Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
What to include in your content literacy instructional toolkit
What to include in your content literacy instructional toolkit
As an educator, it is important to find innovative tools to help students be more successful in the classroom. Consider the following:
Before every presenting the topic to the students, find other references.
Practice you lesson and what it should look like in your classroom. As the instructor, it is important to find other texts other than the textbook to make the lesson more relevant and appraochble by your students.
Make the lesson exciting.
The first day of class, you should be excited about the new lesson and want to teach. Students sometimes react off of our emotions and if they think we are not interested they will not want to complete it.
Encourage the use of technology.
Allow students to work together and share ideas. The interactive white board is a great technology tool to get students out of their seat and interacting. Other technologies and stations in the class require students to be more active and reinforce the need for students to think.
Encourage teamwork and discussions.
Have students read their texts and compare ideas and views on the topic. Students should read and after reading some things quietly have them share responses. Students can be more successful in the classroom learning to respectfully share their responses and ideas on the topic.
Have student investigate.
Students should feel comfortable challenging ideas and information. Encourage students to conduct their own research to compare the information from the text and textbook.
Have a presence in the class.
While students are working in groups and discussing ideas, as the teacher you should be walking around asking questions and challenging students to think deeper. Encourage students to think in another way or think about the topic another way.
Praise students’ effort.
As you walk around give students praise for their efforts. A pat on the back or words of encouragement can stop a student from giving up or refusing to participate in the discussion.
As an educator, it is important to find innovative tools to help students be more successful in the classroom. Consider the following:
Before every presenting the topic to the students, find other references.
Practice you lesson and what it should look like in your classroom. As the instructor, it is important to find other texts other than the textbook to make the lesson more relevant and appraochble by your students.
Make the lesson exciting.
The first day of class, you should be excited about the new lesson and want to teach. Students sometimes react off of our emotions and if they think we are not interested they will not want to complete it.
Encourage the use of technology.
Allow students to work together and share ideas. The interactive white board is a great technology tool to get students out of their seat and interacting. Other technologies and stations in the class require students to be more active and reinforce the need for students to think.
Encourage teamwork and discussions.
Have students read their texts and compare ideas and views on the topic. Students should read and after reading some things quietly have them share responses. Students can be more successful in the classroom learning to respectfully share their responses and ideas on the topic.
Have student investigate.
Students should feel comfortable challenging ideas and information. Encourage students to conduct their own research to compare the information from the text and textbook.
Have a presence in the class.
While students are working in groups and discussing ideas, as the teacher you should be walking around asking questions and challenging students to think deeper. Encourage students to think in another way or think about the topic another way.
Praise students’ effort.
As you walk around give students praise for their efforts. A pat on the back or words of encouragement can stop a student from giving up or refusing to participate in the discussion.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Response #1 Moje's Secondary Literacy Podcast
Dr. Moje emphasizes the need for educators to involve students in the learning process and incorporate reading in subject areas. Moje explains that students are not in school to learn things they already know; they are in school to learn a new way of thinking, to challenge information and read to locate proof of the topic. It is through reading and questioning, Moje says that students who read in all subject areas and better thinkers. I agree with this, reading should not be left to English class. Reading includes the ability to read a select article of information and gather data; however, it always includes the ability to read and then apply this prior knowledge to understanding the language of science, mathematics even health and history. Having students read in all subject areas first, provide more opportunities to read, second, it broadens the students’ vocabulary. Dr. Moje’s emphasis on secondary literacy is a great and ideal learning experience to have better readers and thinkers. While I agree with her stand on literacy in secondary schools in subjects classes, I feel that schools need to provide staffing and the opportunities for educators to allow students to read more instead of focusing on upcoming standardized tests. It is with the assistance of the school system that educators can begin to believe in providing more opportunities for students to read more approachable and interesting things instead of almost being force feed strict lessons to meet indicators.
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