This week we attended class through
online materials and videos. While each
of the videos were unique, and each of the assignments very different, all of
them demonstrated superb techniques for engaging student’s higher learning. For example, using primary source texts that
force students to question the integrity and validity of the material, or using
stretching questions that pry deeper thinking out of students who give shallow
answers. Both techniques help to create
greater opportunities learning and retention.
Another video offered us a look
inside a classroom where a number of great teaching techniques were being used.
The teacher had not only created an engaging and exciting lesson, but had tied
the lesson into other content areas the students were exploring in other
classes. This multidisciplinary
differentiation offered students more reason to care about the work they were
performing, and made the knowledge more relevant to them.
Another teacher used exciting
kinesthetic and visual materials to engage students in scientific lessons
regarding the unseen world of chemicals and atoms. Students were able to truly
picture and imagine what was going on in the formulas that they had already
learned. These techniques help students to reach their highest potential, and
while we might not use every technique at once, beginning to incorporate these
techniques can help us to become the best possible teachers that we can be.
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| Chancellor King |
Finally, we watched an interview
with Chancellor King as he answered questions about the Common Core
standards. All of us are increasingly
hearing more about the Common Core standards as New York City schools work
toward implementing them into their curriculums and cultures. These interviews were very helpful in that
they allowed us to hear directly from the Chancellor as he articulated his
vision for the Common Core in our classrooms, and provided explicit examples of
what he hopes NYC teachers will achieve.
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