This weeks blog post assignment was to watch videos of conversations between Anthony Capps and John Strange. Anthony Capps is a former student of EDM 310 and is now a third grade teacher. In the first video
Project Based Learning Part 1 his idea of project based learning was to show what you learned in the lesson. Anthony also said, "my ideas of project based learning are constantly evolving." I think this is true with all learning. Methods of learning are always changing. A pencil, paper, and a chalkboard used to be all that was needed in a school. That is not the case in a classroom today. Anthony teaches in a classroom with third graders. They all can operate either a mac book, or an ipad. I learned from his first video that education will be very different from the way I was taught. Anthony Capps had an interesting project he had his student do. He had his students write letters to a Congressman. His students picked the best letters to send to Congress. He introduced peer editing to them by doing that. It seems like children would really really enjoy this project.
Another video that I found interesting was
The Anthony- Strange Tips For Teachers Part 1. In this video there was good information that Anthony and Dr. Strange presented. The video presented good tips for a biggining teacher. A point was brought up by Anthony Capps that a teacher is always learning. Hard work and dedication is related to this. Just like any profession or anything you do, hard work is key to being successful. He explains that taking your teachings and learning process home with you is important. I agree with him totally. If your interested in something you tend to know more about things. Being flexible was another tip. Being flexible is a part of adjusting to your job and what ever it throws at you. Technology is usually reliable, but sometimes problems do take place. A power outage could be a situation that is faced while using electronics in the classroom. A backup plan is needed in case of that situation. Anthony seems like a very bright person. I think he will make a big impact on many students.
That was some great information and thoughts Mr. Mills. Mr. Capps video of Project Based Learning 1 was extremely essential. When you find ways to evolve education and learning methods, it makes it better for students. Having one way of learning will not expand your learning and way of thinking. Technology is good for children to operate with, so that they will be engaged. Great projects for kids to do will have them motivated and eager to accomplish them. Mr Mills I can inform to you that technology is making 3rd graders smarter than higher grade levels. A key point I saw was that taking teaching and learning home is very important. I agree that Mr. Capps is a great teacher and will continue to evolve children's mind with great learning.
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ReplyDeleteYou did a great job of summarizing the information that was presented in the Project Based Learning part 1 video featuring Dr. Strange and Anthony. From your post alone someone who may not be familiar with Project Based Learning can use the idea of writing a letter to a local public figure to introduce peer editing to their classroom. Anthony seems to be a very innovative teacher and is constantly searching for new ways to incorporate the use of technology and projects into his core curriculum.
I also found The Anthony- Strange Tips For Teachers Part 1 to be very informative. One very important tip was that teachers themselves should have a want to learn. I personally feel that a passion for learning can and will be transferred from the teacher to the students.
I also noticed a few errors on the post that can be easily corrected. In paragraph two, "biggining" should be "beginning" and just as a suggestion, you may want to consider combining sentences two and three in paragraph two. I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future. Good luck with the course.
Not only are methods of learning changing, methods of TEACHING is changing rapidly. It is not the same as when you and I were in grade school.
ReplyDeleteI can see that you made an effort to provide the source of the image. However, it is not the correct tag that we use in EDM. Look back at the Rules to Follow When Creating Posts for your blog in the Blog Post Assignments on how to do the ALT and Title tag modifiers, or we can help you with it in the lab!