To share our Partnering Pedagogies lesson plans, we used BlackBoard Collaborate to capture our group presentation. It was a great way for students to meet up virtually to share information. I have used this a few times during college. This would be a great technology to implement in the classroom for students who are in online classes. Even in online classes, I have found that it is helpful to gather together to discuss what is going on in the class, content, and any questions students have. This is definitely something I would consider using if I ever teach in a situation like the Athens Renaissance School. I really enjoyed hearing the different lesson plans my group projects compiled. It was interesting seeing how we all implemented partnering pedagogies on different levels. I am an early childhood major, so my lesson plan was for kindergarten science. My other classmates seemed to gear their lessons more for upper elementary or secondary classrooms. It was really interesting to see their ideas for engaging their students through partnering pedagogies.
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This week in ED 307, I applied what I have learned about partnering pedagogies by writing a lesson plan that was based on project-based learning (PBL). Project-based learning is a great way to make learning more authentic for children. In this lesson, learning about the weather and meteorologists becomes real for children through first-hand experiences and hands-on learning. After learning about weather and practicing forecasting the weather in the classroom, the children go on to build their own weather forecasting station and video it to share with the rest of the school. I implemented technology into this lesson on the kindergarten level by having them learn to use the Shadow Puppet app to capture the weather forecasts. We would then edit the video together as a class on the Smartboard. The children also review what they have learned at the end of the lesson by helping me to compost a class blog entry on our class website. This week in ED 307, we researched various collaborative partnering pedagogies. My assignment was to research "community service learning". Service learning is defined as "a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities". Teachers are using service learning to help their students make real-life applications to what they are learning in the classroom. Teachers take on the role of guide and facilitator, and the students take more responsibility in their education and learning. They learn to construct their own meaning. This makes learning more meaningful long-term. See my multimedia presentation: https://youtu.be/ER_BBtolIqc |
Meet the Author:Hello! My name is Katie Harris. I am an pre-k teacher with a love for all things kids! I consider myself blessed to be able to "do what I love and love what I do"! Have a great day! Archives
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