Thu, May 09, 2019 12:15 PM in Questions for a first year teacher
Hi Amanda,
I am not a teacher yet but I am going to school to be one. I am in s classroom managment course and also a science methods course so I have learned some helpful tips. First off letting kids expore and or play is okay they learn quite well through the concept of play as long as you have the correct toys for them. Some good examples of toys that you could have are blocks and long stra...
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Wed, May 08, 2019 4:46 PM in Navigating Discussion and Creating Appropriate Questions
Hello Jillian,
I am taking a science methods course and from what I have learned throughout my semester is that you have to ask your students intentional and productive questions. If they answer a question and you dont get the answer you wanted alter the question in a way that the students can maybe better understand. Also when asking questions you should be using talk moves, besure you are gi...
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Wed, May 08, 2019 3:30 PM in Classroom Management Skills
Hello Caroline,
I think this is a good question that is hard to answer. I think first off you need to just know what your class is capable of handeling, once you figure out what your students are able to handel I think you can assign roles within the projects. You can give the more mature students the job of keeping people more on task. The students that struggle with staying o...
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