Well, you did it, you saved Fred.
Reflect on what it felt like to do a constructivist activity and how your learning style (turtle, feline, or puppy) affected group dynamics.
About Me
- Martha Thibodeau
- Having been in the regular classroom for 22 years, I appreciate the complexities of teaching today. For the last three years I have been a Certified eMINTS Trainer/Mentor and my job is to coach teachers in using inquiry-based teaching in a technology-rich environment. Working with 19 different school districts is a challenging job, but one I look forward to every day.
6 comments:
I think Saving Fred was a great reminder as to how I need to tailor my instruction to meet the needs of all of my students. I like to see the creativity in solving problems because it allows each student to be an individual and learn in a way that best meets their learning style.
personally I was frusterated with the saving Fred idea.....both had limits....but i guess we all need some sort of limits....i especially got mad when we had to do it a second time with even more restrictions....but it opened my eyes ..and made me take a step back in my own classes and think am i making my classes completely teacher guided or am i allowing for exploration....
nonetheless it was a really good activity
KEN
I love constructivism. It is so much easier for teachers to do than we think. I used this approach to learning with my 7th grade class last year and I was amazed at how much they taught me about Maine.
I would really like to learn about the complete use of my smart board. I feel there is so much to know about it and I use only a quarter of its educational potential.
We'll devote this next session to constructivism, but onto the Smart Board next session!
I like constructive activities and wish I had more time to have them in my classes. I would like to have more resources for these types of activities for Algebra, Geometry and Stats.
The learning styles are interesting and I have been more aware of them in my classes for the past week. I have noticed the few students that have totally different styles can't stand each when it comes to types of instruction.
Anyways I plan on being at the meeting tonight and I am anxious to learn more about the smart board.
Gordon,
It's true that at the higher levels of Math it's more challenging to find activities, but they are out there. I'll give you some ideas of where to look for them.
I think you're also saying that these activities take up more class time than teacher-directed activities do. The pay off is the deeper understanding that the students have as a result.
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