have to do in a day, anything that would simplify their workload would be a big help. Having this system that would organize students grades into categories, and allow the teacher to select the percentage at which those things affect the grade is super helpful. This also allows parents and students immediate access to grades outside of the classroom.
National Curriculum: This guides teachers in to what topics should be taught in certain categories. However, what I think is great about this, is that they don't tell teachers how to teach certain things. So a kids in different states can learn the same things, just in different ways. It keeps a sense of consistency between school districts in different counties, cities and states.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Digital Blog Post #J- Chapter 11
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1. Surveying- I never thought of the importance of this before reading this chapter. But now, I can understand how much it can benefit both students and teachers. This way, kids aren't re-learning something they already know, and teachers aren't wasting class time going over something the students already know. This saves valuable class time, and I can definitely say I will utilize this in my classroom one day!
2. Portfolios- I remember doing these a lot in elementary school and it was so cool to look back and see everything that I had done that year. I think both parents and students would appreciate it, and allow them to see how much they have grown and learned throughout that school year. It's something that the student could help keep track of and hold on to for as long as they would like!
3. Democratic schools- I think that this is an important concept to have within a school to a certain degree. I do believe that if students had a say in what went in to their education that they would be more motivated in school and take more away from it. This would benefit teachers in the sense that students would be more engaged in the classroom because they chose in a way what and how they would learn that particular subject.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
1. Surveying- I never thought of the importance of this before reading this chapter. But now, I can understand how much it can benefit both students and teachers. This way, kids aren't re-learning something they already know, and teachers aren't wasting class time going over something the students already know. This saves valuable class time, and I can definitely say I will utilize this in my classroom one day!
2. Portfolios- I remember doing these a lot in elementary school and it was so cool to look back and see everything that I had done that year. I think both parents and students would appreciate it, and allow them to see how much they have grown and learned throughout that school year. It's something that the student could help keep track of and hold on to for as long as they would like!
3. Democratic schools- I think that this is an important concept to have within a school to a certain degree. I do believe that if students had a say in what went in to their education that they would be more motivated in school and take more away from it. This would benefit teachers in the sense that students would be more engaged in the classroom because they chose in a way what and how they would learn that particular subject.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
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