I agree with this article. It talks about asking the students what they want to learn about, going along with the common core, of course. Having the students gather information on whatever interests them would be helpful in keeping them interested. If they all took the time to look something up and share it with the class chances are it will match with the curriculum in some way. The article suggests giving the students a little bit of time each week to do this. I did my student teaching in 3rd grade and I do believe they would enjoy doing this. Even the high schoolers I work with now, most use their computer time to look up something related to one of the subjects they are in in school.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/just-ask-power-student-curiosity-nicholas-provenzano
I agree with you that it would make the students feel more willing to learn while in class. I know when I enjoy a subject I find myself wanting to learn as much as possible. Making the students a stakeholder in the class would really draw them in. Great article and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good article. I posted it a couple days ago and thought everyone would find this interesting. Keeping students interested is must and can be very difficult. If you listen to them and as much as possible associate the learning process to their interests, they will want to know more.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually a very good idea. I do somewhat use this idea in my classroom. I teach Community Dental Hygiene which teaches the student's about public health. For this class the student's are required to do a community project with a population of their choice in the community. The student's must choose a population that interest them, research it, and then plan and implement a project that in someway serves their oral health concerns/needs.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I like the idea of having them research something that interests them and then bringing it to the classroom to teach other students. I may try to find a way to incorporate this in my classroom.
Thank you for the great read :)
Ashleigh