From watching the YouTube videos Project Based Learning Part 1 and Project Based Learning Part 2created by Anthony Capps and Dr. John Strange, I learned many valuable tips and tricks for becoming a teacher in the future. From taking the class EDM 310, and attending a university that uses the tool, I already had a background on project based learning. It was nice to hear from an elementary school teacher, not much older than me, about how project based learning enhanced his classroom and his students learning experiences. I learned from Anthony that project based learning is not used only to show that students have achieved something, but it has evolved to where students use project based learning to actually learn a concept. I also learned that a project also needs an authentic audience, so the students can be awarded by their work. A project needs students interests, and to involve the community in some way so students get real world experience. Anthony also notes that most importantly when you create your projects, you must keep in mind the state educational content standards.
Anthony uses a unique online tool in his third grade classroom called iCurio. iCurio is an online search engine specifically filtered for educational material. iCurio is also used as a tool to store content by both students and teachers. Based off of Anthony’s positive experiences with this online tool, I believe that iCurio would be beneficial to my students and myself in the future. To learn more about iCurio, check out this video: iCurio.
Discovery Education is a great tool for project based learning. It is science and social studies based. I learned that this tool is excellent because if you pair text with a visual aid, students will retain more of the information. To learn more about Discovery Education, check out this video by Anthony and Dr. Strange: Discovery Education.
Anthony has very interesting tips for new teachers in his videos Tips for Teachers and Don't Teach It, USe It. One of these tips is to be interested in learning yourself and to model this behavior to your students. Another tip is that teaching is hard because teachers learn how to teach in their free time. Teachers must be flexible, have goals and achieve such goals. Anthony also says to use technology, don’t teach it. This is because with advancements in technology, students already have a background in technology and are interested in using it in the classroom. I will definitely use these tips when I become a teacher!
Reminder the Google Images is NOT an adequate source for photos! Also, where are your links to the videos you watched?
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! what caught my attention to your post was that you only have one picture. I was thinking that Discovery Education was going to be the only thing you were going to be blogging about. On a positive note, I agree that each resource that was discussed will and should be an asset to every educator and every future educator. Do you feel, after taking EDM310, that you will be more comfortable when it comes teaching and technology?
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