Creativity occurs in my class when students have to present
a project. In our language class,
students come up with skits to present the new vocabulary they are
learning. They are given guidelines and
they work in groups to come up with lines and ways to present their
information. In addition, they
demonstrate their creativity when they have to share ways to learn their terms,
such as drawings. Critical thinking and
problem solving comes up when they have to find ways to work as a group. They make the decisions as to how they are
going to complete their projects. Although
they are given guidelines, they are not told exactly how to do things. I think that this is an aspect that can be
improved- there can be more critical thinking.
For example, give students a reading and have them discuss its importance
and its relevance to the class. There is
lots of communication in our classroom. Students
have the opportunity to share with others their knowledge and practice their
new language skills. There is not too
much discussion, but there is definitely lots of collaboration. Students work together to present information
whether it is new vocabulary or a cultural presentation.
Students learn about media literacy by using
technology tools to do research. They have
projects and have to do research to gain knowledge and information. They then use other technology tools to
demonstrate their findings and provide their information to the other
students. Technology is used for
research and presentation. They also use
technology to further study the material.
They are given websites where they can use flashcards and other tools to
help them study. Students work
independently and learn to be self-directed when they have assignments. They have to make sure that they complete
their task on a timely and prompt fashion.
Students work in groups for in class activities as well as
projects. They learn to work with others
and have to make their own decisions on having others share and participate in
the work.
TPE 4: Making Content Accessible
Teachers need to give students the
tools and resources for their learning. Teacher
will take additional steps to make sure that students’ learning is fostered.
Awesome! I absolutely like your share. I see students are now talent and we need to recommend them useful tools. I often suggest them the online flashcard site that I use http://www.superflashcard.com/. For me, it's so useful with available database for various topics when we search and smart functions.
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