Well, similar to last week, I am having a hard time evaluating my fulfillment of my GAME plan due to the fact that I don't have a classroom to work towards the goals I have created. (If anyone has any suggestions or tips, please feel free to offer them to me, I am all ears!)
With that being said, however, I am able to work towards learning about new technological tools that can be used in the classroom to prepare myself to integrate them into my own classroom when that time comes. Although my original goal focused around actual technological tools, I feel that websites can also fall under that category as well. One new website that I was introduced to in the learning resources for this week is something I find very interesting and I believe it could be utilized in the classroom very effectively. The website, http://web.wm.edu/hsi/?svr=www, or Historical Scene Investigation, provides interesting scenarios in history and proposes inquiries about them. In addition, once a scenario is selected, numerous primary sources are provided to be accessed from the website to investigate the issue and create an opinion of your own. This is a great way to give students practice using primary documents and critically thinking in order to make informed opinions out of these documents. As a social studies teacher, I think this particular website could be very helpful in a classroom and would definitely be something new to me as well.
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Hi Marcus. I briefly checked out the website you mentioned and it looked really neat. At a quick glance, it seemed to lead students in a problem-based learning activity. Since you do not currently have your own classroom, I think that collecting and documenting valuable resources is a fantastic use of your time. You are going to be so thankful for the "bag of tricks" you have to showcase at interviews and to ultimately use to engage your students!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Linda. Your toolkit for teaching will be a lot more full because you are able to collect the type of information you need. I, too, am in a similar boat as you. Maybe you could find a teacher you sub for a lot that is in your subject area and suggest an activity for his/her classroom that you could teach when you are subbing. A Science teacher who is gone a lot and I have done that. I taught a mini-lesson on questioning and search engines (from our last Walden class) when she was going to be gone for three days. While it was not directly related to the curriculum she had been teaching, it was a 21st century skill the students needed. Plus, I felt more comfortable being there for three days because it was "my" lesson.
ReplyDeleteLinda and Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the encouragement and suggestions!
Hi Marcus,
ReplyDeleteI also completely agree with Linda. Although you may not be teaching now, you have so much background and preparation for when you do get the job! You have time to make all these unique lessons. I started directly out of college four years ago and from then on, it is non-stop and sometimes you don't have that time to come up with unique lessons. Keep coming up with these great ideas and sites that you can use! Maybe you can even team up with a teacher or department head at a school and tell them that you are interested in creating a blog or something that other teachers can use as an aid.