Blog Post #11

What can we learn about teaching and learning from these teachers?

Brian Crosby, Agnes Risley Elementary School, Sparks, Nevada, Back To the Future (17:43)
This video was very inspirational. Brian Crosby makes learning extremely fun and interesting for his students. I liked how he has all of his students write in their blogs and post the videos that they make instead of giving them a "25 question multiple test." The "high hope" assignment he gave his students is absolutely awesome. Watching the videos of the balloon going into the sky in his lecture made me want to be in his. The way Celeste is able to be a part of the class is great too. I hope to one day be the type of teacher Brian Crosby is. I learned that it is important to really engage children in the work that they are doing and to always accommodate to children's needs to the best of your ability. He says, "we can't keep racing kids through school. It can't be a race."
Mark Church, Making Thinking Visible (2:53)
Sam Pane 4th Grade (7:04) Building Comics
This was a very fun way to teach students how to be safe on the internet and it is also a good way yo engage students because they are creating something and they are getting to see other classmates' work as well.
Project Based Learning (5:35)Dean Shareski
I learned how teaching using PBL also allows teachers to teach beyond the curriculum. They teach the curriculum but also teach things about poverty in their country, volunteering, and things that they would not be able to teach and have students learn in an one hours class.
Roosevelt Elementary's PBL Program (10:00)
Giving children choices and trusting them is very important because it gives them a sense of independence. It makes them proud to know that they're decisions and ideas matter. This video really just explains how imporant and effective Project Based Learning is in the classroom! It encourages the students to work together and while watching this video I leaned that it incorporates many different learning styles. I especially love hearing some of the students' parents to praise how well PBL has been for their child.