Blog Post # 11

What Can We Learn About Teaching And Learning From These Teachers?

The first video was Back to The Future by Brian Crosby. In the first video, when he asks the students some questions about  what their city, state, address, or phone number is, most of them don't know. This happened on the second day of school. After that he gives them the possibilities like empowerment, connection, motivation, inclusion, activity, and collaboration. He teaches them to write blog posts about it. The students learn a lot when they use the blog to read, write, clarify,and share feedback, writing to tell stories, creativity, authentic audience,and remember the science,high hopes, and art.

The blended learning cycle video. Paul  Anderson explains how he is using the blended learning cycle in his science class. The blended learning is done online and in the classroom. Together they are used to engage, explore, explain, expand, and evaluate the cycle. They move through the following to understand these steps: question, investigation/inquiry, video, elaboration, review, and summary quiz.

The making thinking visible by Mark Church. He spoke about how the teacher got his students to work  in small groups. The students learn that they need to discuss and connect what they know. This is a good way to teach them to make thinking visible.

Super digital Citizen by Sam Pane. He teaches his students about how to create superheroes and be safe, responsible, and respectful online. He teaches the students to write narratives to develop imagined experiences or events. He teaches them to analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to text and to ask and answer questions.

Project Based Learning by Dean Shareski. This video shows three teachers speaking about how they restructured their day to incorporate the project based learning and how important and useful PBL can be.

Roosevelt Elementary PBL Program. It explains about how to use project based learning in class. They start giving the students public speaking to help them to not be nervous or shy. Project based learning teaches the students how to work together.