Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning-POGIL
POGIL is a teaching pedagogy that helps empower and engage student to learn. In the POGIL classroom the teacher acts as a guide or coach. The students work in small groups or teams to complete activities and projects. POGIL is simply a student centered group learning instructional strategy and philosophy developed through research on the way students learn best. In the classroom students take control of their own learning. The learning skill that students develop consist of information processing, communication, team work, critical thinking, problem solving, management, and assessment. Is the POGIL classroom effective for student learning? The answer to this question is Yes. Research has shown that students have responded in a positive way to the POGIL approach. It's effectiveness has been assessed by some top notch institutions. Because of POGIL student/teacher are actively engaged in an environment where they can share their ideas and progressively work through the problems together to achieve their goals. Feedback is a very important part of the POGIL pedagogy. Instant and constant feedback helps the learning process for everyone involved. I believe that more and more schools will see the positive effects of POGIL and decide to take the chance and try the POGIL approach. The POGIL Pedagogy is a teaching approach of our near future.
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Partnering Pedagogy
The way that students learn in the classroom is changing rapidly because of technology. There for the way we as future teacher will teach the students in our classroom too must change. Students of today are have more technology skills than any generation of student before. To be effective in the classroom teachers must learn to be a coach or guide. Out with the old and in with the new is a statement that is becoming reality in today's classrooms. Teachers in the partnering pedagogy use open-ended questions to motivate their student learning.The students become assistant or partners in their own education. Students learn more from real world experiences and activities. In the partnering classroom students learn from their teacher and their peers. They work in groups where collaboration is present on projects and activities. In my opinion, the textbook Teaching Digital Natives is a very great resource with lots of helpful information. That your students passions and interests can enhance learning and influence them to go above and beyond in the classroom. In my opinion, the partnering pedagogy is a great way for teacher of today to teach their students. When your students feel a part of what you are doing they will excel in knowledge. That is why that it is important for teachers to become coaches or guides and for the students to become assistants. I fell like this is a win, win situation for both the teacher and the students. Malorie Wooten Constructivism is it for your classroom?
You ask me what is constructivism in the classroom? Well it is not a new concept that has just crept in. Constructivism has been around since the turn of the century. You say well who believes this type of education will work? John Dewey, the Father of American Education, was one of the first people to believe that education was a social process. Jean Piaget believed that children construct their own knowledge of the world around them. Lev Vygotsky believed that learning takes place within the child’s social development and culture. Jerome Bruner established the 3 principles of instruction, which were, readiness, spiral organization, and going beyond the information given. All these people contributed to constructivism. Well, then you ask the question how is a constructivist classroom different from a traditional classroom? Children construct new understandings using what they already know and this prior knowledge influences what new or modified knowledge they will construct from new learning experiences. Students learn from active engagement rather than passive engagement. They may need different experiences to reach higher levels of understanding. Students primarily work ion groups and are viewed as thinkers. The curriculum is presented in whole part with emphasis on big concepts. Teachers are no longer direct instruction but guide the instruction. Well, then what are the pros and cons? The pros are that children often like it when they are a part of the process of making decisions, a higher level of thinking occurs, children like hands-on activities, and children feel a sense of ownership rather than just being told something. The cons are that people believe that learning is based on the children’s ability to discover new knowledge, teachers may not take responsibility for poor learning, and it may lead students to take a majority rules attitude rather than an individual approach to decision making. Teachers roles in constructivism are to assist and guide, encourage, ask the right questions, and offer opinions and choices. The student’s role in constructivism is to become problem solvers, engage in experiments, and discuss idea with the teacher. In constructivism the learners construct their own meaning and it can be assessed by formative assessment. So, there you have it! Constructivism in a nut shell! Malorie Wooten To Flip or Not to Flip
You may be wondering what is a Flipped Classroom. A Flipped Classroom is a classroom where the teacher gives students video lectures to watch at home. Then the next day the teacher and students will work on activities and projects together. This allows the teacher to move from a presenter to a coach or guide. So, you may be wondering if there are any misconceptions about the Flipped Classroom. In the world we live in there is always going to be someone that thinks something is wrong with a different way of teaching students. Some people feel like the flipped classroom is just the latest fad or rage, that the flipped classroom can not be deviated. That you either have to flip or not flip but not both. Some people want to judge the flipped classroom as either right or wrong and feel that it is limited to current subject. The flipped classroom is transforming education through technology. One of the most significant benefits is that the over all interaction from students has increased. The teacher is no longer just a presenter, the teacher is a guide or coach. The teachers are answering questions, working with students in small groups, and fostering the learning of each individual student. Teachers should use best practices with in the flipped classroom. These practices include using the technology that they know and the students are familiar, allowing students to work together and collaborate to learn on a greater level, create a classroom with engaging pedagogical models that produce authentic learning, and use multiple means of representation to encourage students creativity. What do students today want from a classroom or teacher? Students want to be respected, to be able follow their own interests, and they want to make decisions, share control, to create using the tools of the times, as well as, they want an education that is not just relevant but that is real. Motivation and engagement are what will cause a student to put in the effort necessary to learn. Teachers for the future need make sure they are teaching with the future in mind. Malorie Wooten What Are 21st Century Skills and why are they important?
There are four 21st Century Skills that teachers need to teach students so that they can thrive in today's world.
It is the teacher’s responsibility to make sure that they are teaching their students these 21st Century Skills. Technology is changing the way that students are learning. In the technology infused classrooms students are using laptops, i-pads, smart phones, software, as well as, the world wide web to find answers and search for information. Today employers are looking for people who exhibit the four 21st Century Skills that are listed above. Looking to the future of education and you will soon see that technology is here to stay. How fast is technology changing?
In our world today technology is always getting better and changing. A new mobile device or cell phone comes out today, but in no time a better device or cell phone replaces it. Technology is the way of our future. So why is it important to educate our children differently than we were educated? Simply because of the wave of technology that is present in our world. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills framework prepares students with the knowledge and skills that they need to be successful. Critical Skills include learning and innovation, information, media, and technology, life and career skills, and key subjects - 3 R's - and 21st century themes all are important to a students education. The 4 C's are communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. Because of the Are they ready to work report now more than ever there is a need for students to learn more than the basic subjects. It is essential for students to learn how to collaborate, communicate, and to work as a team . Malorie Wooten |
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