Chapter 10 rethinking education

this chapter basically summarized everything that happened in the book.

chapter 10 presentation

• How much effort did you exert preparing for this discussion?
• What is the value in facilitating course content for your peers?
• How does discussing course content with your peers impact your future teaching?

This was not a difficult task to prepare for. We spent probably 2 hours putting together the slide show and practicing how we were going to present. I love talking in front of people, so once we actually had our presentation, I was confident enough in what we prepared to feel completely comfortable in front of the class. This project seemed intimidating at first, but i quickly realized once we started on it, that the project was easily handled. Another aspect of the presentation was when we were going. I was nervous about going last because expectations are so much higher for us. We stayed away from what appeared to not work in our classroom and stayed  with what we knew was fail proof: good discussion and prezi. This made the overall presentation easier for us to present our topic. All together, I think this project really helped me to explore all the different possibilities of presenting!

The people I struggle with most teaching in front of is my peers. They are the ones who know what is supposed to happen and therefor have a better stance on judging my performance. You also don't want to make a fool of yourself. So when put in a class to present tidbits of information to your peers, it really helps to build my general confidence. Because I felt comfortable in front of this group of my colleges, teaching in front of students should be a lot less intimidating ( although high schoolers are pretty ruthless).Not only did it help presenting in front of my peers, but also working alongside them. Different people have different teaching styles, so having to meld to your group really helped me learn to be flexible. For example, I am a comfortable leader. I love talking in front of people and to people. My other group members definitely had a different teaching style. I had to learn to step back in order to let my co-teachers shine at what they are good at.This was a difficult task, because I always like being the leader, but it really helps me learn to share the floor. It also forced me to look at the course content closer and evaluate what was important in the reading. I will need to do this to help facilitate discussions with all of my students.

This presentation really helped to show me what kind of teacher I am going to become. I felt confident in front of the group and willing to take charge. I definitely need to work on sharing the floor with other people when I co- teach, and that is a big problem for me across the board. I need to accept when other people make mistakes, and make a conscious effort at not always being the person to speak up. As I mentioned earlier, I love to talk, but sometimes I talk a little too much. This will have to be restrained once I am a teacher, because students don't like classes in which the teacher is always talking and the student never gets response time. Overall, I am really happy to have been a part of this presentation

exit slip november 18th

Exit slip November 18^th:

-          Didn’t have to open presentation: waste of time

+      did a good job navigating presentation

+     AWESOME PREZI!!!!!!!

-            Not interactive

+       Full circle ( from beginning of the semester and with the quote)

+       Transitions

-          Watch uhms

+      Enthusiasm (awesome presentation voices… best all summer)

-          Talked over each other

+     We felt really comfortable

+      Self deprecating humor

+      showing how we learned in school versus how we could change it

-           Conclusion ( how does the audience know when we are done)

Timed tests are not good for students. When will they need to use that? What is the point of doing pointless homework? If they can do 3-5 problems then they can do 30-50 problems.

Folk pedagogy: teaching the way you were taught.----This is not a good way to teach. You are not teaching to today’s children. You are teaching to your past. The times have changed, technology has changed.

Pk-18 council of Wisconsin: a whole bunch of people that have something to do with teaching. High school in the 21^st century… the state requires that you have this many credit hours.


I liked the research over the internet for the specific items.

Chapter 10 Wrap up

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rethinking education: chapter 9

What does it all mean?

what are kids learning from technology?
students can join online groups for things they are interested in.

how has technology changed kids' social lives and learning?

where does this leave us?

exit slip for nov. 11th

Exit slip: November 11^th

Chapter 9 rethinking education----- go to teachnology.com to put on delicious! He recommends the book… everything bad is good for you. ( by Steven Johnson)

Should technology be used in the classroom?

This presentation really helped me evaluate how I should properly use technology in the classroom. I was really opinionated about whether or not video games were appropriate to use in the classroom. I don’t think video games are a good use of time. Whether I dislike video games because I am a girl or if it is because I have seen the devastation to a person’s attention that it can do, I do not support video games.  My brother already had attention problems, and as soon as the computers and video games came into play my brother stopped doing homework and stopped attending school. This is an extreme case, but I do believe that the immediate gratification affects the student’s attention spans.

Dr Boyer says that video games increase reaction time. This has been proven especially for doctors. Some doctors even play video games before they go into surgery because it has been proven to create fewer mistakes.

Plus /delta

-          Do a better job of starting the presentation and getting our attention

+      Good job of probing for more questions and answers

+       Building on what was being shared

-          Too many uhms and uhs

+   Starburst separation

-          Groups of 8. 8. And then 3 people

+    Great opening quote and then had the group revisit the quote

-           Spell check

Look at homework for week ten

Contemporary issues podcast

social networking and attention span podcast

Contemporary issue article

I never knew how easy podcasting was. After making my script, which was by far the most difficult part, all I had to do was record it. Granted it took me 3 times recording until I was able to appreciate what I was saying. I had a little bit of difficulty getting the sound how I wanted it, but i employed one of my tech savvy roommates to help me out with that. Once I had everything recorded and placed where I liked it, I was happy with the final product. I feel like by continuing to make podcasts I can increase my podcast making fluency. This will get even easier the more I do it.

This is a great tool for the classroom. For example, I could record one of my lectures and upload it as a podcast for my students to listen to. I could also spread my knowledge of what I learned in the classroom to other teachers, so they would be able to use my experiences to better enhance their learning. There are all sorts of options. I could even have my students listen to posdcasts when they are at home to continue their learning experience. Podcasts are a resource that will slowly become more and more prevalent in the technology era.