Shamara Brown

Interdependence: Animals and their environments Collection

Wed, Nov 02, 2016 9:51 AM

This collection is awesome. Children of all learning styles and levels can be taught and can learn. Tiered learning is a great way to reach all students. It doesn't compromise what the students are learning, it simply tailors the information, so they can receive knowledge the way that suits them best. Teaching organisms can be challenging, there is so much information, but in tiered learning, it can be done. Also, the article on taking observational notes fits well with tiered learning. Since all students learn at their own pace and in their own way, they can draw their observations, rather than write. They are still achieving the same goal of observation, they are just doing it in their own way.

Needs of Organisms Collection

Thu, Apr 14, 2016 12:04 AM
Collection has all aspects covered

Reading this collection, I was able to get a clear idea of what the author is focusing on. She has an article that talks about assessing students through an interview protocol in order to see what it is elementary students know. This allows teachers to gather the students conceptions and alternative conceptions. This article goes hand-in-hand with the KWL article. The KWL article also draws on students prior knowledge and leaves room for students to record what they have learned and most importantly what they would like to learn. These two articles Segway into the focus of the collection; organism in the environment. The Interdependence Scipack talks about how biotic and abiotic factors affect populations of species and humans. Then the living or nonliving article reinforces biotic and abiotic factors. Many students are left wondering why they are learning these kinds of things. More than "One Right Answer" article talks about helping students understand how the world works, rather than a sit-get-spit approach. Similarly, Science 101 talks about the relevance behind why scientist do what they do. I enjoyed the collection, it had a lot of information.