Blog Post 7

                                           

TLNT Chapter 6
            As a teacher it is important to be familiar with a variety of resources to use inside and outside of the classroom, as well as provide parents and students with websites they can use. This chapter does a great job of explaining the different types of educational websites and which ones are for teachers, parents, or students. There are six different types of educational websites including: Lesson Plan websites, Student to expert communication websites, real-time and recorded data websites, archival and primary source websites, skills/ practices websites, and exploration and discovery websites. I have been able to learn so much more about the different types of educational websites and which ones would help me best as a teacher to support my students. I really enjoyed learning about Interactives: Annenberg Media. This is a skills/ practice website where students can practice all different content areas with the use of interactive games. This is a website I can definitely see myself using with the second grade class I student teach in. I think these websites are great to use as a whole group with your class. You can put the game on the smart board and play the game together as a class and ask them what they think the answers are.

Nurturing Young Innovators Chapter 4

            Students should have the freedom to make creative choices within the classroom. As a teacher you must give students the opportunities to speak their mind and how they are feeling. Allowing them to speak to you and make choices of their own is very important. This allows students to think more openly and creatively. Something that was mentioned in this chapter that I believe is very important within the classroom especially the younger grades is giving the students a choice in where they can sit during activities. When working on assignments in my second grade classroom students are allowed to sit wherever they feel most comfortable as long as they are behaving. Many students like to sit on the rug, or a wobble chair. By giving students the choice to sit somewhere else can open up a different headspace for that student and cause them to work better. It is very hard for younger students to sit still so allowing them to walk around and find a spot that suits their needs can really make a difference in their learning experience.

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  1. Kristine ShiponeMarch 26, 2019 at 5:52 PM

    Hi Brianna,
    I agree with you when you mention in your post about giving your students a choice. When there is open communication the class becomes a community. When we do reading workshop students are offered a choice to sit at their desk and work or on a scoop chair. This gives them an opportunity to move around instead of continual sitting. You make a good point in your post about how giving the student a choice of where they want to sit during an activity can give them a different headspace and make them perform better during the activity.

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  2. K WuenschApril 15, 2019 at 5:44 AM

    Hey Brianna,

    I completely agree with what you said about giving students a choice as to where they want to sit during in-class activities. I feel that doing this really helps to increase student engagement. If students are forced to sit in a particular spot and not given the freedom to make their own choices, they may quickly lose interest in the activity at hand. Allowing students, instead, to roam about and decide where they want to work gives them a greater sense of autonomy and therefore keeps them interested in what they are doing.

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  3. apaganoMay 13, 2019 at 6:08 AM

    Hi Brianna,

    I never really thought about how impactful seating arrangements can be on students. You stated: "By giving students the choice to sit somewhere else can open up a different headspace for that student and cause them to work better." I never even thought about seat choice as impacting how students work and allowing them to go to a different mindset. This will definitely be something that I think about in all of my future classrooms.

    -Alex

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