To truly enact the plan I have to incorporate "real-world" situations into classroom lessons, there are many things I must do. First of all, I must discuss with my teaching partner which "real-world" situations she might be comforatble with integrating. Next we will need to review additional information on the topics and review our curriculum to ensure that the choices we have made fit with our curriculum. After we narrow the field a bit, I believe that there will be several steps I need to take to peak the interest of my students.
My plan is to find video and/or audio clips which give an overview of information about two or three topics that might integrate well with our curriculum. We would then show these clips and explain their significance to our learning goals. Finally, I would like to allow the students to vote for which topic we will finally incorporate into our learning project.
So far, I have not been able to move toward my goal as quickly as I would like. The past few weeks have been full of administrative paperwork and duties that have frustrated me and consumed much of my time. I have, however, begun discussions with my team about the ideas I have and we are discussing the possiblity of beginning a project after the holidays that can be incorporated with social studies and science fair.
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I like your ideas about incorporating the real world situations into your classroom lessons. I think that it is a great idea to have the students thinking about what goes on outside the four walls of the classroom. I can understand all the paperwork that goes on for teachers. There is a lot to think about when it comes to teaching with all the little things that many people do not think about. I do have a few questions for you though. What type of real world project were you thinking about? What grade level do you teach?
ReplyDeleteDeidson,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. I teach third grade in a low income school. This often makes it difficult to access the types of technology I want to use. As far as the project, my teaching team and I have not decided yet. Our social studies curriculum is pretty weak, so we are thinking we may have students research another state or country. During the project, I would like to have them communicate with someone from the place we are studying.