If I Built a School...
If I were to build a school, it would probably be very similar to Krissy Venosdale's. It would be a place where students learned what they wanted to learn and not what they had to learn. It would be a comfortable and cozy place and definitely stress free. Teachers will keep the curiosity in students keeping them interested in learning. There will be no test because I believe test do not measure a students knowledge. Test add on to the stress that a kid should not have. I want my school to be a place students want to be not what to leave from.
What I Want My Students to Know
After I graduate, I would like to teach Elementary School. I want my students to know what they need to know and what they want to know. I want to spark their curiosity in different things. I want to ask many questions that they will probably never find the answer to. I want my students to be excited to learn and I want to keep my students interested and make sure that there is not a dull moment in the classroom.
What I Want My Students to Be Able to Do
I want my students to be able to do anything that they want to do. I do not want to hear a student say that they can not do something. If my student wanted to build a bottle rocket, I want to be able to give him or her the knowledge and skills to build a bottle rocket. I want to give my students the knowledge to be able to do anything they want to.
What Will Be My Primary Way of Teaching My Students What I Want Them to Know and to Do/What Tools Will I Use in the Classroom
Sugata Mitra is right that technology is taking over. If a person wanted to know something, what would they do? Get on the internet and search it. If I wanted to learn how to build something, I would probably get on YouTube and look it up. Technology has given us an edge on learning and as a future teacher, I know that technology and the internet will eventually be included in all school systems for students to freely use. So my primary way of teaching is to include technology and the internet into learning. Since there is a chance that when I begin teaching students will have access to the internet daily, lets say if I had a class of forth graders learning the solar system, I would ask them to get in groups, get on the internet for ten minutes, and then we will have a class discussion on what we found. In my opinion, I think this will keep a students interest because there are not any kids that can sit long enough to listen to a teacher lecture. This way the students will learn from their peers and myself. I can elaborate on things that they came across but do not know what it is. It keeps the students from being bored.
What Role Will Students Play in the Classroom
Students along with their peers will work together and obtain knowledge. Every student will have a chance to say what is on their mind and ask questions about the things they are interested in. Students will learn what they what to learn. It is about what they what not what I want.
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Paula,
ReplyDeleteExcellent job. I am glad to see you provided clickable links to the articles and videos you were discussing. You definitely used critical thinking in this blog post. I like how you said you at first did not like Krissy Venosdale's ideas because it was not "school." Then you realized the whole idea we are trying to get across--that technology is completely changing the definition of school and traditional methods of teaching. Be sure to add alt and title modifiers to your pictures you include in your blog post. I love reading about your great ideas but do not be afraid to voice them in class either! Contact me if you need further assistance!
Paula,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your idea of your future school. If you are not going to give students test how else will you evaluate them? I like that you want your students to learn what they are interested in and that you want to keep them engaged in their interests.
I believe that there are other ways to evaluate kids without having to test them. I think that this new generation should be teaching students skills instead of facts. That way, evaluations would be skill based and not based on memory.
DeleteI enjoyed reading all of your ideas about your future school. I like that you want to allow your students to study what interest them. I believe this helps keep their dreams alive and makes them the individuals they are meant to be. I don't agree with the no test or curriculum. I think test help put enough pressure on children to get them ready for job interviews and helps give them a goal for subjects they do not care much for. If I did not have a test in a class I disliked, then I would not learn the material. Therefore, I agree with Kaitlyn's comment, "If you are not going to give students test how else will you evaluate them?".
ReplyDelete"If I did not have a test in a class I disliked, then I would not learn the material."
DeleteI think even if you liked the class, there is still a possibility you wouldn't learn anything from the class. Think about back in high school. Do you actually remember any class that you liked that was not an elective and you learned something from?
You said that if you did not like a class then you would not learn the material. But isn't it the teachers job to make you interested in a subject you do not like so that you want to learn the material?
"If you are not going to give test how will you evaluate?"
I said on Kaitlyn's post, "I believe that there are other ways to evaluate kids without having to test them. I think that this new generation should be teaching students skills instead of facts. That way, evaluations would be skill based and not based on memory."
"students will be interested in learning when you get them interested. So technically in a school with no curriculum and no test, if you ask the right questions and spark interest in the students, the students will learn on their own. It is the idea of keeping the students curious." Precisely right. Now the question becomes How do you spark their curiosity?
ReplyDelete"Since there is a chance that when I begin teaching students will have access to the internet daily, lets say if I had a class of forth graders learning the solar system, I would ask them to get in groups, get on the internet for ten minutes, and then we will have a class discussion on what we found." fourth, not forth. You will also have to have a driving questions to stimulate/guide their research.
How can we evaluate without testing?
"How do you spark their curiosity?"
DeleteAlways ask questions that spark curiosity.
For example: What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Is it bigger than the sun?
How much of a difference are they in size?
How large is Jupiter compared to earth?
I'm not sure if that sparks the curiosity in kids, but it does in me. Also all kids are different so maybe if I asked questions in a different way they would be interested. I would mold questions around the children.
There are many ways to evaluate kids without standarized testing such as: evaluating their desk work, evaluating on skill, keeping track of their progress, project, etc.
I love your ideal about allowing student to learn about their interest. I believe student would be excited and will to learn more if they are learning about something that they are interested in.
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