Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Reflecting on my tim spent at my PDS
The semester I spent at my PDS has left me with some great experiences inside the classroom. I formed great relationships with my mentor teacher and my students. Through my experience on building relationships with student, I believe that truly the best way to connect with them and create a bond is to listen to them and relate to them. In doing so, I think it creates a positive atmosphere and makes instructional time smoother and more engaging. I found, through the students' research project, that students like expressing their creative side and I think teachers can take advantage of that to get students more engage in assignments. Also, along those lines, students find great interest in using technologies like smart boards and computers to perform tasks instead of worksheets and bookwork. Can you incorporate this type of positive and exciting atmosphere inside the classroom and still get the same, if not better, results as compared to that of a classroom full of lectures and worksheets? What did you find during your PDS experience pertaining to active student involvement?
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Hi Matt! I'm glad you find that getting to know your students is an important part of teaching. How do you plan to establish a connection with your students from day 1 when you are the teacher? What kinds of interactions will be important in building a trusting atmosphere in your classroom?
ReplyDeleteI believe that you can get the same results. When students are more engaged they learn more so if they enjoy what they are doing they feel less presure and open up to learning more. In my PDS I noticed that the more the students enjoyed their assignments the more they got from them. I have seen that the students enjoy turning learning about reading into a fun game and they take more from it in the end.
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