3. My Notes…
There are a few ways to make the templates in this chapter come to life.
Here are several examples of web 2.0 tools for both teacher and student use
Templates can be recreated and interactive features added
Technology shown below can be used to explain a new line of thinking or exploration
4. Driving questions:
How can I create/find resources for students to use?
How can I use that technology to help them to integrate four
strategies to the content I am presenting to them?
How can I push that technology in a way that makes them think a
little bit deeper and dive into the content?
What can I find that helps increase engagement and makes the class
more fun for them?
What can I do that can push the technology to a more sophisticated
level? One that advances the SAMR Model
Welcome to my reflection on chapter 2 of Marzono’s “Classroom Instruction that Works” My name is Cary Fields, also known as techEteacher!
Chapter 2 is divided into 4 modules Comparing 2. Classifying 3. Metaphors 4. Analogies The CHALLENGE for all teachers is to get their students to make meaningful connections with the content using these strategies. What’s more is, HOW CAN THEY DO IT IN AN ENGAGING, FUN AND INTERACTIVE WAY? WHAT CAN WE DO AS TEACHERS TO GET STUDENTS TO TRANSFORM THE MANY PAPER-BASED TEMPLATES PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 2 TO INTERACTIVE DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS? HERE I HAVE PROVIDED AN EXAMPLE OF
Here are driving from the video in the Prezi. I am sure many teachers ask themselves these questions on a daily basis, so I wanted to be sure to address a few of them in this reflection. The link, at the bottom will take us to the SAMR model.
The SAMR model is broken up in to two sections: ENHANCEMENT and TRANSFORMATION. My personal driving question to this had to be, HOW TO WE AS TEACHERS ENSURE THAT WE ARE USING TECHNOLOGY NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUT FOR THE ACTUAL CREATION AND EXAPANSION OF LEARNING?
OK, let’s start with techEteacher. I have a great idea for a lesson plan, it’s creative, it’s fun and it addresses the CCSS as well as the NETS. But where do I begin? I begin with the end in mind of course. What do I want the students to come away knowing? From that, I build my assessment. Then I create mini lessons. These mini lessons are things I create myself using my Promethean board flipcharts, my curriculum resources (online texts, images, graphic organizers, etc.) I create short, simple “How-To” like videos which are engaging and funny.
